Scottsboro City Hall, photo by G.Morgan
Mayor McCamy authorized to apply for $2.8 million in American Rescue Plan Funds by City Council.
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Monday, June 28, 2021
June 28, 2021 - Scottsboro, Alabama - Jackson County Commission Regular and Work Session, Undisclosed American Rescue Plan Funds Dispersal Concerns, Meeting Was Continued until June 30, 2021 at 3:30 PM
Jackson County Courthouse, north side. Photo by G. Morgan
Meeting Was Continued until June 30, 2021 at 3:30 PM for an Executive Session
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Meeting Was Continued until June 30, 2021 at 3:30 PM
Concerns about undisclosed funds of the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN for Jackson County
2 Problems - Regular Session 1) Your Regular Session was minimally intelligible, only with enhanced sound could it be understood. Miraculously, it was discovered during the work session beginning, the sound was off on the commissioners microphones.
Work Session: 2) MONEY - MONEY -MONEY - MONEEE! Everybody is wanting to help themselves to the reported $10 million dollars of the American Rescue Plan Funds, specifically for Jackson County (Didn't know about that, huh?); Scottsboro gets $2.8 million. The Mayor of Scottsboro was given the authority to approve the funding of the $2.8 million available to the City of Scottsboro. It appears the commission is not being upfront about this reported $10 million dollars funding available to Jackson County, according to reports from other government officials. Trails, coffee shops, running clubs, bars; Venable has already discussed his plans in Hytop, and again today. How about the ROADS destroyed by storms, the trafficking of drugs by the Mexican Cartels, (I'm sure the GOP political regime would like to deny this fact identified by the DEA.), then there are the poor people???
What was it that Doctor "212 Mile Singing River Trail" Cavinish said? Besides the $50K grant on behalf of Jackson Co, "excitement" planning, not approved by the Commission. Paraphrased - "For some of y'all, I'm preaching to the choir," lets throw some spirituality into his propaganda. Of coarse, when your priorities are corporate and the influential wealthy for a go to the "Arsenal" utilizing the Greenway, a massive "Greenway Project," Economic Development, miracles will happen according toDoctor "212 Mile Singing River Trail" Cavinish.
Next - lets bring in Abraham Lincoln, "better angels of our nature," this quote refers to the conflict of the Civil War and division of our nation; equating this statement by Lincoln into a trail project is a display of propaganda for the purpose of acquisition of money which the commission has not mentioned anything about.
Question after the quote - Quote, "Having heard the vision y'all have." What exactly was that vision? Besides removing money from county coffers that has not arrived.. This is propaganda from corporate and state entities to take money from the people of Jackson County Alabama beyond approval of Jackson County Commission, with no mention of the specifics of the American Rescue Plan Funds.
Facebook Video Link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=4318641818214394&ref=watch_permalink
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
June 21, 2021 - Scottsboro, Alabama - Scottsboro City Council Work Session - Employee Service Awards
Scottsboro City Hall, photo by G. Morgan
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Employee Service Awards
Employee Service Awards - 5 to 25 year awards. photo by G. Morgan
City Council Meeting
Monday, June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021 - Scottsboro, Alabama - Jackson County Commission Meeting - Regular Session and Work Session - Filthy Drinking Water Problems - EMA, County Emergency Communications Problems - Open Meetings Issue and Proprietary Information
Jackson County Courthouse, north entrance. photo by G. Morgan
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Issues: 1) Concerned Citizens presentation about Filthy Drinking Water; 2) Problematic emergency communications system; 3) Improvements on county roads system, see 4 below.
Issue #4 requires a separate space - Once again, information is presented in the OPEN MEETING that the engineer requests diagrams and photos not be revealed.
If there is proprietary information which should not be presented in the open meeting, why not place the confidential information in a presentation document/booklet/folder for the commissioners. Apparently the Alabama Open Meetings law takes a back seat to the ridiculous notions of the county engineer in violation of law. Worse, the commissioners and the county attorney fails to remind all involved of the open meetings law. You display a project in an open meeting it is apt to be recorded and placed forward in any and all reporting concerning the open meeting.
The county engineer's presentation and grandstanding of nearly an hour is ridiculous. All that is needed is a summary and all other specifics should be placed in a folder or document for each commissioner to review prior to the meeting, just as the proprietary information should have been placed into a folder for review, commissioner questions could be asked after the engineers summary presentation. Unless there is another problem related to laziness?
In another matter, in this meeting we discover Mr. Venable has been having discussions with private individuals regarding grant availability connected to private property purchases near or in Hytop, Al. for recreation purposes related to the Walls of Jericho. Since when is a county commissioner authorized to act as a special interest representative for real estate transactions involving private parties outside of commission approval? This item has not been presented before the commission previously, however Venable and others have begin project planning and conducting inquiries as to property purchases utilizing State/Federal and local dollars.
Association of County Commissions of Alabama, ACCA, guide regarding open meetings process, some need to review. https://www.alabamacounties.org/resources/open-meetings/
Jackson County Commission Video Link on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=950018682519961&ref=watch_permalink
Monday, June 7, 2021
Scottsboro, Alabama - June 7, 2021 - Scottsboro City Council Work Session and Regular Session Agenda and Videos - Recreation Department Director Selected - Publix Shopping Center One Step Closer
Scottsboro City Hall, photo by G. Morgan
AGENDA ITEMS OF INTEREST - REGULAR SESSION
Item 12 - New Recreation Department Director selected, Donald Wood, previous Parks and Recreation Supervisor Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska. Linked in reference: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnie-wood-b275869a
Donnie Wood 2017 photo - Fair Use for Non-profit news reporting and commentary
Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/donnie.wood.98
Former President Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Green are prominently featured on Mr. Woods Facebook Page as profile photos.
Mayor McCamy thanked Rec Com Interim Director Pam Bradford for her hard work after Ms. Yokel's retirement.
Item 13 - EDA Grant of $500,000, sewer extension and installation of traffic lights at the Scottsboro Shops development, Publix and others. Mayor McCamy reported the contract for the property has been signed. Previous information listing on this blog about the "Grocery Anchored Retail Center:" Link - https://arklite.blogspot.com/2021/03/march-15-2021-scottsboro-alabama.html
PROJECT IMAGE, GROCERY ANCHORED RETAIL CENTER,
SOUTHPACE PROPERTIES INC.
Fair-Use for non-profit news reporting. SOUTHPACE PROPERTIES Inc. Scottsboro Project
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