Mar 15, 2010

Jones Elementary School to Close in Hall County?

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Teachers.net is blogging that the school is be closed is Jones Elementary School.  That would make sense.  The school is in disrepair and mostly serves a hispanic population.  Yes, racism still exist. 

However, rumor has it that two other schools are also being considered:  Oakwood Elementary and McEver Elementary.  Don’t put much stock in the closing of Oakwood.  Though it would make sense economically, it would be a political firestorm.  McEver does make some sense.  Like Jones it is in a state of disrepair and it also serves a very high hispanic population.  What makes McEver even more attractive is that unlike Jones it doesn’t have a history of being one of the original community schools. 


Feb 19, 2010

McEver Road Rezoned and Will be Renamed Peachtree Industrial

leftonlanier

It’s not a prediction. It’s a fact.

The City Council has reached their decision and will rezone McEver Road. Soon McEver will be renamed Peachtree Industrial. It will look like Buford, smell like Buford, and bring the ’success’ of Gwinnett to sleepy little South Hall.


Feb 5, 2010

Commercial Developments on McEver Road in Flowery Branch

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Bobby Banks said it best. “We got thrown under the bus.”

Everyone knew that Flowery Branch would go ahead with the annexation on McEver no matter what. And that happened. It happened with the pot calling the kettle black. It happened with promises to listen but no promises to act or react.


Feb 5, 2010

Brett Barwick and Flowery Branch Industrial Expansion

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The Gainesville Times has this very favorable piece about Flowery Branch and Brett Barwick. It’s very favorable because it doesn’t reflect the sales pitch being made by Brett on behalf of industrial expansion east of I-985.

A standing room only crowd of more than 80 people signed a petition Tuesday night to oppose the annexation and industrialization of Gaines Ferry Road. That’s a fact not in the Gainesville Times and a fact not being shared by Brett Barwick.


Feb 3, 2010

Anti-Lutz group forming in Flowery Branch

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A general meeting will be held this evening to discuss the failures of Flowery Branch and concerns about Council member Lutz.

This blog has almost been taken over with issues in South Hall, streets washing away, sewers that don’t work, and illegal council actions. The council has become a cabal, annexing land and people. Land development can be a way to raise revenues without having to build infrastructure like schools, new roads, and fire stations.


Feb 3, 2010

Flowery Branch Plans for Manufacturing and Industrial Businesses

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Evil doesn’t come in degrees. Anyone promoting the idea that one rapist is by degrees nicer than another rapist should be fair warning to the wise. So be warned if you still think the politicians in Flowery Branch are nicer than politicians in Washington. If you believe that, you’ve been had. And you’ve been had by the Flowery Branch city council with the help of Brett Barwick.

For months, Brett has been in the know about Flowery Branch’s plans to bring manufacturing and industrial businesses to the corner of McEver and Gaines Ferry Road. People were calling that a done deal last night thanks to Brett and his quiet meetings with the city council and planning officials.


Feb 1, 2010

What’s the deal with the sewers inside Flowery Branch?

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Is the city falling apart under Lutz and Fetterman’s Sterling Cabal? It seems to be at least on the ‘wrong side of the tracks.’

In December, a street washed away. Now the sewer clogged up and at least a thousand gallons of … crap bubbled up. Bubbled up and into Lake Lanier via the creek.


Jan 22, 2010

100 New Jobs in Oakwood Courtesy of Home Depot

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There’s some sort of job fair going to happen on February 4th at the Northeast Georgia Goodwill Career Center

The new Career Center is in Oakwood on Mundy Mill just across the street from the Cool Beans Coffee Shop.


Jan 20, 2010

Budget Hearings Today With Hall County Representatives

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With budget hearings set to begin today, the real question is will the GOP rubberstamp Perdue’s FY 10 recommendations. 

Hall County is lucky that we have three members on the House Appropriation Committee.  Of course with statements like the one Carl Rogers made today:


Jan 15, 2010

The State of Hall County Address this Morning

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The Chamber again put on a nice meeting for the South Hall Business Coalition at Mulberry Creek Community Center. If you have not been to the center, access is free for the indoor walking track and the workout center until February 1st. Then it looks like just $10 a month for adults after that. Try getting that deal from a private industry fitness center.

Splost! Splost! Splost! That was the most used word this morning. It would seem Hall County’s quality of life would be that of a pig pen without dollars from Splost. That’s the Special Local Option Sales Tax. We’ve had several of those it seems.


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