The Way I See It!
I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Updated - Cudahy District 3 Recount and Mayoral Recount
I just want to let people know the recount was performed this morning and the results show the election results were accurate and perfect for both the Mayoral count in District 3 and the Aldermanic count in District 3.
Thank you from Mayor Elect Hohenfeldt
I want to take this opportunity to thank the voters who have voted for me, and all citizens of Cudahy that I will represent while I serve as Mayor. I would also like to thank my family, all of the volunteers, supporters, residents who put up signs, talked to their friends, reminded everyone to vote, and those who gave me a few minutes of their time to listen to me, and share your concerns and ideas for the community.
Jay Weber's Cudahy Post-Election Thoughts
Jay Weber’s of WISN radio 1130 on Cudahy post-election thoughts on Mayoral Elect John Hohenfeldt and on my aldermanic race.
Congratulations!!!
I want to give congratulations to John Hohenfeldt, Justin Moralez, Mary Schissel, Jason Litkowiec, and Dick Bartoshevich.
Development and the 3-19-13 Joint CDA/Common Council Meeting Plus
It was nice to see Alderman Otto make it to the meeting so the Third District had representation. Now when he came in I did say hi Mr. Otto but he wouldn’t even look at me or acknowledge me or those people I was with who said hi as well.
Losing Another Packard Plaza Business?
So I was told by a member of Get it Now’s management that their District Manager on Thursday March 7, 2013 made the decision that once the lease is up in 2 years they are moving!
Cudahy Needs Some Focus
So many of you know I stated that Cudahy’s Economic Development Director Brian Biernat’s focus has not been on development but on his other job duties!
Mayor Day You Have Failed This City!
I am NOT a Johnny Come Lately on Packard Plaza nor am I just now discovering development should have been one of Mayor Day’s top priorities. He is too little too late!
Odds and Ends!
Some people have claimed it was a shock that I was running for alderman. I have taken all of this with great thought and anyone that has been reading the blog since 2010 knew I would be running for Alderman in 2013 as I talked about it in many blog posts.
Some Corrections on the Cudahy Wal-Mart
This last weekend, I heard something that was not exactly the truth but a revisionist who is a politician (Cudahy Mayor Day) hoping to get re-elected (fudging) and he was caught off guard when talking to another elected official (Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski) about Wal-Mart.
Office Space Fills As Rents Drop - Just NOT in Cudahy Packard Plaza
Office space fills as rents drop
Please Take Notice Of New Berlin's Mayor on Development
I want people to take notice that one of the Mayor’s JOBS is economic development and the pursuit of finding, attracting and bring (landing) them in!
Cudahy's Undiagnosed or Misdiagnosed Business Conditions
I am told that people get it, Cudahy has a development problem, and they know Mayor Day has done very little if anything to address it let alone fix it!
Cudahy Has 2 of These - Eight Retailers That Will Close the Most Stores
Sears Holding Corp – Kmart
Common Council Meeting Today
Further below is the meeting agenda. As you all look at, notice Mayor Day is going to give updates to Packard Plaza. So do you think if I didn’t make this a big point and it wasn’t an election year he would be talking about it?
Questions to the Cudahy Mayoral Candidates on the State of the City Meetings
Candidate Mayor Day,
Let's Talk Some More on the Dysfunctional City of Cudahy
I have talked about that development is a major issue in Cudahy and that our different segments of City Government pertaining to it are not on the same page, no check that, not even in the same book. It is dysfunctional and with dysfunctional things it is spreading to other things. It spreads like cancer.
Let's Talk About Hiding Something in Plain Sight
So if you travel to the Cudahy Economic Development site you will see this:
Is El Rey Coming to Packard Plaza?
So my wife was at the Franklin Wal-Mart checking out and two women in front of her were talking about the new South Milwaukee Wal-Mart opening in April.
A Reader Brought This City Website Flaw To Our Attention
Well I have talked about the City of Cudahy’s Economic Development website and how out of date it was. Basically untouched since Lara Fritts left in 2010.
Under Mayor Day, Cudahy is Not Focused on Development
Cudahy’s Economic Development Director Brian Biernat is looking for an assistant at $40k plus benefits to make up for the work he cannot do given his focus is on inspection.
