City of Bellemeade

I could not believe my eyes this morning at what was happening in fron of the house next door.  The speed humps on North Chadwick were being painted today - AGAIN - this time by Metro.  So, now Bellemeade has paid to have them painted, and Metro has paid to have them painted - all in approximately in ONE MONTH! 

I honestly think there is a serious lack of communication between Bellemeade and Metro, not only on the painting of the speed humps, but on many other issues.  In my several conversations with various Metro officials, I have received a lot of information that conflicts with what I get from Bellemeade and what has been posted on here by our Bellemeade mayor.  And to use one of your terms Miss Kitty, I am also SMDH because we deserve better than that.  We certainly don't need waste of taxpayer money resulting from lack of communication or from hard-headed officials who are not hearing what other people are saying.

Councilman Ackerson said he had offered to get the speed humps painted, but Bellemeade refused.  Mayor Larry Odom-Groh said Metro refused.  Then he said he (Larry) didn't want to wait for Metro, so Bellemeade spent money to paint the lines on the speed humps.  A month later Metro spent money to paint over the new paint Bellemeade had painted.   If this were not a flagrant waste of our tax money, it would be downright comical.. 

Time for a change. 

I wonder why councilman Ackerson painted them anyway after the refusal?

According to the Councilman's staff (reference phone conversation back in August), the Bellemeade mayor turned down the Councilman's offer back in June.  He (Larry) also quoted Metro Public Works as refusing to paint the speed humps by stating that they no longer do that.  Obviously that is (was) not true since Metro painted the speed humphs today.  larryl seems to have trouble keeping his stories straight.

larryl, what is the true story about this waste of money?

And, for those of you on Chadwick who for so long have had to contend with the speeders and asked for an additional speed hump, Mr. Ackerson also offered to put one of those in too, but GUESS WHO FLATLY TURNED IT DOWN?  larryl, speak up.

I do apologize for sounding so dense.  I do not understand why this ackerson person decides to waste money painting things that are already painted when he was told (according to these posts) to NOT paint them? 

I am guessing that the offer was declined in June for a good reason.  And then this ackerson paints anyway?

I think I may be way out of the loop here.  Nothing is making sense to me.  Maybe I am jumping into the middle of something that has gone on for a long time and am not getting the big picture.