Elk Konnected Hand out at County Commissioners meeting on 4/25

[ROSS]

Also, in the newspaper of May 2, 2012 were the following activities for improving the quality of  life in Elk County:

Elk County Cleanup Day set for May 12

Rodeo Association to hold Play Day in Moline May 12

Cleanup Week continues in Longton.

These appear to me to be pretty good things for Elk County.

But, I didn’t see a thing where Elk Konnected, LLC   is volunteering to help with these quality of life items in Elk County, Did you?

Elk Konnected, LLC on their web site does make reference to improving the quality of life in Elk County, right?

Did you see something I missed in the paper that Elk Konnected, LLC is involved?

I wonder what this weeks paper will reveal?

I believe there will be other events this summer put on by different communities with in Elk County, will Elk Konnected, LLC once again horn in on those activities, like they did last year? 

Or will the Konnected Kounty Kommissioners make recreation money available to those communities to support their own festivals?

That is, instead of giving County Funds over to the privately owned company, to use to advertise themselves at those community activities?

[ROSS]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I enjoyed the weekend even shoveling gravel that had washed out of my cousins driveway.  

I’ve been pretty busy preparing for my haying season and besides nothing has been happening with Elk Konnected, LLC in the newspaper.

I got back to work on my own stuff (tractor broke, sickle mower broke) on this beautiful day. Anyway while visiting with a friend, I was told the big tourist trail ride from Busby past the artesian well to the wind farm has been put on put on the back burner, put on hold, etc. They said the something about it applies to the big RV Park and other thing’s associated with it.

Has anyone else heard the same thing?

Perhaps, the Konnected Kounty Economic Development Employee or the Konnected Kounty Kommissioners can enlighten us. Or perhaps one or two of the Elk Konnected, LLC’s followers might bring us up to date.

[Patriot]

...Anyway while visiting with a friend, I was told the big tourist trail ride from Busby past the artesian well to the wind farm has been put on put on the back burner, put on hold, etc. They said the something about it applies to the big RV Park and other thing’s associated with it...

Interesting.
Well, well, well, citizens.  At least the Konnected pundits can say we were told in advance...  because we were... in 2008!

Someone wants to build in Howard?  Do they need any Ideas?  I know a guy.   Need a property owner swayed?  Have a problem with zoning....Local community Improvement committee nominates who ever it is as chairperson with huge Title and no salary.

Do you have to have over 50 beds to cater to the bus line tourists?     Could we stack bunk beds in the rooms and call it the bunk house?  

Should we give lots of money to the Flinthills  Assembly of God church to get the new building on its way so we can serve the fire water?  Fire water is not just for firemen anymore.   Firewater makes money more fluid.  Come here's need fluid so their funding doesn't dry up.  

What about an RV park and ride....Park your RV and we will give you a trailride of Elk County.  

Have you ever seen limestone arch bridge?  Ariesian well?  and  a 200 megawatt wind farm on the same trail?

Cave Springs any memories?

Click the map below to enlarge.  In addition to reflecting PEP's 2008 foreshadowing cast in eerily accurate present day detail, the above map shows roads (in red) that have been quietly receiving considerable attention for over a year.  Those routes are interesting.  Konnected, as it were.

Coincidence?  If not the whole thing is a tad bittersweet.  The idea that significant numbers of travellers might visit, enjoy our county and leave some of their vacation funds might be a good thing.  Honey to an ailing county soul,so to speak.  The milk in the equation is a different matter.  Inasmuch as most of what appears to be developing was fostered & perhaps manipulated outside of the clear public view and a good portion of it possibly advanced with the aid of local government influence & political Konnection the milk takes on a sour flavor.  Especially in light of all the Konnections involved.  Perhaps there are others in  Elk County who might have had an interest in the 'big picture' or been willing to make some positive contribution and been rewarded for their effort.  As it stands, it looks like the Konnected 'we' may hold a monopoly on providing the 'rides' and reaping the rewards.

[ROSS]

When conceived it was a project of almost unimaginable boldness and foolhardiness, requiring great bravura, risking great hubris. —Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman, 1998


Headline Just posted on the internet this morning:

Report: Mismanagement rampant at airports authorityThe regional authority overseeing one of the largest public works projects in the country is rife with mismanagement, a glaring lack of transparency and lavish spending habits that have included thousand-dollar dinners and a $9,200 plane ticket to Prague, according to a scathing interim report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's inspector general.

Sound a bit familiar. similar to what is happening with our Konnected Kounty Kommissioners?
Where is the transparency?
We know they are reading this forum and this thread, where are they?
Busy keeping secrets?

I believe the reason County Commissioner Liebau refers to my post's as vile is because my post's are truthful, and the truth hurts. IMHO

I also believe the reason County Commissioner Hendricks posted in this thread that she doesn't trust me, is because, "I have no reason what so ever to lie on this forum", and was simply an attempt to discredit me. IMHO And she doesn't even know me.

