I love old movies and I'm always a sucker for movies with a navy theme. Last night for instance on the Deadliest Catch, the fishing fleet was leaving the docks for opilio crab season and they were casting off lines and moving ahead easy. Before moving to Buckhannon I worked in the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico and was responsible for designing, building and installing deep water oil platforms. I recall my largest project when it was finally loaded and ready to sail, took a very long time for the tug boats (5 of them) to get the barge moving. At that time, the oil platform was the second largest bottom founded platform in the world and according to my son, who still works in the industry, that record still holds. Needless to say it took considerable horse power to start the load moving as the barge had to over come it's own mass, water drag and the wind load blowing against the super structure.
Why all this nautical talk? I think our city is just like that large load on the barge and requires a lot of horse power to get it moving again. The exciting thing is I do see it moving forward. Not fast, as it is still building momentum, but forward none the less. Let's look at the positive things that are starting the slow move forward:
1. Council is working on the 2015 Plan
2. BuckhannonPolice.com, a user friendly website, was launched two weeks ago
3. The CVB mess, while still a mess, has glimmers of resolution
4. Three new faces will be on council in July
5. Several private sector initiatives have started to spotlight B-U areas of celebration
6. Our downtown looks beautiful and has a charm of it's own
7. Citizens are stepping out and willing to be part of change
These are just a few of the positive items that are beginning to move us forward. At times our forward progress may seem like a 12 volt trolling motor trying to move an ocean liner, but we are still going forward. And the more positive inputs we have, the faster our forward progress will be. For the time being I'm happy with "All ahead 1/3".
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You must be very sure of yourself stating there will be three new faces on city council in July. Mrs. Albaugh is running for council and she presently is serving on city council. Are you saying you, Waltz and Clemens are going to win the seats? Don't be so sure of yourself. You may think you have everyone fooled as to who is running the three of you, but the citizens are not as dumb as you and your cronies think they are.
ReplyDeleteThere will be three changes on council regardless. Ms. Albaugh is an interim city recorder and should she be elected will be serving in a new position as council member, not city recorder.
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