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			<title>‘Leadership Day’ spotlights success of Leader in Me program at Holly El</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-elementary/2452-leadership-day-spotlights-success-of-leader-in-me-program-at-holly-el#comment-14698</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;Kudos to Holly El and their students. Shaping the leaders of tomorrow is extremely important. Great to see the process beginning at such a young age.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:48 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>‘Leadership Day’ spotlights success of Leader in Me program at Holly El</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-elementary/2452-leadership-day-spotlights-success-of-leader-in-me-program-at-holly-el#comment-14697</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GoldenMama says: &quot;The Leader in Me is an incredible program and as a parent of 3 children at Holly El, I can't say enough good things about the ways I've seen it positively influence not only my own children, but the rest of the school. I am so excited to be able to support and take part of this amazing opportunity to grow tomorrow's leaders today!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>GoldenMama</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>‘Leadership Day’ spotlights success of Leader in Me program at Holly El</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-elementary/2452-leadership-day-spotlights-success-of-leader-in-me-program-at-holly-el#comment-14696</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Holly says: &quot;Awesome stuff from Holly Elementary keep up the progressive attitudes.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Holly</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:06:15 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>‘Leadership Day’ spotlights success of Leader in Me program at Holly El</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-elementary/2452-leadership-day-spotlights-success-of-leader-in-me-program-at-holly-el#comment-14695</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tony Mayhew says: &quot;Congratulations to all of Holly Elementary on this day! The Leader in Me is a great program and a big "Thank you" to Mr. Cox for bringing this to our district.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony Mayhew</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:56 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>HAS reports no significant budget cuts for 13-14 school year</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-board-of-education/2450-has-reports-no-significant-budget-cuts-for-13-14-school-year#comment-14694</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Shannon says: &quot;That is great! I would love to see the library/media centers in the elementary and middle school levels receive some of that funding. There has not been money in the budget for books or staff in many years. Lets keep encouraging our youth to read by giving them access to newer books and staffed libraries/media centers.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:14:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>HAS reports no significant budget cuts for 13-14 school year</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-board-of-education/2450-has-reports-no-significant-budget-cuts-for-13-14-school-year#comment-14692</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;Way to go Mr. Barnes and HAS for strengthening the middle school program! That's a very wise allocation of resources.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:39:35 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>HAS reports no significant budget cuts for 13-14 school year</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/education/holly-board-of-education/2450-has-reports-no-significant-budget-cuts-for-13-14-school-year#comment-14691</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GoldenMama says: &quot;I absolutely LOVE the idea of these enhancements. I have three children who will benefit greatly from an accelerated program and am so thankful to see some changes to the curriculum and class offerings to better meet the needs of gifted students.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>GoldenMama</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:15:20 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14690</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;So nice to hear a "local" offer good suggestions..Some good thoughts here, lets hope the merchants listen!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14689</link>
			<description><![CDATA[localyokel says: &quot;A couple ideas that Id like to throw out there are to make it start later than 5 pm and to make it a little later in the month of May if possible. Personally, I work 40 minutes away and cant possibly get to the event by 5pm. By the time I can get to the event, the swag bags are all gone and there is no parking. Also, typically, Mothers Day weekend is a very busy time and people often dont wait until the last minute before buying heir gifts. If LNO was after Mothers Day perhaps local merchants would get more call for gift certificates that could be used for LNO - they could even market the certificates that way. And all the merchants should be advertising. So many have Facebook pages and websites and are not using them to their full potential. To lay all of this on the shoulders of Ms. Ponsart, with no budget and a committee that (frankly) sounds like a nightmare, certainly does not seem fair. How interesting that the lack of budget seems directly tied into the purchase and subsequent ongoing feet dragging surrounding "The Grey Lady". Hope the DDA listens to the remarks of the little people here on The Holly Express...we are the shoppers, merchants, home owners and often the biggest cheerleaders when talking to our friends about our community.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>localyokel</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:37:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Thank a solider</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/opinion/holly-express-columnists/the-boomerang/2444-thank-a-solider#comment-14688</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;Again, a nice article, and most appropriate. I know I will make a point to thank any and all veterans and servicemen for serving our country, and helping to keep us safe.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48:34 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14687</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;I am surprised the DDA website has not been updated to reflect this very important meeting on June 6th.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:14:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14686</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GoldenMama says: &quot;Thank you for that link, Jesse. I may be interested in attending once baseball season has ended.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>GoldenMama</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:24:17 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14685</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jesse Lambert says: &quot;Sure. If anyone else wants to participate, a link for meeting dates is below. http://www.mainstreetholly.com/events/&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jesse Lambert</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 16:22:02 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Make today a Plow Day!</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/features/2442-make-today-a-plow-day#comment-14684</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;This is a terrific event! Get out and support your community parks. It's a beautiful day for agri-tourism .&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:10:12 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly DDA director disputes mid-year evaluation process</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2440-holly-dda-director-disputes-mid-year-evaluation-process#comment-14683</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CalvinsMom says: &quot;I rarely respond to these things, but I feel inclined at this point. I agree with you, GoldenMama--the point being, you are still aware of the fact you get evaluations every 6 months. My position is a very public position, so I assume I am always under a microscope and it comes with the territory. To me, the public has a right to know, and have input as well because I work for the Community. I'm sitting in front of my Board every month. If there's a problem or concern, I want to know about it at that point--not six months or a year later. It doesn't fix the problem, it doesn't even make sense. Thank you for the courtesy.