Did Alderman Moore really say, "I do not foresee residents fleeing to places like Evanston to save a few bucks?"
Did you know Alderman Moore goes to the suburbs for office supplies now. Explain yourself Alderman Moore.
From Alderman Moore's D-2's.
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $13.01
1/20/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore office supplies
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $41.94
1/21/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore office supplies
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $442.80
2/14/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore printing expense
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $27.99
2/15/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore postcards
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $119.59
3/11/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore camera expense
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $110.00
3/11/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore flyer printing and expense
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $32.49
3/14/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore copying and flyering expenses
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $64.05
4/11/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore postcards
Citizens for Joe Moore
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $34.79
4/15/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore paper
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $34.79
4/18/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore office supplies
Citizens for Joe Moore
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $719.79
4/25/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore printing & flyering supplies
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $12.25
5/10/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore postcards for poltical meeting
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $60.07
6/10/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore copying expense
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $4.06
6/10/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore office supplies
Office Max 2255 Howard St.
Evanston, IL 60202 $21.73
6/14/2005 Expenditure
Citizens for Joe Moore office supplies
13 comments:
Joe bought a camera for 119.00? What is he taking pictures for?
I guess there is nowhere, anywhere in Ward 49 in which our Alderman could spend Ward money for office supplies.
Either they're truly not available, which is a disturbing assessment of the lack of business in this area, or he just doesn't get it.
Anyone phone the alderman's office to ask why they spend their money in Evanston?
Hey Craig, not sure what your point is.
If the point is that he's "fleeing to Evanston to save few bucks," contradicting himself, then your wrong. The Evanston sales tax is 8.75%. The Chicago sales tax was 8.75% during the time of the buys you list. So he didn't save anything. The sales tax went up to 9% on July 8.
Let's assume Moore continues to shop for office supplies in Evanston and continues to buy at the rate you list here for a half year. Rounding these totals for a half year, he spent almost $1000. The difference between 9% and 8.75% is .25%.
So if he continues to spend $1000 every six months, or $2000 a year, he will save .25% on $2000 by buying in Evanston, or FIVE DOLLARS ($5).
WOW!
However, if your point is that he should be spending his money in the 49th Ward, that is a good point. So he should try to urge Gateway managers to get an Office Max into Gateway. But Office Max or other office supply stores may feel the market is already saturated with one just down Howard St. But it's certainly worth having that conversation. We could use an office supply store for sure.
Regardless of the time frame during which the purchases were made or the taxes saved (or not)it seems inappropriate and contradictory for a Chicago city alderman to be fleeing to the burbs to spend Chicago taxpayer dollars. Why is Joe Moore's office giving Evanston, and businesses in Evanston, our money? Yes, they would have to travel slightly further but there is an Office Depot on the 6100 block of Lincoln. Or, if they were really concerned about saving taxpayer dollars w/out regard to where the money goes, they could buy their supplies online and not pay taxes at all (though they would have the shipping charges but think of the time saved driving back and forth to Evanston!). Wonder where they go for lunch. Wonder where Joe does his personal shopping.
Just the fact he is a city of chicago official and going outside the city shows hypocrisy. It's time to change Alderman next election cycle. What a loser.
This was a great post as Michael said, we need a office supply store in Rogers Park.
Joe's got to be just plain dumb. Say something like that then shop in Evanston. What a dummy.
Press the easy button Joe, go to Staples.
I'm not sticking up for anyone here, but this is not like Joe himself went to the store himself.
Isn't Citizens for Joe Moore technically a private group? This is what is says on the bottom of his website:
www.ward49.com is paid for by Citizens For Joe Moore and is not funded by taxpayer dollars.
I know it is fun to bash him, but chances are, it wasn't him. And, it was probably not our tax dollars paying for this, but money out of his campaign fund.
I'm not being negative when I am troubled by anything that looks like saying one thing and doing the another.
Most of find that you will spend more time and gas money going to Lincoln Plaza to Office Depot. What is the shame, where the staffer is a bit frugile and short on time. Office Max is a hop, skip and a jump. Maybe someone wants to point out a more reasonable joint for the Alderman to shop at and e-mail him?
I don't care where Joe Moore shops. But it is an indictment that the Alderman like the rest of us must go to Lincolnwood, Skokie or Evanston for most of our shopping. I'm like many in the neighborhood who take issue with our lack of retail. I really miss being able to take a walk for my different odds and ends. It would be so nice to have a Caffe/ Coffeshop on Clark, a bookstore, a Staples (or whomever) a shoe store -DSW?, just little improvements within walking distance of our homes. Do we ask too damn much? Maybe it's me. Maybe i'm too snooty to go into some of the grimy looking dollar places up here.
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