Greg Fischer is continuing down his path of spin about cutting red tape and making operations easier for food trucks in Louisville. But you know that’s not the case – even if you’re someone who dedicates their entire life to criticizing everything we write.
Here’s his latest:
Completely ignoring what we’ve discussed to the point of exhaustion.
It seems many people will blindly follow whatever Greg says and proclaim his greatness, despite knowing the facts and reality:
Fortunately, there are more people who don’t just take him at his word and bother to ask questions.
And we don’t know too many people who are going to take the man seriously when his entire administration doesn’t know the difference between an ordinance and a regulation.
Greg Fischer is the head of the executive in Louisville. He could expedite changes to food truck ordinances and regulations if he wanted to do so. Just like he could actually change Metro Animal Services if he wanted to do so. But he continues to staff things out to idiots who have neither experience nor the ability to comprehend the nuts and bolts of government.
On a related note: Fischer has promised transparency since 2008 and has yet to deliver. So we’re calling on him to release all emails from within his administration discussing anything to related to food trucks since the day he took office. Along with any records of meetings and telephone conversations that occurred via any means paid for by the taxpayer.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Bitter Grad Student // Oct 21, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Please let me preach for a moment.
This kind of thing infuriates me. It’s not just that I love food trucks and want to see them flourish.
I’m a PoliSci grad student, focus on policy, and I cannot get a job with Metro government. The process of applying is a horrible pain in the ass by itself. [And most positions seem to want you to have a driver's license--I'm solely a TARC rider, so screw me, right?] And then it takes two+ months to hear you’ve been rejected.
BUT, what’s most maddening is that any wonk wanting to help their city could fix this shiz with a quickness. You know how this no-government-job-experience-having wonk could have prevented this? I would have looked at regulations in cities with a thriving food truck culture and modeled Louisville’s regulations off of those–comparing those cities’ other important statistics alongside Louisville’s, of course. Very simple and obvious, and something anyone with a wonky love of this sort of thing could do, and happily do well.
But no. I suppose I could try volunteering with Metro Council members, but frankly, I have bills to pay and more than enough other stuff to take care of aside from work. It just makes me sad.
2 The Highlander // Oct 22, 2011 at 12:58 pm
To the “Bitter grad student:” For years local government has been the PRIVATE preserve of elected officials who permit themselves to be surrounded by something called ‘gatekeepers.’ A ‘gatekeeper’ is a person who has little confidence in him/herself and uses their position to prevent the official from meeting with OUTSIDE persons, who just might present themselves as worthy of the position as an ‘advisor’ or even an employee.
Larry Hayes has served as a ‘gatekeeper’ functionary for Governors (Collins and now Beshear). His accomplishments are abysmal in their minimal-ness. There are others that surround local politicians, who’s achievements are also minimal — with the single exception of the success in ‘preserving their hegemony.’
Don’t despair — just keep trying. Sooner or later this process will be excised as a ‘square turd’ is excised by a large drink of clean water.
3 Cavemouse // Oct 22, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Take my word on it, most of the posted jobs – except the “permanent postings” (jobs no one wants) – already have place holders. They are posted only because it is required. Get some juice, you get a job.
4 ValleyGirl // Oct 22, 2011 at 1:57 pm
Grad – I would love to see someone challenge the OL issue – as it is actually legally discriminatory. Offical ID, yes, OL, no.
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