What readers are saying online
‘If a building is unsafe I can understand the process, but just because someone thinks it is ugly. How far are we going to go? Each time I go by the old Dinty Moore building I enjoy thinking about the past. This reminds me of the old saying, ‘Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.’ I think your house is ugly. It doesn’t look as good as I think it should. Who are the judges’?
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‘It’s about time. Clean up McMinnville. It helps everybody in the long run.’
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‘This is definitely a step in the right direction. Abandoned and neglected buildings not only attract vandals and illegal activities, they also attract lawsuits. I can only imagine what kind of money those firefighters could have sued for if they had run into Dinty Moore’s and been severely injured in a fall.’
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‘Anything officials can do to enhance the look of the city will help in the long run. Just stick with it. Work quickly and don’t play favorites.’
What readers are saying about the county’s decision not to help the city fund an indoor pool and Civic Center improvements:
‘Do you really think you could have gotten a majority of the commission to agree to anything like this? They can’t even agree how many of them there should be on the commission. What a waste to even have a county board. We would probably be better off to go Metro.’
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‘Once the pool is open, those who live in the county should pay more than those who live in the city to get into the pool.’
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‘Though I no longer live in Warren County, my family does. I am glad to see Mr. Pelham has his head on straight, and is sticking to his plans for improving education, water, industrial park and other things that will benefit all of the county and not just a few.
With no jobs there, how will people pay for these big improvements to the Civic Center, much less have money to spend time there. From what I can see, the renovation of Main Street has been a joke. Where are the businesses it was supposed to attract?
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‘I agree with Mr. Pelham 100 percent. We need jobs instead of some place for a few to play.’