John Hohenfeldt for Cudahy Mayor 2013
I would like to thank the Cudahy residents who gave me a few minutes of their time as we met at your door during the December holiday season as I kicked off my campaign for Mayor. I have listened closely to your concerns for our city, which I share with you.
One of Cudahy's Problems
The Cudahy Wal-Mart battle showed exactly why Cudahy is/has been on a downslope – NIMBY
Yes City Officials Play a Big Role in Development Especially the Mayor!
Mayors are to be the biggest cheerleader for the city.
So Again Cudahy Loses Another Business - Dunham's Sports at Packard Plaza
Thank you Dan Vnuk for letting people know about this!
Some History on the Iceport and Mayor John Hohenfeldt
It is apparent that people are not remembering how things really were in 2006.
Run John Hohenfeldt For Cudahy Mayor, Please Run!
I happen to run into former Cudahy Mayor John Hohenfeldt. The first thing I said to him is please run for Cudahy Mayor, please run! We need you!
Cudahy Info and Rumors
So it is that time again that we find ourselves with a City that just doesn’t want to get information to the public! It makes me think that underhanded things happen and are happening. This leads us to have to fish for information and lets rumors fly. Well you know I will air them out and let things fall where they may. Flush them out and bring light to them in a city so bent on keep people in the dark which keeps the rumor mill working overtime.
Cudahy Might Lose Aldi's?
Well I keep hearing from people around Cudahy that Aldi’s is looking at leaving and moving to… yep, you guessed it, South Milwaukee. Oh yeah not far from the Wal-Mart and to an area with more traffic.
Mayor Day and Common Council Members, Where are The Illegal Meeting Minutes of March 29?
Someone, anyone, do you know why the illegal meeting minutes of the Cudahy Reorganization Committee held March 29, which were probably approved by the Common Council are not out on the city’s website?
End of an Era in Cudahy!
Well the Roadrunner Milwaukee terminal is history in Cudahy. They have moved to Brown Deer.
Look the Rush Is On!!!
So after an illegal meeting and an invalid vote, Mayor Day is rushing this to the agenda!
My Letter To City Attorney Paul Eberhardy On Violations of the Reorganization Committee
City Attorney Eberhardy,
Cudahy Reorganization Committee Meeting Violated Wisconsin State Open Meetings Law
I was able to attend the meeting and Wisconsin State Open Meetings Law Violation occurred during the meeting.
Reorganization Committee Meeting Today
So everyone today is another meeting of the minds @ 5:30pm at Cudahy City Hall.
Effort = Outcome
I would like to see the Elected Officials of Cudahy get serious about the real things plaguing our City.
My Cudahy Part Time Mayor Prediction
The great committee of super thinkers will approve and advise the Common Council to move forward with Reorganizing the City of Cudahy and moving towards a Part Time Mayor and Full Time Administrator.
Cudahy Part Time Mayor - Let's go Through the Steps
Remember - Reading between the lines and the intent of all of this!
A Synopsis of the Reorganization Study Committee Meeting Held Thursday February 23, 2012
This synopsis below comes from one of the few people to attend this meeting.
Cudahy Follow-ups and Other Things
Remember how a few people like Mike the Dead President who thinks I don’t know what I am talking about and am misinformed.
Cudahy School Referendum in November?
I heard that there is the possibility of a school referendum being considered for the November ballot.
The City of Cudahy Gag Order???
Well people, it seems you and I are causing Mayor Day and his efforts to reorganize the City to his needs some issues. “We” seem to be undermining his efforts in the dark of the night to bring these things to reality.
Cudahy Doesn't Need A City Administrator or City Manager!!
Let’s get some background information so we are all on the same page. We will then go over why we don’t need them and then some brutally honest questions and comments.
Wasting Taxpayer Money and a Power Grab In Cudahy?
Let me start out by saying this information has NOT been validated and should be taken as a rumor until proven factual.
I'm Not Being Negative! I'm Being Honest!
While I get a few emails monthly that my blogs are just chucked full of negative things including portraying a negative image of Cudahy, I have to stop and consider if that is the truth!
