How does Council just dismiss $50,000.00+/- dollars in penalties on taxes not paid for several years? Perhaps had the principle been paid on time, some of the necessary repairs to the Government Center could have been made in a timely manner. Must be nice to be a "Friend of Local Politicians". To boot, now that the empty motel has been torn down, the City will also take a hit on next years tax receipts as well.

 

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You know, those $750,000.00 SPLOST authorized 60' X 40' metal building PRACTICE wresting facilities I've been complaining about as being way over reality in costs *$312.00 a sq ft).. Well, the MCSD has found a way to let out contracts at an even HIGHER price.. remember as well, that the MCSD has no additional costs in land, WE already owned the land.

 

To boot, as a member of the 2015 SPLOST Citizens Committee, I asked the architect on February 18th if a site had been decided on to build the one at Columbus High.. I had concerns since the property is pretty much filled with structures, and using the parking lots was not going to "fly" since the MCSD had just spent $935,000.00 adding some new ones to help with the shortage of parking. We were told.. in a definitive tone, "NO." Well, yesterday, I found out that two days later (Feb 20, 2018), the contract to build it was approved by the MCSB.. Does anyone know of a synonym for "LIE" that doesn't sound so pathetic?

 

Also, where are the extra &75,000.00 in SPLOST funds being diverted from? And where are such funds getting "funded"..the collections are running on a minus $23,000,000.00 shortfall (12% of the asked for $199 MILLION) over the maximum collection period which is in it's last 2 year period. We taxpayers must demand better treatment. Our legislators need to revise protocol for elections...our local elections and any/all referendums must be moved back to the November General Election date, or Columbus will continue to drown in economic chaos.

 

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Speaking of "drowning", a Columbus liquor store in a very active shopping complex is packing it in...it's always sad when a local business.. chain or independent... decides the retail conditions in Columbus are not favorable looking for the future.. but when a liquor store folds... mmmmm.. remember in "It's a Wonderful Life" when Jimmy Stewart was "dreaming" and his town had become Pottersville... the only thriving business were the liquor ones.. bet no liquor stores closed in that town.

 

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The City of Columbus has set 18" as an acceptable height property owners can allow their grass to grow before any action can be taken.. 18" .. sorta sounds innocuous ... until you realize that's 1/4th the height of a 6' person... or that an infant could crawl into such.. and get lost... or that someone could dump a body in it and it would be weeks for the City to locate it? It's also a nightmare for neighbors that take responsibility for their property. Perhaps it's time for Council to revisit the allowable height .. at least in residential areas and along main arteries that visitors to our City will travel through...

 

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M/C L-E headline: "Third flooding incident at Government Center leaves ‘minor’ damage to three floors" -- I hope the mayor doesn't call the plumbing crew that built her $244K Queen TeeTee lounge at the RiverWalk

 

Also sounds like the back flow preventers installed have another victim..
US!

 

Oh! Well, I guess the swim teams inconvenienced by the Natatorium repairs can use their memberships at the Government Center on rainy days.

 

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My BCers do keep an extra eye out for Columbus...Such as parsing our current slogan:
"Columbus...We Do Amazing". It looks more and more like a waste of nearly $100,000.00.. Maybe Council (and a 2-for-one for the MCSD) will adopt this free suggestion for our replacement "slogan":  "Build it...and we won't maintain it".

 

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My BCers are the best...one just passed on a terrific idea of how to drive home the point that the NFL doesn't want to address..Many if us already are boycotting the NFL because of the flag, vets, and country protesters, but make it a point to really stand strong on November 12th.. that's Veterans Day weekend. Put the word out to your Co-workers/employees... if you eat out, ask management to change the channels to non-NFL events...and if they don't, walk out.. let's really hit the owners..and sports networks where it hurts..in their wallets.

 

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Wow! MSM-13 and the DIMocrat Socialist Party are still locked in a collusive relationship.. North and South Korean families, after decades of separation, are being reunited because of President Trump, and not a peep from them congratulating Trump for his efforts.

