Comments on: Your government at work http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/30/ Additional commentary and newspaper insights Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Robert Vasseur http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/30/#comment-12 Robert Vasseur Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:48:37 +0000 http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/#comment-12 You might be interested to know, as an adjunct to what other commenters have had to say, that the U.S. Congress spends a great deal of time naming post offices. They use it as a way to make political statements as they occasionally reverse the naming decisions of political adversaries. This is much less the case with the planning folks, but I can just see the repercussions that would, even infrequently, ensue if they pay much attention to what names are actually being painted on those signs. You might be interested to know, as an adjunct to what other commenters have had to say, that the U.S. Congress spends a great deal of time naming post offices. They use it as a way to make political statements as they occasionally reverse the naming decisions of political adversaries. This is much less the case with the planning folks, but I can just see the repercussions that would, even infrequently, ensue if they pay much attention to what names are actually being painted on those signs.

]]> By: Scott Shackford http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/30/#comment-11 Scott Shackford Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:33:39 +0000 http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/#comment-11 But ... what's wrong with Pineapple Avenue or purple buildings? Other than the fact that some people don't like it? But … what’s wrong with Pineapple Avenue or purple buildings? Other than the fact that some people don’t like it?

]]> By: Steve Smith http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/30/#comment-10 Steve Smith Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:46:09 +0000 http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/#comment-10 Actually this has already been discussed in the City Council years I wrote an it was passed that new streets in town should be named after fallen local soldiers. I even researched and prepared a list. I will have to go to the next Planning Commision and jog ther memories. Actually this has already been discussed in the City Council years I wrote an it was passed that new streets in town should be named after fallen local soldiers. I even researched and prepared a list. I will have to go to the next Planning Commision and jog ther memories.

]]> By: Joseph http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/30/#comment-9 Joseph Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:38:07 +0000 http://shackford.freedomblogging.com/2007/07/25/your-government-at-work/#comment-9 That is what the commissioners are for. They enforce city code so that we do not have street names that would sound stupid at any place, i.e. Sunburst Lane and Orange Peele Rd. Why not tie the names to the environment around us? In many ways, that silliness is necessary so that businesses and developers do not have free range when it comes to names, colors and sign design. Imagine a city that allowed purple buildings, streets named Pineapple Ave and 100 feet tall signs. I for one like that we do have a planning commission that swets the details. That is what the commissioners are for. They enforce city code so that we do not have street names that would sound stupid at any place, i.e. Sunburst Lane and Orange Peele Rd. Why not tie the names to the environment around us? In many ways, that silliness is necessary so that businesses and developers do not have free range when it comes to names, colors and sign design. Imagine a city that allowed purple buildings, streets named Pineapple Ave and 100 feet tall signs.

I for one like that we do have a planning commission that swets the details.

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