Comments on: Joe Pantalone, We Need to Talk

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:46:10 +0000

I replied to one of his regular electronic updates on council initiatives. I suggested that since we are in tough times, and all the updates are talking about initiatives that spend more money, that it would be great if 1 out of every 4 updates or an article or 2 in each update spoke to cost-saving initiatives that the city is undergoing to minimize potential tax increases on a burdened constiuency. No response either. He is somewhat electronic in that he emails out updates which is nice. But I agree with everyone else that when he can't answer a question or doesn't want to answer a question, he tends to either pass it off on a staffer to give a non-responsive answer or he doesn't respond at all. Not good, but I guess if we all have complaints, then someone should step up to run against him….and I will be the first to admit that it won't be me!!

By: Joe Pantalone Responds | Ossington Village

Joe Pantalone Responds | Ossington Village — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:46:47 +0000

[...] active participant in blocking entrepreneurs growing new restaurants around the city. His response (and email response, unfortunately), posted below, is patently absurd and provides no explanation apart from vague mentions of [...]

By: adam

adam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:57:18 +0000

I emailed him the other week and got the same stock response, but then it was followed up a phone call from one of his staffers.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:13:38 +0000

At least when you emailed him you got something back. When I emailed him about his suddenly stopping new restaurant growth on Ossington, the email bounced. I ended up having to call him, get his assistant's email and use that one. It doesn't seem like Joe wants a conversation with the community. He is the one in charge, and he likes it that way. Old school! http://ossingtonvillage.com/?p=4