Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Water is not safe

I feel bad that Dr. Rigelman thought it was safe to go back into the water....I feel bad because I wish it was.... but realize it is not. Having created this website in January of 2000, and acting as a co webmaster with Bob Harding for a number of years, I personally experienced the anonymous threats, poison pen letters and general bad tidings that come with it and that come with expressing your opinion in public or on this site and signing your name. I can understand why the new webmasters want to remain anonymous, when I decided to hand over the site to their control, I did so giving them a heads up on my experience, and they have seen the experience of others on this site too.

I have been searching for new webmasters for this web site for over two years, and have made webmaster duty offers to a few people whom I respect tremendously and have been turned down...until recently. I know those individuals who have declined this offer still continue to be involved in posting on the discussion area and I am grateful for their contributions to an intelligent discussion and thank them once again for sharing their knowledge and opinions.

I wish the new webmasters the best of luck and I am encouraged that they are willing to make the time and devote the effort to bring PATA back to the forefront on the home page and our pages too...my family commitments prevent me from making any decent effort in that manner and have for a few years...and I am glad that the new webmasters have agreed to take on this opportunity...remembering that dropping pebbles in this pond does result in ripples that can continue for years...and hopefully have a postiive effect on this community.

Thank you to all of the readers of this site for your interest and contributions and words of support during difficult times.

signing off..

webmaster one,
Lisa Ross

Valentino is back

Bruce, I think good old ''Valentino'' is back after a long hiatus from School Board and sneak attacks on this web site. WE were able to identify her before...the tracks look the same this time too...

Hang in there...the majority of the readers here do thank you for your contributions...even in the face of those who clearly may need help they are not getting...

By closet philosopher

He's Back

I guess the coffee break is over folks. Here again we must endure the reasons this site was put on the web to give some responsible citizens an opportunity to express themselves without fear.

What he leaves out is what made Bruce Rigelman mad at the 5th/3rd guy Erickson in 2000 was that this banker was either incompetent or a fraud. The figures (on his amortization chart) he had presented to the board for the minimum millage ($77 Million for the North High Complex) was full of errors and our anonymous poster knows the north high complex zealots got caught in their own lies.

Then he brings up the 2003 election. Mark, your candidate came in FOURTH. The landsides victories were made by the very people you opposed. Who trusted whom Mark?

Are you now saying you are out working again on the levy campaign? God help the school children of this district.

Mark craw back under your rock

Rigelman Breaks the Law 9 Times

Interesting turn of event. Rigelman trys to divert attention from his participation in nine illegal board meetings, and now says Erickson and Fifth Third people are frauds.

Fifth Third must be grabbing too much of the home mortgage business here in Pickerington from Bank One/Chase.

Hey, Bruce. Tell us again about the nine illegal meetings of the board in 2003? Oh, I almost forgot. I guess it is evil to tell you that you broke the law. Well, I guess that adds Nick Pittner with Bricker & Eckler to the long list of evil ones.

Too bad no one believes Bruce. Never did and never will.