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>CalvinsMom</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 09:56:20 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14682</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CalvinsMom says: &quot;Great, Jesse! We'll assume you'll be at the meeting June 6 to share your expertise--it will be appreciated!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>CalvinsMom</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 09:48:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly Township’s ‘Plow Days’ offers fun for all</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/features/1952-holly-townships-plow-dayz-offers-fun-for-all#comment-14680</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;As someone who enjoys agriculture this is a fun event I look forward to every year... I am a big kid when it comes to tractors.. Some guys by convertible cars, motorcycles or boats as their midlife crisis... I plan to treat myself to a tractor in the next year or two. Bring the family out, enjoy and support this event.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08:54 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14679</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Two50r22 says: &quot;I'd like to know what these complainers think the DDA is here for. For that matter what the Board thinks the DDA's mission is, without having to look it up, if you could. The web page is so out dated you can't find out who is even on the board, looks like a collection of old and current government reps. The DDA is supposed to operate autonomous from local government, with minimal over-site. If any downtown hobby business men think the DDA is to pull surrounding tax funds to help them on their bottom line, Its time to look at you business plan son. I know the DDA spends a large portion of the budget on events like LNO or Dickens, but DDA organizers beware without the beneficiary of this generosity stepping up to carry the load, the whole works will come crashing down.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Two50r22</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:39:38 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14678</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Darrin says: &quot;Regardless if the event was deemed a success or not, a post-event evaluation should always be conducted/discussed to determine what went right and what could be improved for the future. That fact that this is such a big to-do full of accusatory finger-pointing is just plain silly. Every merchant and each person involved share in the planning, marketing, execution, and post-analysis of LNO. Stop pointing fingers and start working together!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Darrin</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:21 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly DDA director disputes mid-year evaluation process</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2440-holly-dda-director-disputes-mid-year-evaluation-process#comment-14677</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jesse Lambert says: &quot;GoldenMama, I could not have said it better myself.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jesse Lambert</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:07:03 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14676</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jesse Lambert says: &quot;Weather definitely played a part in having light attendance. However, as Sandra stated weather isn't the strongest variable when considering event attendance. There are a plethora of variables that effect attendance for any community event. I don't think moving committee meetings to a consistent date and time is necessarily a significant variable. At least not at this point in time. From my experiences with the DDA as well as several nonprofit groups, Janet’s comment regarding set meetings times represent more of a symptom than a problem. A solution to bolstering event attendance is consistent communication and volunteerism. The DDA has historically had trouble finding volunteer help since I was in my teens. It doesn't make much sense to have a set date and time if your present volunteer base is unable to participate. Flexibility is crucial to volunteers as they are donating their time and efforts. If the DDA had more volunteers, scheduled committee meetings wouldn’t be a bad change at all. There would always be people to attend the set meetings and to spread efforts and ideas. I'm all for community involvement at any level, but you can't force volunteerism into a mold. Not in a small community like Holly. Solid volunteerism and growth of volunteerism happens because those involved believe in the goals, objectives and efforts of the leadership involved. Increasing volunteerism is one of the strongest correlative variables when considering event attendance. Also at the top of the list is promotion and advertising.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jesse Lambert</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[guest0412 says: &quot;I think the weather had a lot to do with it too. As for Bittersweet, sometimes I go in there but it's so crowded that it's uncomfortable to be seated in there. (maybe they need to be less 'bitter' about it) I had plenty of notice and also saw it a lot on facebook. Many of the downtown stores advertised it (which was a good reminder to me).&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>guest0412</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 09:13:08 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14674</link>
			<description><![CDATA[C. Rankin says: &quot;Or it can be relayed to someone that knows the location of that landmark. I think that even if the OCSD doesn't know where Hungry Howie's is located, they can certainly radio the Holly fire/police dept and let them know, "hey there's a problem at Hungry Howie's in Holly that needs police/medical assistance". Holly2003, is your concern that the OCSD might send that radio message to Fenton or Grand Blanc's fire or police department? I'm not sure what you mean when you ask, "how are they going to know what department to send to that call[?]...". Also, the Grange Hall Dance Studio isn't within the Village, so any land-line 911 calls from that location are rightfully going to go to OCSD. And do I remember correctly from the OCSD presentation that cell phone calls (even some cell calls made from within the Village) get routed to OCSD first already?&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>C. Rankin</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:49:18 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14673</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ryan Bladzik says: &quot;holly2003, I'm sorry I didn't understand your question in the way you intended. When someone makes a call that OCS dispatch handles, there's a great deal of information that the call-takers get before the caller even speaks. If it's a landline, they have the address listing of that phone number. If it's a cell phone, they know the tower that call originated from, and within seconds the actual physical location of that cell phone within meters. So if they get a call, they're going to know what community/area the call is coming from right away, and because they have a second professional on radio dispatch, they can get a unit out while they're still receiving more detailed information from the caller, or allowing them to give pre-arrival instructions or medical information. I can't speak to the situation you described, but if you're willing to email me more details of the incident at rbladzik@hollyvillage.org, I'm more than happy to research the details to understand it better.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ryan Bladzik</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 07:34:52 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14672</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;In my very brief time on the DDA board I suggested moving DDA committee meetings to a consistent evening of the week, to make participation on the committees more convenient to the majority of community members, rather than catering to the scheduling needs of a very small group of people. As the number of committee volunteers is apparently continuing to shrink, I repeat that suggestion. At present, some committee meetings are held during the day, some at night, and some are conducted primarily via email. If a person wanted to assist in planning, it would be difficult to know where and when to show up to volunteer.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:19:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14671</link>
