tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post3405749266623047526..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: There He Goes AgainLarry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-7678149515247703652014-05-02T12:51:24.304-04:002014-05-02T12:51:24.304-04:00So will Larry, Laurence, or now Lawrence, Shaffer ...So will Larry, Laurence, or now Lawrence, Shaffer be able to figure out another scheme for a severance package if lands a new position as an interim city manager? And does he manage to shed the posts from his Amherst past with his slight first name variation? ...probably no one cares anymore, but should someone warn folks in Portage, MI ?<br />http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/04/former_jackson_city_manager_le.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-7225817444505095122012-07-23T09:34:39.597-04:002012-07-23T09:34:39.597-04:00Hey Ponziville,
I guess the anti-depressants didn...Hey Ponziville,<br /><br />I guess the anti-depressants didn't work, eh. Maybe you should find a gym to work out in. Kelley seems to have some ideas about that, even though his gym is long since faded away.<br /><br />He does know karate, though, so maybe he can teach you some moves, and then you can come into Amherst and hit some signs or something.<br /><br />Hate to see someone go through life hating on such a little, meaningless place in the American suburbs. Seems like a lot of energy expended for what?<br /><br />Chin up, Ponziville. <br /><br />p.s. Is that French Canadian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46830907906855099732012-07-19T23:00:55.635-04:002012-07-19T23:00:55.635-04:00did he do the same thing before amherst got sucker...did he do the same thing before amherst got suckered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-59805510610298796862012-07-19T02:30:49.961-04:002012-07-19T02:30:49.961-04:00How do people like him do it? Rumor has it that H...How do people like him do it? Rumor has it that Holub has a new gig too.<br /><br />At what point do we start asking WHY are we paying for this????<br /><br />It almost is too bad that we can't pay town officials in stock, like corporate CEOs are -- and if they do good, they make money, if they don't, well...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-16909235808329824572012-07-18T22:28:28.869-04:002012-07-18T22:28:28.869-04:00Unfortunately, what starts out as an opportunity t...Unfortunately, what starts out as an opportunity to serve the public becomes eventually an entitlement to be managed for personal gain.<br /><br />This is what creates the cynicism. <br /><br />One would expect that the severance pay would be measured and limited by the amount of time served in a place. Apparently not. Now the question is: is there still another municipality somewhere in the US that can be suckered by this fickle "public servant?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-85785185230402578312012-07-18T21:28:56.096-04:002012-07-18T21:28:56.096-04:00Hey Amherst, remember them?
http://www.news-pre...Hey Amherst, remember them?<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.news-press.com/article/A4/20120704/OPINION/307040017/Editorial-Public-records-essential<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.gmrsd.org/index.php/district-departments/office-of-the-superintendent<br /><br /><br />Now scurry along, little roaches...Roach Patrolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-90431991905068496572012-07-18T19:59:37.296-04:002012-07-18T19:59:37.296-04:00I wonder how many good employees he screwed over i...I wonder how many good employees he screwed over in Jackson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-57229954171317341322012-07-18T18:59:50.481-04:002012-07-18T18:59:50.481-04:00yeah Tommy, I remember the 250th meeting he attend...yeah Tommy, I remember the 250th meeting he attended, we did a site visit and he was spouting how we need to do an analysis. I did the analysis assessment synthesis.... that's how you get a design. then he was the gatekeeper and refused to pay me for all the hours the town engaged me in. corrupt self-serving scumbag that's Harry shafte for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47652081454248627072012-07-18T18:13:13.160-04:002012-07-18T18:13:13.160-04:00I try to avoid the snake pit of Amherst politics, ...I try to avoid the snake pit of Amherst politics, but just for the record I never liked that guy. Some sleazoid politicians put off a certain vibe and he had it. In fact, a number of Amherst political figures do. Keep up your good work Larry!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900475514170268904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2460948733972802072012-07-18T17:36:35.205-04:002012-07-18T17:36:35.205-04:00Where have we seen this recipe before?
Take one r...Where have we seen this recipe before?<br /><br />Take one rapidly aging fifty, now sixty-something American male. <br /><br />Put him in a high-profile, but ultimately mundanely bureaucratic public sector job.<br /><br />Add an exciting acquaintance with a significantly younger American female, who has some zest for life and who gives our American gray eminence something more than a "how do you do?"<br /><br />Then watch our aging American male dump the wife and follow the much younger female all over creation, and embarass himself in a number of ways, all in the guise of "finding himself". <br /><br />This time, however, THIS process of adolescent self-discovery is being financed heavily by two sets of taxpayers.<br /><br />Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-91294543267889147082012-07-18T15:50:36.575-04:002012-07-18T15:50:36.575-04:00So, I wonder where is off to now. You would think ...So, I wonder where is off to now. You would think an attorney general would be interested in this type of pattern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-19662115754460438822012-07-18T12:24:31.669-04:002012-07-18T12:24:31.669-04:00Must have found a new girlfriend and been offered ...Must have found a new girlfriend and been offered a tidy little severence package for another round retirement LOL! What a piece of work that guy is!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-17414015772682301972012-07-18T12:07:00.020-04:002012-07-18T12:07:00.020-04:00What a disappointment he has turned out to be.What a disappointment he has turned out to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-12992601791831190052012-07-18T12:06:36.126-04:002012-07-18T12:06:36.126-04:00"At the very least Larry Shaffer's two re..."At the very least Larry Shaffer's two recent fiascos will be forever available via the web as a warning to the next community."<br /><br />Got links? I'd like to read them.Adam Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14180295809245561297noreply@blogger.com