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City government, New Market Tax Credits, Candidates for Ward 4

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Fort Smith city government/Griffin…New Market Tax Credits/3 candidates for Ward 4

Is trust in the Fort Smith government waning?  Smoke & Mirrors, or do they really understand what they are approving.

Reporter Ben Bolden of the Times Record has reported numerous times on the Griffin/Pyle New Market Tax Credits Extravaganza, all mirror images of one another.  Little or no investigative journalism has been utilized in the Times Record stories re New Market Tax Credits.

The Fort Smith Housing Authority–Griffin/Pyle, in conjunction with the Fort Smith Planning Commission (a non-elected body) has endorsed Griffin/Pyle’s Community Development Entity (CDE) which is able to apply for the New Market Tax Credits. CDE is akin to “Quality of Place”, “Smart Growth”, etc. all part of the U.N.’s Agenda 21 for “Sustainable Development”, i.e. globalization. 

The city board okayed the nebulous CDE without a whimper. Why?

The city board, neither singularly nor collectively, has made any effort to explain the nuances of what a New Market Tax Credit is. Do they themselves know?—probably not. The best that can be ascertained regarding the 20% tax credits sold is that the IRS will forgive federal taxes owed by an individual or corporation on up to that amount invested. Ask yourself why would the federal government make these concessions particularly when our Republic is in a depression and deep deficits? To complete the pie chart, where does the other 80% needed come from?  The federal tax credits are said to help fund a PRIVATE OR NON-PROFIT redevelopment project—define!   It is said New Market Credit funds are intended to incentivize job-creating projects in low income areas.  How? Who does the contracting?  How do Griffin and Pyle benefit economically from this private/non-profit operation? (whatever that might be) Does the Griffin/Pyle Fort Smith Housing Authority not act as a major magnet for the 97/3 (3% of Americans cannot fend for themselves and must be taken care of, 97% of those seeking housing & other welfare refuse to participate in self-reliance) Homeless scam and illegals?  What is the forecast regarding the expansion of HUD in Fort Smith?

A sobering note, topically mentioned in news stories is Griffin/Pyle have indicated they want to form a nexus with the federal government to take over the Marshall’s Museum, formerly billed as a “private” endeavor.  Included in this takeover by Griffin/Pyle are Griffin’s private properties that dot the cities’ landscape, much of which has forced taxpayer subsidies.

This is an exaggerated Urban Renewal of 1964, on a much grander scale, where taxpayers subsidize the redevelopment of private property.

Is the Fort Smith City Board a willing participant in government incursion into private lives and forced redistribution?

It was interesting to note that Ward 3 Director Don Hutchings said “he was excited about the economic potential of the CDE projects” and urged Pyle to continue to “keep the process open.”  Director Hutchings, please explain the economic potential of these projects and by “keep the process open”.

What are the chances of changing directions?  Ward 4 candidates reveal their positions.

  1. Patrick Jacobs…..”wants to serve less than 2 yrs so he can assess whether public service suits him & his family” (translation=to determine if there are any political or economic enhancements)  Jacobs is a ward of Fort Smith’s politically correct crowd….Leadership Fort Smith, “giving back”, “making a difference”, etc.  Jacobs has been reluctant making concrete political and economic statements re city government, would much rather vacillate.  Jacobs wants to hire a full-time Grant Writer…kinda like a fisherman’s depth finder seeking fish to capture.  This would obviously result in more government incursion and involvement in our private lives.

The following is a view of Jacobs’ idea of progress, i.e.” miniature train at Creekmore Park, Streetscape on Garrison Ave. along with the park at West End with its large Ferris Wheel.”

  1. Marshall Sharpe…..Sharpe is employed by OK Foods, a huge magnet for illegal Mexicans and OTM’s.  In my opinion, he would be a representative for those hiring illegals and that alone should defeat him.  He & Jacobs have bandied around the “Quality of Place” federally induced scam on numerous occasions further indicating they are members of the inside crowd.
  2. George Catsavis……Catsavis has posed critical questions, e.g. he does not see the town progressing and he has not seen anyone take the initiative to attract any businesses here. He is against both a restaurant tax and a reallocation of part of the street sales tax to float the Convention Center.  He suggested leasing the Center so the city can remove itself from that obligation. Catsavis also stated the city cannot afford to spend money on features like riverfront development, running West End Park, or the takeover of Ben Geren Regional Park and other projected city involvements.

All practical solutions/actions.

Kindest regards,

Joe McCutchen

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City Politics, Globalization

The Big Smell of local efforts to globalize (Fort Smith)

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Fort Smith and the Big Smell.                                                     July 26, 2010

The economic toxic smell emanating from the Fort City Government is intensifying. Government expansion, expansion, expansion, no matter the conditions.

Deputy Administrator Ray Gosack is the guy who stated he was “too busy to determine if the businesses hired by the city were hiring illegals”—while a state law dealing with the hiring of illegals goes unattended, and he already has the “prepared food tax” spent should citizens be simple-minded enough to pass said tax.

The Marshall’s Museum was sold as a private donation endeavor, however: Sebastian County has already provided $115, 071 in taxpayer monies to the embryonic civil rights museum.   The museum Director has made a request for $100,000 in cash (?) from the city of Fort Smith and an ongoing $250,000 per year provided the “prepared food” tax passes (a slush fund).   It appears that this nearly $500,000 taxpayer “contribution” to the museum is to subsidize the so-called “private” endeavor’s SIX fundraisers/employees.

So much for honesty.

