Comments for http://brentsumner.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Contact Me by Ron & Hildred Cobia http://brentsumner.com/contact-me/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Ron & Hildred Cobia Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:40:24 +0000 http://brentsumner.com/?page_id=17#comment-17 Congratulations. We are very pleased to see you in there. Ron & Hildred Congratulations. We are very pleased to see you in there.

Ron & Hildred

]]> Comment on Contact Me by Eris http://brentsumner.com/contact-me/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Eris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:13:01 +0000 http://brentsumner.com/?page_id=17#comment-16 Proud to be your sister-in-law! Proud to be your sister-in-law!

]]> Comment on Contact Me by Eris http://brentsumner.com/contact-me/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Eris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:12:21 +0000 http://brentsumner.com/?page_id=17#comment-15 I stayed up until 11:10 and it looks like you are the leader by far! And that is as it should be! Congrats, you have the background to be the best! The city's web site is really good! Hope you have rented a suite at a fabulous hotel to celebrate the win! Sorry for Dean Dickerson, a former student of mine. I thought I taught him everything he knew! Guess it was not enough to continue as a city councilman! Oh well. And, I think Steve Diamond was another student of mine, I'll have to check. Guess I didn't teach him enough! I stayed up until 11:10 and it looks like you are the leader by far! And that is as it should be! Congrats, you have the background to be the best! The city’s web site is really good!

Hope you have rented a suite at a fabulous hotel to celebrate the win!

Sorry for Dean Dickerson, a former student of mine. I thought I taught him everything he knew! Guess it was not enough to continue as a city councilman! Oh well. And, I think Steve Diamond was another student of mine, I’ll have to check. Guess I didn’t teach him enough!

]]> Comment on Key Issues by admin http://brentsumner.com/key-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-12 admin Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:52 +0000 http://brentsumner.com/?page_id=8#comment-12 Thanks for the question, Jenni. Midtown is an instance of my worst fears for our city being realized. I was one of the first individuals to listen to the Midtown proposal. Back then, I and my brother both told the developer it would not work in Orem, and in that location in particular because of the traffic problems it would create becase it was simply just too BIG. Yes, I agree with you that Midtown is an eyesore for the community. Not being a builder or contractor by trade I do know when materials and structures are exposed to the elements a lot of the work needs to be redone and this concerns me. I understand there are over 40 financial institutions with money in the project, which is a can of worms to try and sort out. I would sit down with city officials and contractors and see what our immediate options are. The original plan for Midtown was to be an upscale residential and business structure. Perhaps we need to set our sights a little lower and get moving on getting businesses up and running in the bottom. Then we might work our way up on the housing side for Orem's Citizens. At least we could then start to collect some property and sales tax for the city and begin to undo the slide. If elected, there are two things I want to get my arms around and get involved in ASAP: 1. Midtown. 2. Orem traffic flow (especially around UVU and the redesign of I-15). What has been done in the past with Midtown is done. So, we now need to look forward and get going and get the project finished, and finished soon. Again, thanks for your comment. I would appreciate your vote November 3. Brent Thanks for the question, Jenni.

Midtown is an instance of my worst fears for our city being realized. I was one of the first individuals to listen to the Midtown proposal. Back then, I and my brother both told the developer it would not work in Orem, and in that location in particular because of the traffic problems it would create becase it was simply just too BIG.

Yes, I agree with you that Midtown is an eyesore for the community. Not being a builder or contractor by trade I do know when materials and structures are exposed to the elements a lot of the work needs to be redone and this concerns me. I understand there are over 40 financial institutions with money in the project, which is a can of worms to try and sort out. I would sit down with city officials and contractors and see what our immediate options are. The original plan for Midtown was to be an upscale residential and business structure. Perhaps we need to set our sights a little lower and get moving on getting businesses up and running in the bottom. Then we might work our way up on the housing side for Orem’s Citizens. At least we could then start to collect some property and sales tax for the city and begin to undo the slide.

If elected, there are two things I want to get my arms around and get involved in ASAP:

1. Midtown.
2. Orem traffic flow (especially around UVU and the redesign of I-15).

What has been done in the past with Midtown is done. So, we now need to look forward and get going and get the project finished, and finished soon.

Again, thanks for your comment. I would appreciate your vote November 3.

Brent

]]> Comment on Key Issues by jenni http://brentsumner.com/key-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-10 jenni Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:31:04 +0000 http://brentsumner.com/?page_id=8#comment-10 Dear Brent, Midtown Village is an eyesore and invitation to crime. What do you think should be done about it? Dear Brent,
Midtown Village is an eyesore and invitation to crime. What do you think should be done about it?

]]> Comment on I Want to be YOUR Orem City Council Member. by Dennis Buhman http://brentsumner.com/2009/08/14/your-orem-city-council-member/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dennis Buhman Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:57:18 +0000 http://brentsumner.com/?p=1#comment-2 I've been a resident of Orem for 10 years. It seems to me that we have spent a lot on recreation and arts, and let the infastructure (especially roads) fall into disrepair. The first service of a city to it's citizens is public safety, then infastructure and other services. Arts and recreation should be reserved for when times are good and money is in excess. Good luck on your campaign. Dennis I’ve been a resident of Orem for 10 years. It seems to me that we have spent a lot on recreation and arts, and let the infastructure (especially roads) fall into disrepair. The first service of a city to it’s citizens is public safety, then infastructure and other services. Arts and recreation should be reserved for when times are good and money is in excess.

Good luck on your campaign.

Dennis

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