I believe the reason, I was told is this thread that all my post's were being printed out for a possible lawsuit, was simply an attempt to shut me up and to attempt to stop open and honest dialog. IMHO

Secrets by our Konnected Economic Development Employee about who she is working with on Economic Development?

My opinion is we need to replace to Konnected Kounty Kommissioners.

Voting is real important this year, your vote is very important, more so then past years, because we have more information today then before, Don't you think?

Where are all the Elk Konnected, LLC FOLLOWERS's now?
Let us hear from you? What do you have to say?

Do you think we need Konnected Kounty Kommissioners to continue the actions that have been an on going thing?
IMHO NO!

Let's all be vile together,  let's all vote in November.

"Of course we should be skeptical.
Of course we should be questioning.
Of course we shouldn't be naïve."
British Prime Minister

[rosewolf]

If you were to drive down RD 19 to Elk Falls the care taken of the road does not go all of the way. You will see that it only goes as far as one of the members. So anyone living further down does not benefit from it. You will see on that road at one spot that the road next to the river is caving off. They were told about it and just don't care. Seems that only the Konnected members are the ones that benefit from all this road care.

[Patriot]

And before the chorus begins, remember that at least one of our konnected commissioners has been micromanaging the road super for some time.  Calling to direct work as they individually see fit, not based on any commission approved public plan.  More on this later perhaps.

[Oldtimer]

You 2 that call yourselves Ross and Patriot are sure troublemakers. You are trying to pit the towns in Elk County against each other, you are trying to pit the Schools against each other and you are trying to pit the people against each other. Fortunately many if not most of the people I talk to tell me that they don't believe half of what you put out here. I think you 2 are the most negative thing to come to Elk County in my lifetime.

[ROSS]

You 2 that call yourselves Ross and Patriot are sure troublemakers. You are trying to pit the towns in Elk County against each other, you are trying to pit the Schools against each other and you are trying to pit the people against each other. Fortunately many if not most of the people I talk to tell me that they don't believe half of what you put out here. I think you 2 are the most negative thing to come to Elk County in my lifetime.

I'm not the one doing the county wrong, I am not an elected official working for a privately owned business, that begs for county money.

I believe Elk Konnected, LLC still has their open letter out there on the internet knocking Elk Falls as a reason for starting their organization. So you might want to reassess your statement.

And it does not bother me one iota that you don't believe a word I say. Why waste your time reading what I say?

Oooh!
The truth hurts that much?

I'm so sorry for you.


Prove me a liar, please?

[srkruzich]

You 2 that call yourselves Ross and Patriot are sure troublemakers. You are trying to pit the towns in Elk County against each other, you are trying to pit the Schools against each other and you are trying to pit the people against each other. Fortunately many if not most of the people I talk to tell me that they don't believe half of what you put out here. I think you 2 are the most negative thing to come to Elk County in my lifetime.

Technically there has always been two groups. Those that pay the bill and those who don't but receive the service for free.  The ones who pay the bill have a right and a duty to question where their money is going.  ESPECIALLY if its going to others that have wealth and means.  Since those in power tend to not pay much of the bill, it then falls on the rest of the productive.  In all reality those who don't pay taxes should not have a say in what is done.They have no stake in it outside of recipient.

[Lookatmeknow!!]

Technically there has always been two groups. Those that pay the bill and those who don't but receive the service for free.  The ones who pay the bill have a right and a duty to question where their money is going.  ESPECIALLY if its going to others that have wealth and means.  Since those in power tend to not pay much of the bill, it then falls on the rest of the productive.  In all reality those who don't pay taxes should not have a say in what is done.They have no stake in it outside of recipient.

I don't know what makes you think that they don't pay taxes. That is just a tad bit on the crazy train saying that. So, if I make $100,000 a year, (which I don't nor does my husband), you say that we don't pay taxes?  Just wondering why you would say that. I know I have never seen a commissioners name printed in the paper for not paying their taxes. So that it just like saying they don't have to pay any. I don't know for a fact, but I am pretty sure that is totally wrong. They pay the same amount of taxes, if not more than we do. I also know that some of those commissioners are very hard working people. Do you know what each of them do to earn their living?

Any time a public leader of any group doesn't do what some people want they are ganged up on. Believe me I know. Do you think people of leadership do it for their health? Not hardly. They do it for the good of others. I think that some of this has gone to far. I haven't posted on this for a long time. But some of the things you say about these people are just wrong. If I was to call up Jennifer, while not workin, and ask her to help me do something she would be right there to help. The same is with our commissioners. But I'm not sure that if I called up any of you for help that you would be there to help. We are trying to teach our children not to bully, but that is all that you people know how to do. I don't agree with some of the things that go on with the county, but to sit and make a post on the internet to bash these people does no good, yet you continue to keep doing it. I choose to talk to the leaders and express my concerns with words that are fitting for my 7 year old child to use and see. It's sad. When we moved Severy and Moline schools to Howard, we united our kids, but the adults in this county just don't want to unite at all. Fight, fight, and fight some more of roads that have been bad for so many years that it will take at least that many years to get them up to shape, or how we are going to spend some wind farm money. Really!!