Look Back Even Further about Part Time Cudahy Mayor December 1945
December 12 1945 – The Milwaukee Journal
Look Back At June 5 1989 On Part Time Cudahy Mayor
Monday June 5th 1989 - The Milwaukee Journal
Cudahy Development
I am sure most readers have seen the MJS article titled “Ex-Iceport site in Cudahy draws interest” if not here it is:
Look What Was Waiting For Me When I Got Home - The Memo
Here is the memo floating around (see below). I am shocked they didn’t leave the pictures that I guess have been accompanying the memo.
Some Updates in Cudahy!
I heard from Cudahy Alderman Dick Bartoshevich that he never supported McCue and he is not sold on a city Administrator. In fact, he said at Otto's meeting that the costs were not what people want to hear about.
More On Mayor Day's Attempt To Cut The People Out
So, the subject of a Part Time Mayor and the hiring of a City Administrator is a cause of great concern along with the speed at which Mayor Day wants it done. Before the 2013 election cycle!
Mayor Day's Email Replying Issue
Fellow blogger Heather Liban wrote a very nice post titled “Using Email Etiquette” and one of her readers – GregfromCudahy writes this comment:
Here Is a Typical Reason What Is Wrong In Cudahy
Listen up Mayor Day, Alderpersons and the Head of the
Cudahy Losing Another Business
When are the powers that be in Cudahy going to wake up?????
Thank You Mayor Day!
I just wanted to thank Mayor Day for getting the graffiti on the MMSD Bridge, just off of Edgerton and Delaware, taken care of.
Priorities for Cudahy Mayor Tony Day
I know Mayor Day already knows that “Development” in
Reminder VOTE TODAY for 2010 Spring Non-Partisan Election
Today is
Today’s Emails from Readers.
“Randy notice three of the names on McCue’s Downtown Implementation Team Members Committee?
What We Know of Mayor McCue
Ask yourself, does this sound like a person
Guest Blog - How Do I Know McCue is Desperate and Behind?
Have you seen how many mailers McCue has been sending out? This last one received in Wednesday’s mail is the most expensive one to date.
Open Records Request Mayor McCue's Work Calendar
I will be uploading all of the Open Records Requests that were done as they are public documents and the people should see them.
McCue on Taxes
When Mayor McCue tells people he is tough on taxes, tell him okay right. While in Milwaukee County Government, he was known as part of the High Tax Tag Team.
What Wal-Mart & Cudahy Station Meant for Cudahy
TIF projection sent to Lara Fritts on
Candidates' Forum Wednesday March 31, 2010 6pm
The neighborhood watch will be hosting a Candidates' Forum
Maybe Mayor McCue Can Get Cudahy's Pick 'n Save to Become a Metro Market
My Review of the Debate - Tony Day
Tony Day showed the ability to talk without having written notes to guide him. He was able to think on his feet.
My Review of the Debate - McCue Part 2
I just wonder how many plants were in the audience to feed Mayor McCue questions? Did you notice Mayor McCue reading off of his full size sheets of notes?
My Review of the Debate - McCue Part 1
I just want everyone to remember cudahy110’s comments and how he admits McCue got a rebuttal in even when the moderator said no rebuttals.
Message from Tony Day
I would like to express my "Thanks" to the people of
Who said These Quotes?
“Used Car Lots:
Cudahy Mayoral Debate held at the Kelly Senior Center March 23, 2010
For those that missed the Mayoral Debate Forum held at the Kelly Senior Center March 23, 2010 held at the ideal time of 1:00pm on a Tuesday to maximize the Citizen’s of Cudahy to attend here it is.
More on Mayor McCue Sign Violations
At the
Cudahy110's Big Anti-Tony Day List Part 2
My responses are in blue. It was so big I had to make it two posts.
Reminder Cudahy Mayoral Debate at the Kelly Senior Center Today 1pm
Mayoral Debate March 23
Cudahy110's Big Anti-Tony Day List Part 1
My responses are in blue. It was so big I had to make it two posts.