			<description><![CDATA[holly2003 says: &quot;hughes,,, I'm sorry buy Ryan didnt not understand what I was trying to say, I'm saying that landmarkers only work when given to a person that knows where that landmarker is at. when you call oakland co dispatch and give them hungry howies they dont know where that is at so are they really going to be able to sned the right department, i have called 911 when a male was having a seizure at the plaza on fish lake rd address i know now is 3043 grange hall but at the time i gave the name of the dance studio, the dispatcher that i was on the phone with wouldnt send me help instead she had turned my call over to the holly dispatcher who had asked me my location and with the info i had she was able to give me a address and then advised me that she was turning me back to oakland co and would give them the address. why is it that it takes a small department to take the time to find a address when all they have is a few workers but this larger department dont take the time to help a person in need and just ships you off to someone else. Just something that I believe we as a Village would want to look at and see all the things that are going to change in sending help to people in need.... Ryan if a dispatcher sends out a unit and the dispatcher doesnt know where its at how are they going to know what department to send to that call,, thats what i mean by landmarkers,&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>holly2003</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:10:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14670</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SandraKay says: &quot;Having been involved with LNO since the very beginning they vary every year. Weather is usually not the biggest factor because November is usually cold and rainy. I know a lot of friends who forgot about it, didn't know about it or had too many other things going on. The merchants shouldn't depend on the DDA to do their advertising for them. Everyone should have been doing email blasts to their regulars so everyone knew when it would be.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>SandraKay</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:06:30 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly DDA director disputes mid-year evaluation process</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2440-holly-dda-director-disputes-mid-year-evaluation-process#comment-14669</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GoldenMama says: &quot;I get evaluations at my job every 6 months and my employer never tells me when they are doing them. I only find out the results after. You should be doing your best work all the time, not only at evaluation time, but sadly many people only do the job correctly when they think someone is watching. I see nothing wrong with someone being evaluated without their knowledge. Take the evaluation and instead of pointing fingers, use it to see where you can improve and have it be motivation to do better.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>GoldenMama</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08:52 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14668</link>
			<description><![CDATA[neighbor says: &quot;I have been to the last two, the November one with many friends but last May with only one and this time my friends and I just couldn't make it. I agree with Wendy but not just due to weather but also Mother's Day weekend also pulls families in many other directions, I think early June maybe a better option-also start a little later giving Dad's time to get home from work and take the kids so it truly is a Ladies Night Out. However if the attitude of bittersweet is so negative and quick to blame others maybe that's why his place saw less visitors and other eating and drinking establishments saw better traffic.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>neighbor</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:43:51 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly DDA director disputes mid-year evaluation process</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2440-holly-dda-director-disputes-mid-year-evaluation-process#comment-14666</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Treasure says: &quot;Hope should have been made aware of the evaluation. She should have been given the opportunity to present her accomplishments and defend herself against negative feedback.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Treasure</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:24:53 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14665</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Treasure says: &quot;I love Hope!! Please don't chase her out of town!! She and I worked together on designing the beautiful postcards very early, and Griselda had sent them as soon as they were printed. It's a mystery why some were not received on time. The Grey Lady project ate up the funds that would have been available to support more advertising for Ladies Night Out. It was SO COLD, and there were many complaints that there were no parking spaces, so many may have come and turned around and went home because there was no place to park. Blackthorne was busy all evening. If the new restaurant was open, they would have been doing well too. My impression is that people are not spending money on furniture and knick knacks these days. Food, drinks and socializing are a more valuable investment of time and money.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Treasure</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:16:46 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly DDA director disputes mid-year evaluation process</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2440-holly-dda-director-disputes-mid-year-evaluation-process#comment-14664</link>
			<description><![CDATA[vhogan says: &quot;Makes ya wonder why you bother every day doesn't it, Hope! You have every right to be upset over how this was handled. Love the old 'when all else fails line' ... "I'm new at this ..."&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>vhogan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:48:55 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14663</link>
			<description><![CDATA[vhogan says: &quot;I received two emails regarding LNO at least three weeks before the event. I always go to the November LNO, but because of my schedule, the one in May is difficult.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>vhogan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:42:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14662</link>
			<description><![CDATA[wendy says: &quot;I go every year. I didn't go this year because it was too cold and miserable out. My daughter went. I would like to see the event be planned later in May, or in June. The weather in early May is too unpredictable....this is Michigan for goodness sake.I do know that some businesses did well, and others did not. I would say the weather played a very large part in the turn out. I talked to some friends and they also did not go due to the cold temps.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>wendy</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:05:49 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14661</link>
			<description><![CDATA[tiger13 says: &quot;Oh for crying out loud, you give the woman absolutely no budget, rain and temps in the 40's, what do you expect. I'm curious as to what the business owners did on their own to promote their business during this event.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>tiger13</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:20:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly merchants seek answers on light Ladies Night Out attendance</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2439-holly-merchants-seek-answers-on-light-ladies-night-out-attendance#comment-14660</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Songbird says: &quot;It was obvious to me that the weather was the biggest part of attendance being down on the street. That certainly was not something Hope had no control over. When the weather is cold, windy, damp and dismal, of course no one wants to wander the area! They are going to want to go someplace warm and cozy and get something hot to eat or drink. Looks to me like the restaurants enjoyed a surge in business for obvious reasons. If the weather would have been beautiful, there would have been a lot more people out and about....and that is something that Hope does not have control over, so let's not make her take the heat over the weather conditions, if you'll pardon the pun.