Enter Richard Griffin and his “Sustained Development” government program operating under the aegis of the Ft. Smith Housing Authority/New Market Tax Credits, which is one of numerous federal government endeavors to “stack ‘em & pack ‘em” and curtailing citizens’ freedoms while Griffin and his minions benefit economically from government exploitation. What percentage of the population benefits from these grandiose edifices, and how many would willingly donate their money for such endeavors?

Not to be left out is the “economic dog” called the Ft. Smith Convention Center, a loser by any standard. Privately owned venues are aplenty throughout the city.  As citizens understand and letters to the editor attest, if there is to be a Marshall’s Museum let it occupy the Civic Center and pay rent. The question then becomes, are there insider deals that would prevent the above from becoming a reality?

You boys just don’t seem to be able to get it through your self-serving skulls, we are in a depression and in the midst of the above you have allowed our city to become an undocumented sanctuary city for illegal aliens. Would you boys like to tell us the cost of their presence in the matter of healthcare, food, incarceration, translators, education, Anchor Babies?…you get my drift. 

Fix the streets and sewers, get off the taxpaying producers’ backs and leave the street tax alone!

Kindest regards,

Joe McCutchen

Fort Smith

Globalization, one world order dictatorship

OWO expose’ on local levels

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North Little Rock, Arkansas Mayor Patrick Henry Hayes & another American sellout

Shown below is another expose’ of criminal and unconstitutional activity being carried out by bureaucrats, politicians, and willing opportunists.

Daily, the aforementioned deny having any information regarding the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).  Note: INTERNATIONAL.  There are numbers of these freedom stealing organizations inextricably attached to ICLEI, e.g. Agenda 21, Quality of Place, Metro 1313, Sustainable Development, Public/Private Partnerships, New Markets Tax Credit Program, and HUD, who champions their so-called “compassionate” work with stolen taxpayer dollars,  while invading city after city with their stealth, arrogance and cunning.  Who benefits while middleclass citizens are being sucked into Communism/Fascism.?

The real kicker here is North Little Rock Arkansas Mayor Patrick Henry Hayes, who is in charge of all ICLEI activities in the United States.

Ms. Carpenter has framed this extremely well and whether knowingly or unknowingly the Fort Smith, Arkansas city government is deeply involved.  Continually pleading ignorance will no longer suffice.

Ms. Carpenter alludes to 2 cities formally involved in ICLEI.  Who are those 2 cities?

LETTERS  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette                                                 July 17, 2010

Freedom under fire
    Tea-party people and patriots need to know that the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives-Local Governments for Sustainability will take over communities if we let it. It already is in over 500 U.S. cities, including 12 in Texas, the largest in Louisiana and two in Arkansas.
    What does ICLEI do? According to the American Policy Center, it restricts energy and land use, private property rights, water use, even building materials. It also includes cap and-trade, global warming, population and gun control, open borders and illegal immigration, higher gas and other taxes, no oil drilling, education restructuring, international IDs, health, food and farm control, and wealth redistribution.
    ICLEI helped write the 1992 Earth Summit’s Agenda 21, the blueprint to transform society from local to top down control by non-elected boards and councils. It is not Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, but is the official policy of the federal and state governments. It’s called Smart Growth in cities, the Wilderness Project in rural areas. Its so-called free trade depends on NAFTA and the Trans Texas Corridor to control all businesses.
    It’s up to patriots at the local level to save American enterprise and freedom.


    GWEN CARPENTER
    Magnolia

P.S.  IT IS PAST TIME TO DUMP ALL INCUMBENTS!  ALL!!

Kindest regards,

Joe & Barbara McCutchen

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City Politics, Globalization

Incremental Globalization on local level

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June 21, 2010

There are many shades of lipstick being applied to the Pig called Globalism.  Some are named “Sustainable Development”; “Quality of Place”; ICLEI  (International Council for Local Environmental Issues)…”Local Governments for Sustainability”; “Public/Private Partnerships”; “Metro 1313”; Agenda 21, and what appears to be the hot new shade “New Markets Tax Credit Program”.

These shades are designed to flummox taxpayers, exploit tax revenues, and to “stack em & pack em”, i.e. force citizens and others to live in more easily controlled environments.  Most high-falutin lipstick shades are designed by faceless, unelected bureaucrats, boards, task forces, study groups, etc.  All influenced by some form of Collectivism.

 Who benefits?  Expansion of government programs like HUD (Dept. of Housing & Urban Development), the developers, contractors, real estate, banks, consultants, and financial professionals.  Other beneficiaries include the deadbeats who take advantage of forced redistribution, enjoying fanfare and impunity.

Who loses?  The hard-working, taxpaying citizens who ask for nothing “free” and make no demands on their neighbors to feed, clothe, or house them, yet are expected to provide those things for mostly irresponsible people, while struggling to provide for their own families in an honorable way.

The exploiters are sly and cunning.  They always camouflage their activities in emotional, politically correct terms…such as “it’s for the children, or the downtrodden, or the homeless, the common good, giving back, making a difference” and all the other contrived bromides being mindlessly spouted on a daily basis.

The exploiters of taxpayers are often also exploiting the labor of illegal aliens whose healthcare, housing, food, education, penal is added to the financial, cultural, and safety burdens of honest citizens.

While the manipulators, public and private, are smirking their way to the bank, citizens’ anger and frustration rapidly grows.  Career politicians are being thrown out and so must career bureaucrats and exploiters.

Barbara McCutchen

Fort Smith