Another Plea for Chronicle All the Accomplishments of Mayor McCue
This is another chance for McCue supporters to rave about your candidate and explain all he has done in the 3 years as
Mayor McCue Sign Violations
Not only are Mayor McCue’s large signs too big and in violation they do not contain sign disclaimers this is true of the large banner types as well.
Cudahy 2010 Spring Election Rumors
Here are things I am hearing with winds on the street. Believe them, don’t believe them, pass them off as half truths or just the rumor mill. Since we don’t know if any of this is true, I have to say they are rumors until someone comes forward to say otherwise!
A Question on Elections and Campaigning
If a candidate that is the Incumbent is running for re-election, should they be able to use City Hall for possible campaigning?
Chronicle All the Accomplishments of Mayor McCue
Please help fill in the gaps year by year of what Mayor McCue has done! Please be specific and include dates. If McCue did something great or at all, let’s give him the credit he deserves! Here is your chance, all you McCue supporters, to shine and show me I am wrong.
Analysis of the Tony Day Strange Platform & IcePort Story
This is a breakdown of Mary W’s post called “Tony Day Strange Platform & Ice Port”
Dissecting Mayor Ryan McCue's Re-election Flyer Part 2
My comments will be in blue and red under each item.
The Truth is Naked - A Response to Mr. Williamson
This is in response to, “James Williamson - Elitist, Untrustworthy, Unprofessional, Disrespectful, Etc”
People Want Positive Stories about Cudahy Here Is One You Might Have Missed
It sadness me that Mayor McCue is personally taking credit of the hard work that the Cudahy Health Department under the “Leadership” of
History Repeating on Cudahy Election?
I am sure everyone has seen the race results by now. Not how I wanted it to finish, but it is what it is. If you missed it, here is the info from the Milwaukee Journal.
Should You Trust Cudahy Comptroller James Williamson Endorsement of Mayor McCue
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry A. Kissinger
Dissecting Mayor Ryan McCue's Re-election Flyer Part 1
Okay it was smart of Mayor Ryan McCue to get this out two weeks prior to the primary election, so let’s give him kudos on the time. Very effective!
Vote Tuesday for Kevin Fech for Mayor of Cudahy
I would like to thank everybody who attended the debate on Friday night. Close to 100 residents attended the event to hear what Tony Day and Kevin Fech had to say to the people of
Correcting Some Slight Errors to Remember the Past before Voting for the Future
I’ve picked apart the “Your Stories” article titled ‘Remember the Past before Voting for the Future’ from CudahyNow, as it is a fountain of misinformation and an attempt to discredit Tony Day and puff up Mayor McCue without uttering his name. It is bending the reality curve upward past the breaking point in attempting to make lies turn into truths. It is full of half-truths and fabrications. You have to ask yourself why someone would twist the truth when convenient. However, this question is largely political and I expect many people don't want their political agenda disturbed by facts.
Please Attend the Cudahy Mayoral Primary Debate Friday February 12th
The Cudahy Mayoral Primary Debate is scheduled for
Mayor Ryan McCue and the Debate
I went down to City Hall Monday, February 8th
Wanted Cudahy Rental Resident
I am looking for a
No and NO!
Still waiting to hear back from a few more places, but I don’t think a Primary Mayoral Debate will happen.
Disappointing News on Cudahy Mayoral Debates
It would appear that there will be “NO” Cudahy Mayoral debates before the primary.
Let's Fix Cudahy
Our initial step to recovery in
Emailing Cudahy Mayoral Candidate Ryan McCue Doesn't Work
If you go to
What Does A Mayor Do?
Please keep in mind that the Mayor’s job by powers of the executive branch are:
Fundraiser for Cudahy Mayoral Candidate Kevin Fech Saturday January 23rd
Cudahy Mayoral Candidate Kevin Fech is having a fundraiser at Sparky's on Saturday January 23rd from
Cudahy Mayor McCue's Election No-No
It would appear that a reader was right that you could not campaign (including getting signatures to be on the ballot) on federal property like the Cudahy U.S. Post Office.
I'm Running For Cudahy Mayor
At least that is what this email I received from someone tells me.