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Songbird</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:10:44 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Project Pride issues statement about Ganshaw Park flower project</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/opinion/letters/2437-project-pride-issues-statement-about-ganshaw-park-flower-project#comment-14659</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sophia says: &quot;how about having a fundraiser throughout the year? A dinner, bake sale, candy sale, etc&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sophia</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:41:45 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14652</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jason M Hughes says: &quot;Thank you holly2003. There are many that share your concern and I hope Mr. Bladzik's response helped to explain the service a little. I am here to listen to concerns and share information that I have. Please feel free to contact me at JHughes@hollyvillage.org or pull me aside after a meeting. I am more than willing to take a moment to discuss these items.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jason M Hughes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:09 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14651</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ryan Bladzik says: &quot;holly2003, you do raise good points, but it's important to remember that any changes to our dispatch services is not a change to the police, first responders or firefighters we have in the community. They are still working here each and every day, and their knowledge of where things are in the Village, regardless of whether they are provided a hard address or not, is not diminished. So, in your example, our responders should know where Hungry Howies is and be able to get there in no less time whether it was an OCS dispatcher receiving that minimal information or a Village dispatcher (this is also the same case as a commenter mentioned above about the party store...even without a hard address NOCFA knew where it was and arrived within their average dispatch time).&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ryan Bladzik</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:49:50 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14650</link>
			<description><![CDATA[holly2003 says: &quot;Mr Hughes, I thank you for ur time to respond, its just hard to believe that they are willing to take our village calls for the price they are saying, and them not upping the price if the call volume goes up. its hard to see our Village Dispatch to go to another department and lose the people that know where landmarkers are at if we had something and didnt know what the address is. for exp, say a car accident happened in the area of hungry howies which we know is saginaw and hubble because we live in the area and drive passed it everyday. but oakland co might not know where hungry howies is so there fore the response time is going to take longer cause the subject doesnt know the address to where they are at this point... just something to really think about.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>holly2003</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:17:44 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>French Flamingo Fashion Accessories opens in downtown Holly</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/business/2426-french-flamingo-fashion-accessories-opens-in-downtown-holly#comment-14649</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jesse Lambert says: &quot;I walked by the French Flamingo for the first time late last night. The storefront is exceptionally vibrant, professionally aesthetic, and very interesting. The curb appeal alone makes this store an an asset to our downtown. Will definitely make a visit during opening hours in the near future.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jesse Lambert</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:54:09 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Tee 'em up for youth! HAYA and HACC team to sponsor golf outing</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/news-depot/2431-tee-up-for-youth-haya-and-hacc-team-to-sponsor-golf-outing#comment-14648</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Katy Hughes says: &quot;Have you registered your team for the "We Support Youth" golf outing yet? The deadline is quickly approaching! Please help us to reach our fundraising goal while enjoying a wonderful day on the golf course. As a HAYA board member and volunteer (and on behalf of the youth in our community), I thank you for your support of this fun event.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katy Hughes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 09:51:21 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly back among 217 “Playful City USA” Communities</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2430-holly-back-among-217-playful-city-usa-communities#comment-14647</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Katy Hughes says: &quot;I enjoy volunteering for the Holly Outdoor Recreation Coalition and I'm proud that this organization has achieved the "Playful City USA" status on behalf of the Holly community for the third year in a row. Please share this happy news with your friends, family and neighbors. **Realtors take note: Holly is a playful, family-friendly community and a wonderful place to call HOME!**&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katy Hughes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 09:41:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>French Flamingo Fashion Accessories opens in downtown Holly</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/business/2426-french-flamingo-fashion-accessories-opens-in-downtown-holly#comment-14646</link>
			<description><![CDATA[glamorie says: &quot;Glamorie South Hair Salon is pleased to welcome owners Bob & Sandra Kleven of the French Flamingo as a new merchant to the Village of Holly... Wishing you the best and "Thank You" for choosing Holly as your business location... P.S. Love the purse I bought...I've received so many compliments... Now I need a new pair of shoes to match...hint hint...;-) lol&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>glamorie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 23:43:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14645</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Frank Sweeney says: &quot;By golly, I agree, Linus. That’s what I was thinking after reading all of these comments. Why would a director for the city mislead the council members, and why aren’t they mad as hell about it? Seems to me the question asked by the council man was fairly straight forward and Mr. Klassen’s answer was not truthful. At a time when all of us residents young and old alike are struggling to pay our water and sewer bills, buying another pick up truck for a department that could get by without another one is insulting! Transparency, Mr. Hughes? Don’t kid a kidder. The fact that all this information came out on a newspaper commenting system tells all of us it was quite the opposite.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Frank Sweeney</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:42:32 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14644</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Linus says: &quot;When Director Klaussen told the council that no "water employees" would be driving the truck home, and did not include the fact that he, himself a DPW employee, would be driving it home, does anyone else believe that this statement was untruthful? Was he hiding the facts from council? Why did this have to come out in the comments section after much debate? How must the council feel about this turn of events? Has there been some trust lost? Think about it.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Linus</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:35:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly back among 217 “Playful City USA” Communities</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2430-holly-back-among-217-playful-city-usa-communities#comment-14643</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jesse Lambert says: &quot;Awesome. Holly's third straight year as a PLAY CITY. I'm really looking forward to volunteering my time again this year.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jesse Lambert</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 17:11:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GoldenMama says: &quot;Thank you for that information Ryan. :)&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>GoldenMama</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:56:05 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Holly council gives “Gray Lady” 30 more days</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2409-holly-council-gives-gray-lady-30-more-days-#comment-14641</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HollyRes says: &quot;Talk about being penny wise and dollar stupid! If Mr. Lauve, or any other delusional buyer doesn't meet the deadlines set forth by the council to complete any work on this dump, I can just about imagine how long it would take the council to act, and how many legal bills might come along with it. The council is already wasting tax payers money by sitting on it, and if they would just listen to the voice of those who elected them, they would realize that very few people want to continue to look at this place another day. This "gem" has no redeeming features any longer. The previous owner and the owners before that let the home fall apart and most, if not all of the original architecture was scrapped long ago. Not even the original windows are in place. Why restore a building that has no original features left?? Mr. Lauve is the only one who thinks this pile of rubbish is worth saving and we know his restoration track record all too well. Village Council, grow some backbone.