New Web Site
There is just too much going on in Baldwin County for one person to cover, and this web site just isn't big enough...
This site will remain open as an archive for the events surrounding the I-10 Service Road but for more current news on this and many other issues in Baldwin County please visit...
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From the Desk of John Steadman P.E., Ph.D.
The following was received by me from John Steadman and is reproduced here unedited...
Where is the Traffic Study for the Proposed I-10 Service Road?
A previous article on the blog titled “Commissioners Play Dirty Pool” notes that there is an agenda item requesting that the County Attorney make inquiries and consider actions against me because I submitted a request to Mr. Markert for a copy of the “Traffic Study” using University of South Alabama letterhead. At the end of this post is a copy of an email message I sent ...
<< MORE >>Commissioners Play Dirty Pool
Not content with blocking free speech during the December 10th Commission meeting it now seems that our beloved Commissioners are resorting to attacking opponents of the road through any means possible.
Dr. Steadman, a resident of Timbercreek, spoke at the recent Daphne Council meeting on the subject of the suitability (lack thereof) of the dredgings from Lake Forest to be used in a road project.
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<< MORE >>Civic Group Opposes County Fee Suspensions & I-10 Service Road
The Citizens for Responsible Government (CFRG) organization, a non-profit non-partisan group based in Fairhope, announced its opposition to the proposed suspension of subdivision & construction fees in Baldwin County to be voted on by the Baldwin County Commission at their December 7 meeting. The CFRG organization also announced its opposition to the construction of the proposed I-10 service road that would link the Bass Pro Shops and the Eastern Shore Centre.
CFRG Vice President Phillip A. Brady Jr. said that it was inappropriate for the County to be reducing taxes and fees on developers and home builders ...
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Isn't Gambling Illegal in Alabama?
We probably won’t know the exact number for a few months but based on previous estimates the road is likely to cost around $9m. Unbudgeted. That’s a big gamble with the tax payer’s money.
Of course that doesn’t include the cost of dredging Lake Forest which has been slipped into the scope in an attempt to create in-fighting between Daphne neighbors.
Grassroots Round-Up
In elections, a Grassroots campaign is defined as a political process which originates from the common people as opposed to campaigns supported by larger organizations or wealthy individuals with concentrated vested interests in particular policies.
Let’s RoundUp those roots and see what happened this ...
Crystal Balls
Lucky Guess, or Pre-arranged?
The first item on the agenda on Wednesday (November 10th 2010) was to decide the organization of the Commission.
There are 4 jobs available, known as divisions, which rotate between the commissioners on an annual basis, starting with the first meeting in November of each year.
The divisions are:
- Chairman and Purchasing Division Commissioner
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Daphne 6 Baldwin 1
Ron Scott was the loan voice in opposition. He tried to table the resolution but failed due to a lack of a second and then read in to the records a carefully prepared statement about how wonderful the road would be, including the fact that the road would help in a hurricane evacuation. Really, how? - by getting ... << MORE >>
Road for Sale; 3 Careless owners
Motion carries 3 to 1, Commissioner Gruber says Nay.
New(?!) Commission Chairman Frank Burt may as well have recorded his voice saying that and then simply replayed it after every vote.
By now everyone will know that the road project is back on and we have only ourselves to blame. Bob James won the primary against David Ed Bishop by just 666 votes (appropriate ...
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