Mike Bell

Mayor Mike Bell along with his Finance Dir. and two Deputy Mayors appeared on a special Eye On Toledo Tuesday night. The entire one hour commercial free interview can be heard here http://www.wspd.com/pages/hotbutton.html
Mike explains his latest plan for balancing the budget, and ideas for keeping Toledo from fallling this far behind again.

I'm sorry Toledo, but Mike Bell made his bones as a democrat. I don't know why he didn't choose to run as a democrat, but I never believed that he wouldn't govern as one. Today he asked those of you left in the city who actually pay income taxes to pay more. From 2.25% to 2.5%. But it's only "temporary".

Wow this is great Bell won't put his name on City signs. Now that is a positive change.
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Mike Bell said he would leave his ego out of his new job as mayor and motorists could be the first ones to see signs of him making good on that promise.

Aside from beginning the massive task of handling a predicted $40 million general fund deficit, Mayor Bell on his first full day at work yesterday said he would replace the city's entry point signs with new ones that don't bear his name.

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Bell Announces Executive Staff For New Administration
Following through on an early campaign promise, Mike Bell today announced his appointment for the Deputy Mayor for External Affairs – a position throughout the campaign referred to as the “Business Advocate.”

Mike Bell today announced the members of his full transition team who will be charged with offering suggestions and strategies for implementing the Mayor-Elect’s platform.
The Team is made up of representative from all parts of the community including business, labor, neighborhood organizations, education, clergy, social services and our regional neighbors. Members include:

Jesus Angel
El Camino

Louis Escobar
Former Pres. Toledo City Council

Marianne Ballas
Ballas Buick/GMC

Hugh Grefe
Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Aaron Baker
University of Toledo

Mike Bell named a three-person Transition Advisory Group to advise him in structuring an orderly transition into the Mayor’s Office and recommend a process to select choices for leadership and staff positions in his new administration.

The Group consists of: Don Harbaugh, President of Toledo Molding & Die, Inc. and Member of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees.
Joyce Chappel, former Director of Human Resources for the City of Toledo and former
Director of the Ohio Department of Aging.
Joe Walter, Director of the Lucas County Emergency Management Agency and former

Not only did Conservatives rout all major, as well as minor out of state elections, conservatism won in Toledo. Even liberal powerbroker Marcy couldn't get super-liberal Wilkowski a win, over a much more conservative Mike Bell. This is of course an after effect of a President whose Hope and Change message, has become a Whine and Moan message. And with that, there goes what little support HE has in Congress! All I can say is---HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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First Bell TV spot starts Monday;
focuses on experience, plan for jobs and safety

Teamsters Local 20 will announce their formal endorsement of Mike Bell for Mayor of Toledo at a press conference today, Tuesday, October 20th at 1:30 p.m. at the Teamsters Local 20 hall on Hawley. The endorsement marks the latest in a wave of community, business and labor organizations that have thrown their support behind Bell in the last week.

Sometimes pride gets in the way of being able to partake fully in things we as human beings want to do. What my parents told me was, "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face." I am such a holder of grudges that it is difficult for me to forgive and forget, especially if the offender has not apologized or even acknowledged that they were being offensive.

The Toledo Police Patrolmen’s Association and the Toledo Police Command Officers’
Association have endorsed Mike Bell for Mayor of Toledo today in the wake of a violent and
brazen bar shoot out in West Toledo.

After screening both mayoral candidates, TPPA and TPCOA endorsed Bell for his practical and unflinching approach to addressing safety as laid out in his platform, Pride and Performance:Strong Leadership for a High Functioning City – a plan that will address jobs and safety for all of Toledo.

TPPA President, Dan Wagner and TPCOA President Terry Stewart joined Mr. Bell at a press

This week I released a revised copy of my platform, which outlines the specific steps I will take as mayor to make Toledo a high-functioning city again.

But good, practical ideas are only the start. We also need experience and an emphasis on teamwork at the top - and outstanding new faces throughout the government to change the way the city operates.

Brian Gump invites you to a “MEET and GREET” with

Mike Bell

Candidate for Mayor of Toledo

Friday October 2, 2009, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

At Basin Street Restaurant, 5201 Monroe St
Toledo, OH 43623-3197

Suggested Donation $20.00

Delicious Appetizers and Cash Bar

Please make checks payable to Mike Bell for Toledo

No corporate checks please.

Mike Bell for Toledo
Golf Scramble Fundraiser
At Ottawa Park Golf Course
Saturday - October 24, 2009
Shotgun Start at 9:00am
Cost: $200.00/team includes:
18-Hole Green fee, cart, lunch @ the turn, contests & prizes for 4 golfers
Send registration & checks payable to Ottawa Park Golf Course; 2315 Walden Pond Drive; Toledo,
OH 43606. You can register online at www.ottawaparkgc.com and click on Tournaments

Mayoral Candidate Mike Bell says, "My opponent is the ultimate insider politician. He has surrounded himself with the same faces that have been in charge for years and led us to where we are today."

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I see voting for Mike Bell as a win-win situation. First, he is by far the most qualified person for the job. Period. Second, by doing so, I can also send Marcy a clear message as to how I, and I'm sure many others on this site agree, feel about her support of business as usual in Washington. Think about the following: trillions given to bankers, stock brokers, various other bailouts, Bushs' rich friends, more troops being sent to the Middle East, and oh yes-->jail time for those who don't want to be covered by health insurance that she can opt out of. And that's for starters.

The Toledo Free Press Endorses Mayoral Candidate Mike Bell.

There is a world of difference between leading through intimidation and leading through inspiration. Mike Bell is the best of a great field of candidates because he understands that difference.

Bell literally put his life on the line for Toledo, and he has parlayed the respect and experience he earned into a career that took him to Columbus as the state’s fire marshal. He is a proven leader with experience at the top of city government, and no one else has that the inside view.

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Mayoral candidates Mike Bell and Keith Wilkowski will be on with me in the morning for final interviews before the primary on next Tuesday. The "lair" line comes from young Ben Konop who on his first scary visit to WSPD uttered those immortal words.

The University of Toledo College Democrats and College Republicans will be hosting a Toledo Mayoral debate September 2nd at 7:00 PM in the Student Union Ingman Room. The Toledo community is welcome to this event and the debate will focus on issues that are important to University students.

After seeing the poll that was posted here on Swampbubbles showing Ms. Covey leading with 59% of those responding I think I can safely say there is momentum moving in her direction. The people of Toledo are finally fed up with politics as usual and are expressing their frustration. My prediction for the final results of the Toledo mayoral primary is the top two vote-getters will be Opal Covey and Mike Bell. In the final matchup in November Opal Covey will defeat Bell handily. I wonder if jr of TT has come to the same conclusion?