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>HollyRes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:26:01 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14640</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jasper Fineren says: &quot;It is very interesting to read over all the comments here and realize so many people are so passionate about our little community. Even people who no longer reside in the area still have an interest. I commend all of you who took time to respond. That being said, these public forums also give us an opportunity to see the inner workings of our local government. No one is perfect, people make mistakes, are ill informed and yet there is so much name calling and bitterness here. Watching things unfold in these comments, I especially dislike seeing people being so cruel and rude. You can make your point without being so vicious. We are so lucky to have this paper to inform us of the goings on in our little community. Like or hate a topic, its reporting the facts as they are presented. If then more facts come out in the comments, then all the better for all of us who live and pay to live in this area. Its troublesome to see personal attacks being made although it shows just how invested so many of you are. But try and take it down a notch, people. It might help if those commenting where not so defensive, and if every word reported was not scrutinized. I am unhappy about the cost of water and as a retiree, have been forced to limit usage. I yearn for the day when my water bill will not be over $50 a month before I even turn on the spigot. In the meanwhile, I too am very curious about how the council spends and will continue to be watching and hopeful.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jasper Fineren</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:52 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14639</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jason M Hughes says: &quot;Linus... Again you are making a false statement. The "old truck" is vehicle #602. The director's current vehicle is #600. The "old truck" didn't acquire 86,000 miles from Director Klaassen driving it back and forth to work because it wasn't assigned to Director Klaassen. It isn't a matter of being clueless sir. It is a matter of transparency and sharing the truth instead of spreading malicious rumors and false information. The vehicle mileage was provided as part of the department reports in councils March 26th, 2013 packets which are available to the public.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jason M Hughes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 08:46:55 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2420-village-council-discusses-outsourcing-dispatch-services#comment-14638</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ryan Bladzik says: &quot;For those that are interested, the dispatch report and minute-by-minute details are available from NOCFA. Chief Lintz was gracious enough to speak with me yesterday to provide more details about this incident and it was very helpful.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ryan Bladzik</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 07:33:57 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;See what happens when you ask more questions? You get more truth.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:39:57 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[addnurse says: &quot;I don't claim to know how the EMS system works;the woman who called 911 from the parking lot told me that they didn't get there for 10 minutes. She said that they were 2 minutes down the road from the fire station and they should have gotten there much sooner,except that the dispatcher she spoke didn't have a clue where Grange Hall and Fish Lake Rd. is.Thank God another customer in the store recognized him and started CPR or he wouldn't have survived at all. The address is still not on the front of the store, I mentioned it to the owners the other day and they may be putting up address numbers. The EMS guys were great, they defibrillated him three times to get him back,and got him to Genesys promptly. And I'm not being disingenuine, thank you;I've been dealing with the aftermath for almost a year now;it happened June 3,2012.And it would certainly be helpful to have dispatchers who know the area or can look it up..you're right, they should be looking other employment;this is a life and death job.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>addnurse</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 03:46:11 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The fourth ‘R’ in education</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/opinion/holly-express-columnists/the-boomerang/2427-the-fourth-r-in-education#comment-14635</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Steve says: &quot;Thanks Tina, you paint a lovely picture. I too, sincerely hope that young folks don't lose the desire and drive to draw, paint, build, sculpt, sing, recite, practice and dance - just to touch or "click" a screen and simulate life - instead of living it!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:54:15 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>French Flamingo Fashion Accessories opens in downtown Holly</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/business/2426-french-flamingo-fashion-accessories-opens-in-downtown-holly#comment-14634</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Cathy says: &quot;My Sweet Holly welcomes another merchant to the Village! Wishing you all the best your store brightens things up with all the pretty colors in the window. Thanks for taking the plunge and helping make Holly thrive. :lol:&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Cathy</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 21:28:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14633</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Linus says: &quot;Well, what do you know about that... an anonymous person actually had some facts correct and the Village President (and I presume the rest of our distinguished council) was clueless about how the old truck got all the miles on it, necessitating replacement. In my job, I also have to respond at all hours to "emergencies", but that is part of my job. My company does not provide me with a brand new pick-up truck to do my job. The $26,000, when added to the $120,000 backhoe, could indeed make a dent in the bonds. More so than a spending spree. Just because someone put something in a budget does not mean that it MUST be spent this way. Our council should be reviewing all of this and acting the best interest of the residents.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Linus</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:33:36 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14632</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;WOW..Thanks, Amy, for the re-clarification. My apologies to all, but I now feel we have all been mislead and I, too, wonder why this new truck is being paid entirely out of water funds, since he apparently doesn't consider himself a "water employee"? . . Does this administrator even live in the Village is my next question..or isn't mileage/gas useage important either??&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:24:59 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14631</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jerry Walker says: &quot;CLARIFICATION... The Police Chief and DPW Director are assigned vehicles by employment contract for emergency response call-back purposes:to-from-during the course of employment. Actually the DPW Director responds back far more times than others for emergency purposes. The emergency response by these individuals is not optional, without compensation and occurs at all hours.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jerry Walker</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:52:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/2412-council-authorizes-funding-for-new-dpw-truck#comment-14630</link>
