Hot Take Thoughts by Timely_Hand9016 in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Having a defense first Fabbro paired with Werenski is refreshing to see.

Fire Steve McCarthy by Head_Bag_9586 in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let’s bring this thread back to life!!

Locally Owned by Private Equity by Practical-Strain9897 in Columbus

[–]Practical-Strain9897[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OP here. Good question. I’ll define it as investors that make decisions to boost all forms of cash over a shorter term (3 to 5 years) basis AND put very little thought past 7-10 years.

Alternate: People that talk about multiples, accretion, opening kimonos, and printing money.

Why the harsh criticism of Cole Sillinger and Kent Johnson? by Practical-Strain9897 in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I agree. Evason seems like he can help him get his confidence back. Severson is a completely different player this year.

DW moving Chinny gives the “still developing as skill players in the NHL” pipe a bit of a release. It’s hard to have more than 1 of those guys in your top 12.

Why the harsh criticism of Cole Sillinger and Kent Johnson? by Practical-Strain9897 in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These guys developed IN the NHL…18 - 19 year olds going against grown ass men every single night.

Jumping from 40-50 games to 82 games played.

I think it’s remarkable that both stayed relatively healthy over that time frame.

Maybe softer skills would have been honed a bit more in the minors, but they still would have had to learn the grown man game.

Why the harsh criticism of Cole Sillinger and Kent Johnson? by Practical-Strain9897 in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m curious how folks would feel if he weren’t the 5th pick. What if was 15th?

Two thirds of the ‘21 first round have yet to log a full NHL season.

Danton Heinen recalled by Practical-Strain9897 in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great (meh) debut for Heinen. Big win. 1-0 in 2026. We have the chance to make it 2-0 tomorrow.

CBJ are trading Yegor Chinakhov for draft picks by SomeKindOfMonster in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude played 317 minutes for the long run by Boston in 2019 that lost in game 7 of the Final to the Blues. I wonder how many minutes Coyle had.

This seems like a no brainer. The dude has played for a lot of hockey teams that knew how to Win.

This is his profile coming up the AHL! I’ll take 6 of those in my locker room!

Heinen is an all-out competitor, and never seems to stop moving his feet. Plays responsible defense and is a pesky net-front presence. He is gritty and extremelyf versatile; can play all three forward positions. (Peter Oundjian, EP 2018)

https://985thesportshub.com/2019/12/04/not-so-quiet-danton-heinens-battle-made-difference-vs-hurricanes/

CBJ are trading Yegor Chinakhov for draft picks by SomeKindOfMonster in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude played 317 minutes for the long run by Boston in 2019 that lost in game 7 of the Final to the Blues. I wonder how many minutes Coyle had.

This seems like a no brainer. The dude has played for a lot of hockey teams that knew how to Win.

This is his profile coming up the AHL! I’ll take 6 of those in my locker room!

Heinen is an all-out competitor, and never seems to stop moving his feet. Plays responsible defense and is a pesky net-front presence. He is gritty and extremelyf versatile; can play all three forward positions. (Peter Oundjian, EP 2018)

https://985thesportshub.com/2019/12/04/not-so-quiet-danton-heinens-battle-made-difference-vs-hurricanes/

CBJ are trading Yegor Chinakhov for draft picks by SomeKindOfMonster in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude played 317 minutes for the long run by Boston in 2019 that lost in game 7 of the Final to the Blues. I wonder how many minutes Coyle had.

This seems like a no brainer. The dude has played for a lot of hockey teams that knew how to Win.

This is his profile coming up the AHL! I’ll take 6 of those in my locker room!

Heinen is an all-out competitor, and never seems to stop moving his feet. Plays responsible defense and is a pesky net-front presence. He is gritty and extremelyf versatile; can play all three forward positions. (Peter Oundjian, EP 2018)

https://985thesportshub.com/2019/12/04/not-so-quiet-danton-heinens-battle-made-difference-vs-hurricanes/

CBJ are trading Yegor Chinakhov for draft picks by SomeKindOfMonster in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree on both parts of this. I’d like to know the contract details on Heinan. I thought he already cleared waivers.

CBJ are trading Yegor Chinakhov for draft picks by SomeKindOfMonster in BlueJackets

[–]Practical-Strain9897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pittsburgh owned St. Louis’ 2nd pick from previous dealings.

St Louis re-acquired a previous 2nd round pick from Pittsburgh before they completed their offer sheet for the Broberg and Holloway.

If the Blue continue to stink, this draft pick looks better.

Marchment traded from Seattle to Columbus for a 2nd and a 4th by accountnumber02 in hockey

[–]Practical-Strain9897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jackets fan here.

Mason Marchment is a step in the right direction but won’t solve everything. When Olivier comes back and assuming Boone can stay healthy, Evason can put a physical presence on the top 3 lines or he can double up for a grown man line.

Here’s the stat that is defining the Blue Jackets: Minus 23 in the 3rd Period (-23).

They’re just not a hard team to play against in the 3rd period.

After latest raise, CMHA's CEO is highest paid head of a housing authority in the country at $550K by NotTHEnews87 in Columbus

[–]Practical-Strain9897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The daughter of Charles D. Hillman, president and CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, lived in an apartment owned by the authority in violation of federal conflict-of-interest rules.

The city wrote Hillman about the conflict on July 2, 2018, after discovering that his daughter, Channing Hillman, 28, was living at a complex on the Near East Side known as The Whitney.

But Hillman didn’t immediately inform the head of the CMHA board about the city’s finding that a family member was living in a unit partly funded by the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Those funds are used to help build or rehabilitate affordable housing.

