I Doubt Anyone Noticed, but...

The MPCA website, which contained mostly outdated and inaccurate information, has been taken down for some time now, as recommended in this post.

We did call for a new site with useful and correct material, not just killing the old one. I have faith in our board, that they will take The Gadfly's advice, and we will receive the announcement of the newly designed site any day now.

Here's an incentive:

If real news and information were available on an interactive community site, maybe this blogger could retire.

Never Mind!

I was planning to continue with the Truthiness Reports, but I realized that it's not necessary to take aim at a man who is in the process of shooting himself in the foot.

Truthiness

"The use of mulch is a good temporary solution to several of our trail woes and is not seen as permanent...

The Trail Committee is moving forward from their report at the April Bi-Annual Meeting in an effort to explore what support the City of Atlanta can provide to a trail project if requested. David Quillian has provided an update article in the newsletter."

Representing all of our members
Glenn Cartledge, President

-from the July 2008 MPCA Newsletter

Nobody has actually determined that we have any "trail woes." There's just this ad hoc committee whose members talked to each other, but did no research. They took some photographs. That's pretty much all.

What is this fiat from Mr. Cartledge ruling out organic mulch as the solution, if indeed there ever is determined to be some need for a "solution"? He does not serve on the committee anymore, nor does he have any business speaking out on this issue, as it is his responsibility to remain neutral, something he cannot seem even to pretend to do, except in that most ironic signature.

I boldfaced "their report" just for fun. As those of us who attended the April meeting recall, it was Mr. Cartledge himself who made the report, against strenuous advice. He was about to be installed as president "of all our members," yet he insisted on presenting the committee report, because it seems that showing off his PowerPoint skills was more important than being appropriate under the circumstances.

Mulching the walking path most certainly is a viable idea. It is attractive and healthy for trees, rather than killing them. Organic material is non-poisonous to the soil, water, humans and animals. It doesn't exacerbate flooding or cause air pollution. It is not likely to attract hundreds more cars every day to our streets, and thus more danger and crime.