			<description><![CDATA[amayhew says: &quot;Actually, Lee, I'm told that Ms. Leslie did speak with Jerry Walker last week over the issue. With so much debate going on about this, I called Mr. Walker today and asked him directly. It turns out that it's true - per his contract with the village of Holly, DPW Director Brian Klaassen will indeed drive the new truck to and from work from his residence. Per Jerry Walker, there are three administrators for the village of Holly that get to drive village vehicles after hours - Mr. Klaassen, Chief Mike Story, and Chief Steve McGee. The reasoning behind it, according to Mr. Walker, is that these individuals are oftentimes called in after hours for village issues. Mr. Klaassen did say in the meeting that the truck would not be driven to and from work by "water employees" but Mr. Walker explained that Mr. Klaassen was referring to his employees, not himself.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>amayhew</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:33:40 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;Janet, sorry, I don't berate you for having to move..you were a great attribute to the Holly community. But, you are gone so I would encourage you to ask questions of the council or Village Manager ( I know you have their phone numbers) rather than post "rumors" on this site.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:46:09 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[lala says: &quot;After reading most of these comments, I thought for a moment I was back in kindergarten. Wow. Go to a council meeting and stop with the negativity. Maybe Holly would be able to move forward if the nit pickers just moved to another town.......... And by the way....would $26000 put that big a dent in the water/sewer cost? It sounds like the ramblings of a paranoid few.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>lala</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:12:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;Lee, I was in Holly Thursday afternoon. I don't wish to say with whom I spoke in case that person or persons does not wish to go on the record. I do that out of professional courtesy. Instead, as you see here, I have encouraged council members to ask their own questions. Why are you berating me for no longer living in Holly? I tried my best to stay, and it doesn't make me the least bit happy that I had to go. Nevertheless, I care about this issue as much as I ever did because it matters so much to people I care about, people whom I wish were still my neighbors.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:56:54 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;Just wondering what "member of administration" said differently, or was this just another derogatory comment from a former Township resident now living in another part of the state?? Again, Amy's reporting and the tape squelch another bad rumor.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:42:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>French Flamingo Fashion Accessories opens in downtown Holly</title>
			<link>http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/business/2426-french-flamingo-fashion-accessories-opens-in-downtown-holly#comment-14625</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CalvinsMom says: &quot;Congratulations! Holly is SO happy to have you! Good luck and success to you! You've got a super looking store!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>CalvinsMom</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:26:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ryan Bladzik says: &quot;Thanks Amy--that's what I recalled from attending the meeting as well and hearing Director Klaassen's responses to council questions.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ryan Bladzik</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:05:37 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[amayhew says: &quot;For the record, I reviewed the tape from the meeting, and DPW Director Brian Klaassen told Councilman Bob Allsop that the new truck would remain on village grounds and would not be driven to any employee's home during non-working hours. Perhaps Director Klaassen or Village Manager Jerry Walker can chime in here and set the record straight once and for all.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>amayhew</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:01:29 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ryan Bladzik says: &quot;Chris, at the budget workshop, I referenced a Holly Express article regarding NOCFA and contracting with Village dispatch. Here it is: http://www.thehollyexpress.com/community/local-news-holly-michigan-48442/1876-nocfa-board-renews-dispatch-contract-with-oakland-county&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ryan Bladzik</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:39:33 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;I could be wrong, Jason, but a member of the village administration told me just the other day that the new truck would be the one the DPW director drives. That's not necessarily the point of this discussion, but it's helpful to have all of the facts.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:32:39 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[C. Rankin says: &quot;Thanks, Ryan. I knew that the location was just outside Village limits, but I was under the impression that Township calls were still routed through Holly's Dispatch center, but that State Police (or other necessary responders) were contated by Village Dispatch to respond. However, Holly Dispatch was not being outsourced when this terrible situation occurred, so while I understand the parallel being drawn, to blame it on "outsourcing our EMS" is a little disingenuine. That situation was not caused by outsourcing (nor will it be spared from happening again in the future if Dispatch is kept in-house), it occurred partially because Township emergency calls don't go through Village Dispatch, and partially because of a dispatcher that was unfamiliar with the area. However, within 10 seconds I can type "Grange Hall and Fish Lake Rd" into Google Maps and get a location. Any dispatcher that can't do the same should be looking for other employment.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>C. Rankin</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:26:13 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>French Flamingo Fashion Accessories opens in downtown Holly</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[njhanks says: &quot;Bought a cool purse there! Welcome to the community!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>njhanks</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:45:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ryan Bladzik says: &quot;The party store described at Grange Hall Rd. and Fish Lake Rd. is in the Township, not within the Village limits. I guess I'd have to wonder why the owner or clerk at the party store didn't know the address, or why someone didn't go out and look at the address on the building? I'd also question why NOCFA's EMS responders wouldn't know where a party store on Grange Hall Rd. is...there are only two, one in each direction from Station 1, and even general proximity would narrow it down. As we consider the pros and cons of shifting Village dispatch to OCS, when we are offered anecdotal evidence like this, we should take extra effort to inquire and understand all of the details and circumstances.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ryan Bladzik</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:20:35 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[C. Rankin says: &quot;I'd like to know why a 911 call from Grange Hall and Fish Lake Rd wasn't answered at the Holly PD. We certainly weren't outsourcing our dispatch center last year.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>C. Rankin</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 07:33:24 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[addnurse says: &quot;We know the pros,what are the cons to outsourcing our EMS dispatch services? I'll tell you my personal experience;my fiance and I live in the Village of Holly.One night last year, he had a cardiac arrest 1/2 mile from home at a party store and it took ten minutes for EMS to get there because the caller didn't know the street address of the party store,and the outsourced dispatcher was unfamiliar with the intersection of Grange Hall Rd and Fish Lake Rd. Due to this time delay,he was down for ten minutes without oxygen, and now has a permanent brain injury; gotta LOVE outsourcing our EMS guys!!!!!!!!!!!