Alternative news and discussion for Scottsboro, Jackson County Alabama and the Tennessee River Valley as I see it. Responsible comments to articles welcome. As always, "Watch for Snakes," particularly those wearing suits.
JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822
"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."
Hi y'all, some of you may know I have medical issues which I must get resolved. I'll be taking a break from government meeting reporting until December 2, 2019 - Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Jackson County Courthouse, north Entrance, photo by G. Morgan.
County Attorney John Porter comments on false and degrading statements, his comments may be seen in the below video at 30 min. 30 sec. (photo by G. Morgan)
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County Attorney John Porter's comments regarding demeaning and false statements may be found at 30 minutes 30 seconds.
Item 8 on the Regular Session City Council Agenda, Tax Use Incentive for commercial development was approved for Hutton Development. The property involved is the old #1 China Restaurant, previous Shoney's Restaurant property between the Kentucky Fried Chicken and Dunham's Sporting Goods on John T. Reid Parkway, U.S. Highway 72. The vote for approval was 4 to 1, Greg Mashburn being the single dissenting vote. Current fast food restaurant owners in Scottsboro had spoke against the project development at a previous city council meeting.
Hutton Development personnel in attendance would not confirm the property will be utilized for a Chick-Fil-A Restaurant; however Hutton representatives did confirm real estate contracts for the 2 acres for the restaurant property and an additional 8 acres are in the process of being sold. The property is currently owned by Garcia Properties. The sale was contingent on the road safety renovation, including a traffic light and extension of the service road, regarding Hwy 72 and County Park Rd. being approved along with the city tax incentive.
There has been considerable rumor and discussion that the property would be utilized as a Chik-Fil-A restaurant, although not confirmed by the developer at this time, Hutton Development representatives did confirm they had recently finished a similar project with tax incentive's in Sylacauga, Alabama. That specific project was a Chick-Fil-A, more info on the Sylacauga Chick-Fil-A : https://www.sylacauganews.com/local/developer-confirms-chick-fil-plans-sylacaugas-new-marble-city-square Hutton Development of Chattanooga, Tennessee has developed several Chick-Fil-A projects.
90% of 2019 - 2020 Budget approved for $19,891,869.00
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See work session agenda, items 1-7 are items 2-8 on regular council agenda. Item 1 on the regular agenda, Library Board Appointments, was postponed until a November council meeting due to a board member resignation. Interested citizens have until November 4 prior to 4:30PM, to submitt applications for the 3 Library Board vacancies.
Facebook has permanently suspended my account, CENSORED, for telling the truth about Donald Trump's criminal history and disclosing facts about racial discrimination in Scottsboro and our nation. Garry Morgan : 03/15/2025
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Scottsboro Police Department Web Site
""The police are the public, the public are the police. The police are the only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties that are incumbent on every citizen in the interest to community welfare and existence." - Sir Robert Peel, 1829 https://www.scottsboropd.org/
The Sunlight Foundation uses cutting-edge technology and ideas to make government transparent and accountable. Click on image to learn more.
THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
"I can say with confidence that the federal government needs a major overhaul. Don’t get me wrong, most public servants in government are highly educated and dedicated professionals who are committed to “the greater good.” At the same time, the government has become a bloated bureaucracy that is based on past conditions and in too many cases, federal programs and policies can’t demonstrate that they are generating real results that benefit the American people."
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David Walker President and CEO The Peter G. Peterson Foundation http://www.pgpf.org/ ; former, recently served for 10 years, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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NPR's story on David Walker: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124460237
"public intelligence"
"What is Public Intelligence? Public Intelligence is an international, collaborative research project aimed at aggregating the collective work of independent researchers around the globe who wish to defend the public’s right to access information." http://publicintelligence.net/
A Nuclear Engineer's Report on the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Danger Zone: Aging Nuclear Reactors
Incident at Browns Ferry (PBS 1977)
History of nuclear power safety issues which the 1975 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant fire brought forward. This video has been censored by the nuclear industry. The trillion dollar multinational nuclear death industry prefers to keep you the citizen in the dark and feed you crap.
Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Pinturicchio and others. Click on image for a tour. Left click & hold mouse to move image.
Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team/Mothers Against Tennessee River Radiation http://www.matrr.org/
"TVA at the Crossroads" a SACE Film.
"America is at an energy crossroads and the Tennessee Valley Authority has a choice to make: Will it cling to old coal power because of its historic significance or will it retire its oldest, dirtiest and least efficient plants and lead America into a clean energy future?" TVA At The Crossroads from SACE.
****************************I'm GARRY MORGAN, a Christian, U.S. Army (AMEDD) retired, Race Relations/Equal Opportunity Specialist (U.S.Army, Retired DOD-DRRI-DEOMI) a citizen of Scottsboro Alabama, a Baylor University grad-Go Bears, a political activist and a political Independent as I believe political parties divide the citizenry whom they are suppose to represent. We must learn the lessons of our history or we will surely repeat our mistakes. I think the greatest problem facing our nation is the massive national and personal debt.
