Despite a formal appeal last week to move Media's Nativity BVM to Wallingford; no items regarding this issue were included on tonight's council agenda. In addition, not one word was mentioned of the situation at all.By this time next month, a final decision is expected from the Archdioceses that will either keep Nativity in Media, or move it to Wallingford. Had this been a similar situation with Media Elementary, I'm sure it would have made tonight's council agenda and a whole lot more. It's unclear why President Hall and the rest of borough council haven't given a position, statement, explanation or even an acknowledgment of this pending situation.
It's a total lack of leadership when an entity is making an appeal against Media to have Nativity move to Wallingford and our own Borough Council makes no attempt to defend it, explain it, or even acknowledge it. The message is simple: If borough council isn't interested in Nativity, then why shouldn't an appeal go through to move it out of Media? The students, faculty, staff and community deserve a lot more from the borough.
Excuse Council tonight. They had to adjourn quickly to advoid embarasment by Town Clown Indorf.
ReplyDeleteThese members of council are barely members of the community. And when it comes to a religious school, why would any elitist-atheist-homeschooling-over the top liberal care?
ReplyDeleteSilence speaks volumes. It doesn't surprise me. A religious school is counter to "progressive" liberalism and thought, the state will fill the vacuum that's left behind. Everybody's hometown? Not really, only if you're a conformist Democrat who's able to regurgitate what they were spoon-fed by a doped up instructor for four years. Media has great potential and until it truly embraces diversity and check and balances, Republican representation, it will remain an average community in a below average metropolitan area.
ReplyDeleteOne sided as always. I am sure you will just delete this post as you do with any that you don't agree with...
ReplyDeleteTedman, please remind us all of the efforts the Pete Alyanakian-led council made to lobby for Nativity BVM when the school-closing commission was announced back in December 2010.
ReplyDeleteBecause I couldn't find anything in the council minutes.
If this decision is really something that council could influence, wouldn't that have been the time to spring into action?
Hey rocket scientist back in 2010 Nativity wasn't mentioned as a school that may close.
ReplyDeleteThey just released the school names this month. Hi ho Hi ho off to fantasy land you can go.
No room for catholic education in a secular progressive world. Modern love gets me to the church on time.......
Anon @ 5:07 - if only they had the vision in 2010 to know the outcome of the report in January of 2012! And, if only Alyanakian knew then that St. John's would appeal in January 2012 to close Nativity! The horror! What will the ruling class in the People's republic of Media do?
ReplyDeleteNot a damn thing.
That is classic. So now, the current ruling elite of Media can be as reckless as they'd like (and this will be ugly), and they can just blame Pete for everything that goes wrong. Hey, if that doesn't stick, they can blame Bush.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know that the Republican supporters think that the best time to influence a decision is after it has already been made.
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