Monday's City Council meeting was remarkable. For the record, the early work session saw a promising rollout of the city's plans for a comprehensive remake of ordinance enforcement, with a focus on rental housing inspections.
It seems clear that the council as a whole has adopted the progressive mantra that rental properties are BUSINESSES and should be appropriately registered and regulated.
But the big news from the evening was the passage (on first reading) of an almost-complete ban on smoking in the workplace.
As a political feat, Jeff Gahan's accomplishment is worthy of remark. Putative sponsor Bob Caesar (D2) put forward an exhaustively comprehensive ban on workplace smoking that earned the "aye" votes of Dan Coffey (D1), Pat McLaughlin (D4), John Gonder (At-large), and president Jeff Gahan (D6). If that majority holds 17 days from now, only Mayor Doug England's veto would prevent New Albany from joining the vanguard of the future in making its commercial and retail establishments smoke-free.
Thanks to New Albany Now for early returns. D5 voted no.
Showing posts with label new albany now. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new albany now. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
We Couldn't Say It Better
May we refer you onward to the new blog associated with New Albany Now, at newalbanynow.blogspot.com?
We had the privilege of listening (at our leisure) to the complete coverage of last Thursday's meeting of the New Albany City Council. After hearing it, we share the outrage of the blogger.
We had the privilege of listening (at our leisure) to the complete coverage of last Thursday's meeting of the New Albany City Council. After hearing it, we share the outrage of the blogger.
Friday, July 18, 2008
OK, Don't Miss THIS!
Sorry I said "Don't Miss This," because I did miss it. The Thursday night New Albany Now show never happened. But I'm told it will run on Friday evening, with callers invited. I think I'll call in. How about you?
Sunday, June 29, 2008
New Voice on the Air?
We received news late tonight that New Albany is going to be served by an online public affairs radio show called New Albany Now. Starting tonight (we don't know the regularity of their schedule), the online radio show begins its schedule of Webcasts.
It's apparently a call-in show instead of just a podcasted blog. If you're on the Web, you can click a button to join the conversation. If you're away from your computer, you can call a number (347) 539-5928. In a world of cell phones and cheap long distance, calling a national number shouldn't impose too much of a hardship. As a caller, you can listen to the show, too, so long as your connection is maintained.
We understand that if you miss the live broadcast, an archive will be available, so all the shows will be available for later reference. Here's a link:
This sounds like it could be a dramatic development in the coverage of public affairs. We got word about this from Randy Smith at Destinations Booksellers. He's going to be hosting the early shows, but he leaves open the possibility that other show hosts may soon join him. Destinations Booksellers is going to be underwriting some of the early costs of producing this show and receiving on-air mentions in exchange. Randy's other business, Flood Crest Press, will probably also be a sponsor. For now, we don't know of any other sponsors, but Randy says it will be a non-profit undertaking that actively seeks individual, organizational, and business sponsorships, all of whom would receive mention on the air.
Randy isn't able to tell us yet if there will be an ability to take the show out of the "studio," but it's hard not to be enthusiastic about the idea of live broadcasts of some local public meetings. Can you imagine if The New Albanian and Bluegill were able to supplement their blog by audio of the city council meetings?
Who will be listening? Who knows? We think it's a great idea, and we encourage our readers to take the time to call in to ask questions or express their opinions.
It's apparently a call-in show instead of just a podcasted blog. If you're on the Web, you can click a button to join the conversation. If you're away from your computer, you can call a number (347) 539-5928. In a world of cell phones and cheap long distance, calling a national number shouldn't impose too much of a hardship. As a caller, you can listen to the show, too, so long as your connection is maintained.
We understand that if you miss the live broadcast, an archive will be available, so all the shows will be available for later reference. Here's a link:
This sounds like it could be a dramatic development in the coverage of public affairs. We got word about this from Randy Smith at Destinations Booksellers. He's going to be hosting the early shows, but he leaves open the possibility that other show hosts may soon join him. Destinations Booksellers is going to be underwriting some of the early costs of producing this show and receiving on-air mentions in exchange. Randy's other business, Flood Crest Press, will probably also be a sponsor. For now, we don't know of any other sponsors, but Randy says it will be a non-profit undertaking that actively seeks individual, organizational, and business sponsorships, all of whom would receive mention on the air.
Randy isn't able to tell us yet if there will be an ability to take the show out of the "studio," but it's hard not to be enthusiastic about the idea of live broadcasts of some local public meetings. Can you imagine if The New Albanian and Bluegill were able to supplement their blog by audio of the city council meetings?
Who will be listening? Who knows? We think it's a great idea, and we encourage our readers to take the time to call in to ask questions or express their opinions.
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