From the Messy Mayor Candidate. Looks like the Smith himself is not very balanced budget wise.
Fiscal Sustainability
The City is in good financial health. We have over ten million dollars in reserves and are meeting the reserve policy we set many years ago. We have strong tax revenues which will increase due to new hotel taxes. I believe we must be wise as to our expenditures and use of funds. As Mayor, I’m determined to continue to have a balanced budget and strong reserves.
The seldom open parklet at Spotted Duck is gone. Downtown appearance improvement 110%
Expanding spray foam? Should use FlexSeal.
The painted wood sculpture of two breaching whales by artists Jorge Rodriguez, Neftali Palomares and Javier Campos was crafted in 2016, But less than a decade later, the art piece appears to be rotting from the inside out. Numerous cavities are present, the paint is worn, and a pectoral fin of one of the whales recently fell off.
“Maybe it’s time to retire the whales,” one resident said on social media after seeing their condition.
A campaign to raise $9,000 to pay for the piece and fund future maintenance was launched in 2016. It’s unclear if any of that money remains.
What about replacing the antennae on the little girl in the Butterfly Parade statues in front of the post office? Can we start a campaign to replace them? Shoot, the bird guy in front of the Chamber Of Commerce was repaired faster than a train ride to Maine.
A used record store that serves alcohol. Pricey. Perhaps sell a few bibles, too?
Owner is a come-here Micheala Kuenster, the designer that was a part of Tina Rau’s (losing) 2022 campaign for P.G. City Council. Tina Rau owns the building that Pop And Hiss occupies. Same Tina Rau that hates Christians.
Yelp Reviews
In my opinion the drinks are a bit overpriced for what you’re getting and the records themselves (like all records) are absurdly overpriced.
I ordered a vodka tonic which wasn’t half bad but came in the tiniest plastic cup you can imagine, and my wife got a local beer (Alvarado Mai Tai I think?). As mentioned earlier, it was overpriced but nothing crazy. After tip, the total came out to $24 for 2 drinks.
Unfortunately, when I attended the soft opening, the owner was too drunk to speak. By the end of the event, I got extremely sick. It is highly likely that someone slipped something into my drink
Soft opening was unorganized and unsafe. I hope the business improves.
Plop And Miss. Who Thought This Was Good For P.G?
As the touristy season begins, our police chief reminds us to drive safely. Or you might wind up working from home and put on leave.
Instead of compliance with the feet-from-corner law to make street crossings safe for pedestrians, let’s take away the crosswalk. I see people still crossing the street on the faded crosswalk.
Admiral Halsey and Sargeant Pepper manning a foxhole at the formerly peaceful hippy bar. Used to be they didn’t welcome those military kinds.
While the remaining businesses in the structure vacated it in late 2022, about a year ago, a repurpose of the rundown building has long been sought. In its place will be the Kimpton Hotel by IHG Hotels & Resorts, which, according to plans submitted to the city, will have a 3,615-squarefoot restaurant, 849-square-foot spa, 798-square-foot gymand a 12,677-square-foot parking area.
Holman Garage is down.
All the way down
Golden Egg is all that remains standing.
