August 20, 2018 - Scottsboro, Alabama - Scottsboro City Council Work Session - Questions Regarding Nuisance Property, Lack of Action From City and Timber Cutting on City Property

Scottsboro City Hall, photo by G. Morgan

AGENDA

VIDEO

Part 1 Alternative Sentencing Program

Part 2 Agenda Items 2 - 8

Part 3 Delegations, Citizen Questions 

The Current Poll on Scottsboro City Council and the Goose Pond Island Zoning Issue.

Goose Pond Island Industrial property and the island home development behind the plant. A dilemna of governmental socialism. The Industrial Operation was zoned R1 while the plant was operating not taking into the "non-conforming use" (grandfather clause) provisions of Scottsboro's Zoning Ordinance, original dated 1974 and the subsequent update of 1985.

The current poll at right concerning Scottsboro City Council's decision making efforts on Goose Pond Island Industrial Property zoned R1, Residential issue reflects a 78% of poll respondents believe that Scottsboro City Councils actions are negative in nature, not reflecting the majority view of citizens. This is up from the 65% of 2 months ago. The large majority of citizens believe the City Council is procrastinating and the use of the property should be Manufacturing, M1 in support of job opportunities.

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The recent report mentioned in The Daily Sentinel concerning the Neil Taylor Report, http://www.thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=9d383ecf8c6ee7e0 I went to City Hall and viewed this report. The underlying plans of some citizens of Scottsboro is brought forth. The continuance of local Governmental Corporate Socialism in property investment. The Taylor report favors only the lakeside property owners side of the argument and that of Government Socialists. It is a one sided report admitting to the one sided interviewing of the lakeside property owners and the continuing expansion of governmental property investment for the benefit of the select few who own lakeside property.

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The Mayor Bailey 2001Fowler Report and TVA's Scottsboro Land Plan Usage in the TVA Enviromental Assessment regarding the usage of the island property as mixed zoning of Residential and Manufacturing is never mentioned. The average working citizen and the unemployed of Scottsboro are not represented in the Taylor Report. Those represented are the lakeside property owners and select local politicians. The intentional destruction of Native American Burial Sites are never mentioned. The hazardous wastes and the designation of the property as a Brownfield Site are never mentioned. What is mentioned is the suggestion that Scottsboro purchase all the property on the island and develop it and the lakeside property owners private interests. The report did not mention how many jobs will be lost in this socialist scheme of governmental property investment. There was no mention of costs to the Citizens of Scottsboro of Mr. Taylor's proposal. It would surely mean further indebtedness for the citizens of Scottsboro and more job loss in an economic depressed time with inflation on a rise.

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Look at who is making this appraisal and suggestion of socialist governmental action of property investment, former government employees supporting furthering government investment removing private opportunity of business investment and job opportunities for the citizens of Scottsboro at the expense of Scottsboro's citizens.