SPECIAL CALL MEETING OF THE SCOTTSBORO CITY COUNCIL - Scottsboro Debt and Prioritization Failure!?

About Scottsboro's Debt and Priority Failures  (photo by G. Morgan)  http://arklite.blogspot.com/search/label/Scottsboro%20Debt

Cost according to City Council Member estimates - $4.5 million dollars. It has also been stated that within the next 2 years the landfill will need to be expanded, cost - another $2 million. 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING

OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Scottsboro, Alabama, will hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 6:00 P.M. at the City Hall located at 316 Broad Street, Scottsboro, Alabama 35768, for the purpose of, among other things, considering the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of the City's General Obligation Warrants, Series 2016, which are to be issued for the purpose of providing for various public capital improvements in the City, including, without limitation, fire department, public recreation and cultural facilities improvements, and paying the costs of issuance of said Series 2016 Warrants. Members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend.

Dated this 2nd day of June, 2016.

/s/ Patrick Stewart

President of the City Council

Scottsboro City Council Work Session - A Question of Priorities - Financial Info Regarding City Capital Projects - Raymond James Financial $2.83 Million Payback for $3 Million in Bonds?? First Monday Weekend, "Cruz'n the 'Boro"

Scottsboro City Hall (photo by G. Morgan)

AGENDA

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Special Video - Segments from Raymond James Financial Services on proposed bond issue. Mayors comments on project dates, Council Member Smith and Wallingsford expresses concerns and ask important questions.

Recent photo of tornado taken from roof of Highlands Medical Center. (photo WHNT-TV Fair Use for non-profit News Reporting.)

There seems to be a question of priorities regarding spending of money. There is not one shelter in Scottsboro built by the City of Scottsboro. The Jackson Coiunty Courthouse is the only approved shelter; this leaves areas west, east and south in the City of Scottsboro without sufficient storm shelters. There are large mobile home communities in these areas.

HIGH RISK CORRIDOR - New Research of the increased frequencies of Tornado Activity in the Tennessee River Valley. http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/09/birmingham_huntsville_part_of.html

(Fair Use rights for non-profit news reporting.)

Analysis in a research paper co-authored by a researcher at UAH showing the average annual path length (in km) of all significant (F2-F5) tornadoes passing within 40 km (25 miles) of a point between 1973 and 2011. The research graphic demonstrates that the Deep South has emerged as the nation's new tornado alley. (Coleman & Dixon research/American Meteorological Society).

Full City Council Meeting Video

First Monday Trade Days Weekend - Saturday Scottsboro Cruz'n


                            SCOTTSBORO BBQ COOKOFF

Scottsboro residents upset over long-standing drainage problem...

Story Link: Scottsboro residents upset over long-standing drainage problem - WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports and Jobs-

Flooding faults...It's their fault, no it's their fault, no it's their fault. No who's on first, no whose on second. Double talk and refusal to accept responsibility.
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Priorities...Recreation or infrastructure? Failed drainage, urban blight, neglect. But new soccer fields, tennis courts and a splash park are far more important than adequate infrastructure to prevent flooding. The continued neglect of the minority community can not be tolerated. You witness the results of this trend of continuing neglect on the above video link.
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Recreation Project will cost near $4 million dollars. http://arklite.blogspot.com/2010/08/scottsboro-city-council.html
http://thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=d696a97a94680997

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Priorities seem to be confused with our current leadership. Which is more important, infrastructure or recreation?
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Here's the problem folks, a larger well planned drainage system usually does not have a nice big bronze "vanity plaque" on it that lists those who built the ditch. Maybe a large "vanity plaque" should be erected with a drainage project, maybe then an adequate drainage system could be built.
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A larger well planned drainage system will cost many millions but it must be accomplished or we will experiance flooding problems on a much more frequent basis due to development changing the course of smaller waterways and over stressing historical area drainage. Changing climate patterns will also result in more extremes in weather. Scottsboro's drainage system must be improved sooner rather than later and must receive a high priority.