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>addnurse</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 02:10:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[timmmy says: &quot;maybe tony should start his own online news service while he still has all the answers. he could call it the "the tony express", or probably just "the tony e". we get it tony e, you're the only one who knows what's going on. 8 of 24 comments above are yours. that's 33%. 10 of 34 comments under "council authorizes funding for new dpw truck" are yours. that's 29%. we get it tony e, the rest of haven't got a clue. given that, why not give it a rest tony e.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>timmmy</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 21:10:36 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gary the Foot says: &quot;Hi Tony E., Mr. Foot here. I totally agree with you on the real name thing.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gary the Foot</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 19:53:54 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[GoldenMama says: &quot;While I agree fully that government should be scrutinized and that no person is flawless, I don't see anything wrong with supporting the things you agree with. I have spent more than 30 years in this town and while I agree that there is much that needs to be changed, I think the disagreement just seems to be involving how that change occurs. I don't think anyone wants to see Holly sit stagnate. However, not all change is good change either. Our current officials for the most part are doing the best they can to handle the issues as they arise. There is a way to show solidarity in your community without being a blind follower. Nobody wants blind followers. And in return, we shouldn't necessarily question things simply to question them. The status quo does have it's place, if for no other reason than fluidity and ease of function. Resorting to personal attacks, name calling and condescension is no way to carry on a productive dialogue. It seems you all have a similar goal of wanting a "better Holly." Perhaps it is best if you all just agree to disagree on the method and focus on the final result?&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>GoldenMama</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 19:44:11 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jason M Hughes says: &quot;To my knowledge the director does have a dedicated vehicle just like the FD and the PD Janet. It is not the vehicle in question though.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jason M Hughes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 14:39:27 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;Knowing what you know, eh? Like that Peter Clemens is a "friend" of mine? Oh Tony, you don't need to adjust your "level" at all. We can see you right where you are. My hope is that you begin to approach your involvement with open eyes and ears and a questioning heart. I dearly love the community of Holly and know that it needs innovators, not more supporters of the status quo, nor those who would attack those who question it.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 12:45:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>French Flamingo Fashion Accessories opens in downtown Holly</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;Congratulations on the new business opening. Hopefully you guys carry some mens hats. I am always looking for something cool.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 12:32:23 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;Janet.. Thank you for your personal opinions and assumptions about my inexperience.. Knowing what I know about many things...Your feeble attempts to talk down to me make me smile. I could lower myself to that level and return fire but I won't. I was always taught that making it personal means the other party has nothing of substance left to offer. So if you wish to respond to me with attacks on my credibility you are more than welcome. As I told your friend Peter, you are part of the past. Therefore other than refuting false information if you present it, as I would anyone else, I have really no interest in discussing things with you. It serves no purpose. I hope you and your family find what they need in Okemos. Good luck to you too.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 11:00:36 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Council authorizes funding for new DPW truck</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;Perhaps the Village Council should take a look at the DPW director's contract. The director drives the village-owned truck to and from home.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 10:24:07 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Janet Leslie says: &quot;Tony E., your self-confidence is beyond impressive. However, as you are new to community involvement, I beg you to refrain from dismissing the opinions of those who have not attended the latest meeting. Many good people who comment here have attended more than their share of meetings and may be a step or two ahead of you in the depth of their understanding of local issues. As for your obsession with "real names," allow me to share a short story. When I had my own blog, "The Holly Post," I had an anonymous commenter who went by the name Silence Dowell. There were those who were absolutely convinced that I was Silence. I was not. But insisting that I was not this person only led my accusers to persist, even accusing me of having conversations with myself on my own blog. In the end, what matters most is not who said what, but whether we use the dialog to examine issues to improve the community. One more thing. I'll write this one off to your inexperience, but you should know that the office of Oakland County Sheriff is an elected position. The OCSO is indeed a political organization. Those of us who have had direct discussions with them are quite clear on this point. Good luck to you.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet Leslie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 10:16:19 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sherlynn Everly says: &quot;Good Luck, Sandra!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sherlynn Everly</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 10:03:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[amayhew says: &quot;Thank you, Joe. I agree. Regardless of the commenting system I choose to go with for The Holly Express, I feel that allowing readers to comment is a good thing, and is in fact, part of our greatest gift - our freedom of speech. And you are absolutely right - most people who comment are legit, regardless of whether or not they choose to use their real names.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>amayhew</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 22:13:11 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;Amy.. in the end... adults need to act like adults. Message forums like this bring out both some of the best and worst in people. You can't force someone who has no integrity or morals in real life to behave with those values on a forum. Peter.. If I wanted to make this personal I easily could... but I will leave that sort of classless behavior to you. So... you win ok? You can call me son, communist or whatever else makes you happy. As I said.. I really have zero interest in discussing anything with you. On the facebook thing.. Joe is right. I use it because it greatly benefits my business but if it wasn't for that.. I would have been gone off it last week.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 19:34:12 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Joe says: &quot;It's just not realistic. What "real name" are people looking for? For those of us that only supply a first name, it's no different than those that use an alias. "Tony E." provides a first name and an initial along with a picture and website address for his business so with a little digging you can see who he is or at least portrays to be. "Peter Clemens" provides his full name, but how do we really know that it's really "Peter Clemens"? If someone showed up with the name "Larry Lilly", would we really know that's it's the infamous "Larry Lilly"? It's the Internet, take everything with a grain of salt. I don't expect Amy to implement some kind of TSA-like identification process. Maybe I'm naïve but I really don't know that I believe people are setting up multiple accounts to provide support for their comments. I like to think that I focus on the content of the comment, not the screen name attached to it. Despite all of this, I like the commenting system as there's a lot of information to derive from it; it's just a matter of trying to filter it.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 19:23:26 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;Joe is correct on this..the lack of privacy on Facebook is the biggest issue..I no longer use it at all. I would rather see you keep this format, continue to report the news, and eliminate the comments unless using real name.. would that be possible?