Cudahy 2010 Election Notes & Rumors
Mayoral Candidate Tony Day will have a fundraiser on Dec. 1st at South Woods. Invites have been sent out to many
Another Cudahy Mayoral Candidate
Dan Stanislowski has filed the necessary papers to run for Mayor in
Guest Blog - Cudahy's Direction - A Very Concerned Citizen
Here is a letter I received via the U.S. Postal Service that didn’t contain a return address and I am very thankful just to be kept in the loop. I don’t feel the need to know people’s names when they want to share information. Please keep them coming!
Cudahy Budget Revenue Shortfall
Please take a second to read this article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel if you haven’t already read it or just want to refresh your memory.
Score One For Us, The Taxpayers!
In the letter that Mayor McCue has sent out regarding
Cudahy's Education Problem
During Mayor McCue’s last public 2010 budget meeting, he said that a big part of
Here is A Major Fix For City Hall
As many of you remember that for the longest time I have made it a big deal how much time Mayor McCue spends at City Hall. Election time is around the corner, so the Mayor is now visible at City Hall. Playing off of that old “It is what you have done lately” that will be in people’s minds.
Guest Blog - Concerned/Embarrassed Cudahy Resident
This is the letter a
Introducing Cudahy Mayoral Candidate Kevin Fech
This is information provide to me by Mr. Fech. I will have a post later in the week with my sit down and chat with Mayoral Candidate Kevin Fech. What I can tell you is he is very personable and approachable.
Mayoral Debate Format If I was Doing It
If I would be in charge of designing and moderating the Cudahy Mayoral Debate, this is how I would do it.
Clarification
I would like to draw your attention to the post it did on
Pathetic Meeting Attendance
Cudahy Mayor
A New Player Has Entered the Cudahy Mayoral Race
Kevin Fech has taken out the proper paperwork as a candidate for Cudahy Mayor in 2010. He is a
Cudahy Business Question for Today?
How much business did those flowerpots on
A Challenge to Mayor McCue and his Administration
The challenge is to have all of the city’s meetings that are already taped put up so anyone can hear them. Put them on our New City Website, the old one or put them up on Youtube, but put them up so all can hear!
City Matters Part 2
This is more of the emails back and forth from me and Mayor McCue. Watch how he states that I cut and paste and then he does it in such a manor that the sentences don’t make much sense and don’t flow. Also watch how he doesn’t know to what I was talking about and then I remind him of the agenda, then he does. Watch how he answers with non-answers and doesn’t answer others.
Jack Vaccaro - Community Bock Grant Revenue
This is Mr. Vaccaro's question from the Cudahy Wisconsin Common Council meeting on Tuesday September 15th 2009 on the subject of funds from the CBGR that were moved to the Kohl's project in escrowed money instead of using the CBGR to complete the ADA (the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) bathroom to bring it up to ADA code.
City Matters
This is an email I received from Mayor McCue based on my post titled, “Cudahy Director of Public Works / City Engineer” where I posted some emails from Cudahy residents talking about Cudahy Director of Public Works / City Engineer Mary Jo Lange and some concerns.
Cudahy TIF District To Be Audited
You may remember the blog post I did titled “2010 Budget Time” where I stated, “I think someone should audit the time and money spent for TIF and find out how much time and money is being spent on non-TIF things!”, well it is being audited.
2010 Budget Time
Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue is holding three town hall meetings this month. I know this because Rachel Mosey, one of the four Interns for Lara Fritts,
Wednesday's Cudahy Meetings - 8/26/09
Before you attend the Neighborhood Watch come meet Mayoral Candidate Tony Day from
How to Run for Mayor Part 1
Get a copy of your city or town's charter, which will outline the requirements for getting your name on the ballot. To earn a slot on the ballot, usually you will need a petition that may require many signatures to be collected in a specific time frame.
Mayor Ryan McCue doesn't support Unelected Taxing Boards - Wait, What?
Mayor McCue - “I do not support unelected boards like MATC and MMSD having the authority to levy taxes, and I fear that is what could happen under his proposal.”
First Cudahy Domino Falls
I was told by many people at the
Changes to local government in Cudahy
Now instead of wanting to change the Clerk Treasurer to appointed (Cannot storm city hall and no recall process with appointed, cannot vote them out of office), the Mayor and the Common Council should be looking at staggering the alderpersons election cycle or taking the Mayor’s election off of the same time.