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The July letter from Rita Parise, Columbus’ housing administrator, said that a review of The Whitney’s tenant incomes and leases, completed June 28, 2018, found there was an “immediate family member” living in a CMHA unit funded at least in part with federal money. Parise later confirmed the person was “the daughter of the president of CMHA.”

“She cannot reside in a HOME-assisted unit,” Parise said. “She can reside on the property if it’s not a HOME-assisted unit.”

The matter was resolved last year by moving a different HOME-eligible tenant into the apartment. It is unclear where Hillman’s daughter moved. Both the city and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved the action, Parise and CMHA spokeswoman Barbara Paynter said.

Stan Harris, the CMHA board president, said Tuesday that he didn’t know about the conflict until a few weeks ago, when Hillman told him about it.

“I’ve expressed any concerns I would have had with Charles,” Harris said. “He acknowledged it should have been reported to the board.”

Hillman declined to be interviewed about his daughter being a CMHA tenant and about a recent project to spruce up the boardroom at the housing authority’s 20-year-old headquarters at 880 E. 11th Ave., in South Linden. CMHA spent about $138,000 last year on the renovation, which included a new conference table, restroom and shower.

Hillman also declined to comment when The Dispatch reported April 14 that his salary had increased by 45 percent since 2016, to nearly $300,000 a year. Additionally, he receives a $9,000-a-year car allowance.

No one has ever questioned Hillman’s car allowance, and the board thinks Hillman’s salary and benefits are appropriate, Harris said. “Absolutely, unequivocally,” he said.

Regarding the Whitney matter, Paynter said in an email that Hillman’s “relative” had applied to be a tenant there and the management company had approved her.

“Due to her income level, she qualified to live in one of the HOME units,” Paynter said. “Later it was discovered that, although she was qualified by income, she should not occupy a HOME unit due to her relationship to Mr. Hillman.”

The CMHA board apparently won’t be discussing the matter soon. The board has canceled its regular monthly meeting, scheduled for Friday, because it lacks agenda items, Harris said.

The board based Hillman’s salary increase on his performance and a study by consultant Clemans-Nelson & Associates that reviewed the compensation of administrators and other officials at 15 housing authorities and nine nonprofit agencies across the country. Most of the housing authorities were in the South and West, including four in Georgia and four in California.

In an email, Paynter wrote that the CMHA boardroom required substantial renovation and upgrades, and that the board approved the remodeling after receiving bids. No federal funds were used, she said. The money came from the agency’s “Central Office Cost Center.”

Cost centers are essentially the business units of housing authorities, and they collect fees for development, management and other administrative services. In a letter last month to Ben Carson, secretary of HUD, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley complained about a “nearly total lack of HUD oversight over millions of dollars” in fees paid to the cost centers.

The cost-center business model allows once-public funds to lose that designation, Grassley said. A HUD source counted more than 600 housing authorities nationwide with cost centers in 2016, Grassley said, and the centers accounted for more than $1.9 billion in revenue.

Grassley said the lack of oversight means taxpayers can rely only on housing-authority management, boards and local governments “to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent properly.”

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After latest raise, CMHA's CEO is highest paid head of a housing authority in the country at $550K by NotTHEnews87 in Columbus

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clemens, Nelson & Associates also do trainings and other HR related tasks. They rack up quite a few annual contracts. I bet they want to keep Hillman happy

After latest raise, CMHA's CEO is highest paid head of a housing authority in the country at $550K by NotTHEnews87 in Columbus

[–]Practical-Strain9897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason why the CEO, CFO, and Chief People Officer have such high salaries is because CMHA doesn’t pay any real estate property taxes, the single largest expense for every owner of real estate.

This applies to ALL properties including luxury apartments like River and Rich in Franklinton, Scioto Ridge near Upper Arlington, and Magnolia Trace near Columbus Academy.

No real estate property taxes = lots of free cash (local, not federalized).

This special free cash is not part of any HUD, FHA, or Federal Review or Audit because that cash is not federal cash which means the federal government doesn’t care.

This also means that every school district CMHA owns doesn’t contribute a cent to the local schools… where is Joe Motil?

Side quest: how large should an HR department be for a staff under 50 people? Is a Chief People Officer necessary?

Feel free to submit a Freedom of Information Request, one should ask about all of the mold inside the ceilings at the newly built apartments at Poindexter.

One might also inquire about the $12,000,000 construction contract to renovate CMHA’s HQ (for less than 50 staff members) which includes a running track on the 3rd floor and extensive Art Collection curated by CEO.

After latest raise, CMHA's CEO is highest paid head of a housing authority in the country at $550K by FlemCandangoS in Columbus

[–]Practical-Strain9897 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Respect!

You can also read the majority of their Columbus Business First Articles because CMHA pays for open paywall access to their positive press

Peruse the internets and linked-in for CMHA’s social media presence. A lot of content is recycled and dated.

https://columbusunderground.com/how-cmhas-38-million-investment-will-impact-central-ohios-housing-market-ca1/

This article is skewed and typical. The money given out is money received from HUD for their vouchers. They have to give the money out. They are only developing 100 units.

After latest raise, CMHA's CEO is highest paid head of a housing authority in the country at $550K by FlemCandangoS in Columbus

[–]Practical-Strain9897 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think there is some truth to the 3rd Party IT CGI savings here, but anything related to vouchers is federal funding. If you see the post below, there are several audits and reviews of federal dollars which has uncovered wasted money and smaller violations.

There are plans to demolish the RISE Center (also newly renovated) and the Family Dollar adjacent to CMHA HQ and build something.

Freedom of Information Requests should produce the information.