 

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You know, with all the MSM-13/DIMocrat coalitions focus and interest being on collusion, why aren't the names of Hellary, Obama, Holder, and Lynch in every mornings' headlines?

 

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The one question MSM-13 never asks..nor seeks to answer is why would the Russians want Trump as President? Hellary was already in their hip pocket on the uranium deal, and they already knew she would respond the same way as Obama had on issues in Croatia and the Middle-East, and certainly was no friend of Israel or moving the Embassy to Jerusalem.

 

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M/C L-E headline: "City threatens to demolish historic Columbus building that recently changed ownership" -- Good grief.. the City sat on it's ... uh... "hands" and watched the slow demise of another historical building owned by the MCSD, then pounced on a person who bought it with plans to do something constructive with the property.. Davis' plans for the old Bibb School must not have fit in with the Mayor's T.A.D. plans. Glad the L-E publicized this action and gotten the public better informed.

 

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Online headline: "Four people killed, nearly 60 shot this weekend across Chicago" -- In a 10 day period, 172 people were shot..24 fatally. Ain't Shicago grand...we have to wonder if the Obamas will even show up for the dedication of his Presidential Library...Oh, has anyone learned where he plans to keep his birth and school records?

 

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Hmmm : Maybe Governor Cuomo feels that New York IS America to him...in that case, I agree...New York has not been great in his lifetime...and will not become so.

 

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Looks like the DIMocrats primary strategy is to convince America Trump's tax cuts and increased jobs is not in their best interest as inflation cuts into the gain..Of course the DIMocrat's strategy doesn't mention that their 2008-2016 strategy of doubling the National Debt, devaluing the dollar, and forcing a mandatory healthcare farce on employers that caused full time jobs to be reduced to less than 30 hours was what they felt that the American family deserved.... and wants the American people to vote for a return to that era. To paraphrase Alvin and the Chipmunks "Christmas Classic", Hurry November .. hurry fast.

 

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Hey...what's the status of the body pulled out of the Chattahoochee River a couple of weeks ago...the one sent to the GBI to examine whether the injury to the back of his head was received before or after he was in the water. While a complete autopsy may or may not have been done, an exam to determine whether the injury to his head was before or after he entered the water IS important as if it WAS a murder, delay is a detriment to justice.

 

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From the "where's Paul Harvey.. we needed the 'rest of the story'..first" department - Remember yesterday's outrage by the MSM-13/DIMocrat Coalition about the illegal alien arrested while driving his pregnant wife to a hospital for C-Section surgery? As usual. there was no research done. Here's the followup headline/story:

 

"Official: Man detained in US wanted for murder in Mexico * U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said over the weekend that Joel Arrona Lara was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant in a homicide case in Mexico, * An official of the Mexican state of Guanajuato on Monday confirmed the warrant. The official spoke anonymously because the official was not authorized to be quoted by name and could not say when the crime occurred, but said it was an intentional homicide case akin to a U.S. murder charge. Mexican officials are prohibited by law from revealing criminal case details for fear of compromising ongoing investigations or depriving suspects of the presumption of innocence."

 

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Last Man Standing's Tim Allen is the voice of hose mesmerizing "Pure Michigan" ads.. With his show being revitalized on the Fox Channel this Fall, the Republicans might want to hire him to do political ads for Michigan election this November and in November 2020.

 

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Sadly, the speed of the internet has compromise journalism to the point that .. as Trump says.. we get too mus-ch "fake news" because journalist shoot from the hip rather than take careful aim to make sure the target is what they want to shoot at. I sue to know so many dedicated and conscientious journalists.. now I don't think there is one left on network or most cable news channels.

 

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M/C L-E headline: "Hotel developer has big plans for historic downtown riverfront site" -- I guess it's about time.. I do remember back 30/35 +/- years ago ago when Joe Richards TRIED to acquired the same mill and open up a restaurant there... Columbus turned it's back on him... sad...

 

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Let it not go unnoticed that Mississippi State is ranked 18th in the AP preseason college football poll! HAIL STATE!