South Milwaukee & St. Francis
South Milwaukee & St. Francis’s elected officials, please learn from Cudahy and Mayor Ryan McCue’s mistakes that elitist actions, lack of information and respect for all the citizens of your cities will hurt your cities.
Cudahy KRM Connection
This is
Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue Outsourcing His Job Duties
That is a powerful headline is it? Some may read the headline and say, “Randy, the Mayor should be delegating job duties!”
Maybe An Apology
A while back, I wrote about the Open Records request and how on one of them the City or Mayor McCue was stonewalling or just plain ignoring the request and Wisconsin’s Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen was sent a letter detailing such disregard to the law.
Mayor McCue's Free Campaign Literature
Well the new Cudahy 2009 Spring/Summer newsletter has arrived. I have to say it reads as a 2010 Mayor McCue ???free??? campaign literature. Many of the points are to deflect the criticism I personally brought up in the My Report Card of Mayor McCue series.
Some Gray Areas of the City of Cudahy Hiring Practices.
Last year if you remember we had this - It is my understand that deputy clerk / confidential secretary (Judy Masarak), just quit and the city is bringing back Carolyn Thoms-Neary, even though the job description was not even hammered out as director of office services. If the personnel committee NEVER met about this idea how can it be passed? (I was told that Judy saw an ad for her job and decided to leave after seeing it)
Actual Cudahy "Cute-Sifying" Downtown Paperwork
There were people that questioned that the numbers I used were valid. So here it is!
I Want Your Questions For Mayor McCue To Answer
Please Email me any questions or comments you want me to post for Mayor McCue to answer for his Cudahy State of the City Address.
Cudahy's City Website
The City’s website http://www.ci.cudahy.wi.us/. I like to think of it as “The People’s Website.” If you look at it, it meets the basic needs of a city website created in the late 1990’s.
My Mayor Ryan McCue Report Card Wrap-Up Part 2
This is part 2 of the wrap-up of my report card of Mayor Ryan McCue. Click Here For MoreFinally Cudahy Mayor to Give State of the City Address
Yes, it is for real! This is NOT an April fool’s Day Joke. Mayor McCue is finally going to have the State of the City address.
Mayor to present State of the City addressIs the Public's Interest Waning?
As I look at my numbers of views on the city, Mayor and Wal-Mart blogs – NO! They are still very high in people looking.
My Mayor McCue Report Card Wrap-Up Part 1
This is part 1 of the wrap-up of my report card of Mayor Ryan McCue.
Attention City of Cudahy
Mayor McCue’s statement on the city gaining control of the Iceport land:
My Mayor McCue Report Card Part V Final Grade
It’s Friday and time for another installment of Mayor Ryan McCue’s Report Card. We tally up the grades today.
My Mayor McCue Report Card Part IV
It is that dreaded day! It’s Friday and time for another installment of Mayor Ryan McCue’s Report Card. The last one until we all tally up the grades.
More Thoughts From Readers
I wish to share some comments I received in emails about Mayor McCue’s failure as a leader and Mayor. My thoughts are in blue.
My Mayor McCue Report Card Part III
It is Friday and time for another installment of Mayor Ryan McCue’s Report Card.
My Cudahy Mayor McCue Report Card Part II
This is the continuation of Mayor Ryan McCue’s Campaign Platform and promises and how in my point he has done so far in a report card format. This is a five part series and I have a reader’s report card of their own done on Mayor McCue’s job performance. If you would like to do one just email me rhollenbeck@gmail.com
Disabled Cudahy Firefighter
I was very saddened to read the story “Disabled and in pain, firefighter says city has abandoned him” for various reasons.
Cudahy Gas Station
An experience I had at a local Cudahy gas station interacting with an elderly couple about the city of Cudahy.
Mayor McCue Does Have Friends And Supporters
As a continuation and a preface to me grading Cudahy Mayor McCue’s campaign platform and the promises he has in it, this blog post is chalked full of insights and even a surprise acknowledgement by me. It also has a commentary by my friend WISN talk show host Jay Weber on Mayor McCue that aired February 11th.