&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 18:03:37 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[amayhew says: &quot;I didn't know that, Joe. Thanks for the heads up on it. It seems to be a no win situation for me. People complain if I don't offer a commenting system, and yet when I do, they still complain that I don't police it enough. I guess I just can't win on this one.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>amayhew</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 17:52:45 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Joe says: &quot;Amy- While I greatly appreciate what you do, the above is not correct. If you spend time reading comments on freep.com and detnews.com (both use Facebook), you'll see that the majority of Facebook accounts are not actual users but clearly pseudonyms. There have been studies done showing that there are more fake accounts on Facebook than real accounts. As popular as it is, I don't use Facebook as the lack of privacy is astounding. I also try to avoid Google services as they are also large violators of privacy. I'm sure it sounds a bit tinfoil-hat to some but this is a field I work in and I see where it's going. These services are all free for a reason, they're subsidized by advertising with the goal of building the most complete profile possible of their target. So you'll lose one "anonymous commenter" (me) but changing to Facebook won't solve the anonymous comments completely.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 17:01:30 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Peter Clemens says: &quot;Well son that suits me just fine. Someday when you grow up you might just find that it's better to be a has been, than a want to be.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Peter Clemens</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 16:38:54 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;Peter, First of all let me congratulate you for being able to post here in a more professional manner than you do elsewhere. However having seen that other side of you previously, it becomes not worth my time for me to engage you in any sort of discussion. It is what it is, you handle things one way and I do so in a different way. We'll agree on some issues, disagree on others but rarely agree on the method of approach or delivery. I can live with that. You are no longer in office because the voters decided it was time for a change. I was one of them. At this point to me and unless the voters elect you...should you choose to run again...you are part of the past...a past that in my opinion was leading Holly in the wrong direction... and I am working to be a part of the future. So your apology for your throw is accepted with that understanding.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 15:18:57 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jason M Hughes says: &quot;Linus and holly2003... Why is it that you think the truck is being used as a commuter vehicle for DPW employees? I only ask because this question was asked at the council meeting. The answer was that employees are not driving the vehicles home. Please provide clarification as to why you believe these vehicles are being driven home by DPW employees. If council was misinformed than I think it is imperative to share those details so that we can follow up on those concerns. As for the concerns about vehicles for the PD and FD... These have been topics of consideration at the budget worksessions. The budget is available for anyone to review. Council meetings, budget worksessions, committee meetings... these are all open to the public. I can only speak for myself, but I am not taking anything. I am not asking for anything. I am not plotting evil plans. I haven't claimed to be something I am not and I haven't made a promise that I haven't kept. Each member of council is a resident, taxpayer and water and sewer customer just like everyone else so it stands to reason that we desire the best possible services for our taxes and service fees just like everyone else.&quot;]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:51:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lee says: &quot;Amy, I think the change of format will be good. You do an excellent job of reporting "just the facts, m'am, just the facts"..Its all the biased or uninformed responses that throw some of us for a loop!&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:41:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Jason M Hughes says: &quot;Just for clarification for holly2003... Part of the presentation covered the historical rate increases. They ranged from 2% to 4%. The county dispatch center provides services for 23 other municipal groups, none of which has reported the type of price gouging that you speak of.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jason M Hughes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:35:21 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;Amy, Totally understand. You have a busy life outside of doing this. Nobody expects you to play "forum police" on top of it. I look forward to seeing THE 2.0 :-)&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:16:48 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Peter Clemens says: &quot;Sorry, just had to throw this in, is E. your full last name Tony? I mean if you're going to put it out there, then put it out there.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Peter Clemens</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 13:47:10 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[amayhew says: &quot;Tony: I originally tried to enforce people using only their real names, but it quickly became way too much for me to manage. Not posting somebody's comment required me to send a follow up email explaining why...it just got too much for me to do with all the other stuff I have to do to keep this website running. The next version of THE (which will be coming out soon) will do away with this type of blog format and will be run entirely through Facebook, thus eliminating the capability for anybody to post anonymous comments.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>amayhew</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 13:30:01 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;It doesn't surprise me that you agree with the thoughts of another Anon who has made a statement that is about 70% false and 30% opinion/accusation based on the false statements. I notice a pattern here.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 13:01:53 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Village council discusses outsourcing dispatch services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tony E. says: &quot;I guess I have a bigger problem with the potential ability for people to create multiple accounts and using them to talk to themselves and spread false and misleading information. Especially when they also could occasionally post under a real name and then use fake names to "back up" their comments. I wish Amy would require real names and use things like IP verification to make sure people are not abusing the system but she has a life and probably little time to deal with childish nonsense. If you wish to hide behind a fake name I will choose not to take your comments seriously. Especially when those comments are typically not based in any sort of fact and are often simply attacks at decisions made by the council. Perhaps you are a disgruntled former council member whose time has passed, perhaps you have a personal issue with someone on the council. Perhaps you are just misinformed. Who knows? Since you make the choice to hide, I can assume which of the above is correct, but since I can't be sure, I can't have any sort of real discussion with you (or any of the other anons who sound alike) about the issues. I don't always agree with council. For example I recently stated my displeasure that bids for demolition of 101 could not be accepted at the same time as the bids for restoration. To me there is no reason both can't be handled at the same time to expedite whatever result will eventually take place. But I put my name (and face) to those statements and got some answers to my concerns. Granted I don't totally agree with those answers but at least our elected and village officials were willing to listen and respond to my concerns. They will do that for anyone who is willing to take the time to contact them. A true benefit of living in a small village. Trust but verify I agree with. That is why I suggest people attend meetings and ask questions...and not take the "opinions" of someone hiding behind a fake name too seriously.&quot;]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony E.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 12:57:47 -0400</pubDate>
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