November 30, 2008

Here is what I was writing the day my computer blew up. 

 

November 20, 2008

 

I had to take a breath.

 

LOCAL

We dodged a bullet yesterday as it pertains to trash service.  Councilman Lutz and myself expressed are concerns about the proposed Ordinance 400, which could have imposed up to a $1000 fine and/or six months in prison for a resident who did not have trash service. That is harsher than possession of marijuana less than 1 oz (violation code 16-13-2B) $830.00 in fines, or sale of alcoholic beverages to minor (violation code 3-3-23) $784.00 in fines. You can read here and here.

 

We both explained that there are several Hall County trash sites that are paid by from our county taxes and if a resident used that, why force them to use Flowery Branch’s as long as they are disposing of their trash.

 

Well it was defeated and we will try something a bit more reasonable.  I agree with one point.  If you have the service and are not paying the bill, then we will drop the hammer on them

 

OBAMALOGIC

I am absorbing the new President Elect.  By the way has anybody ever heard of the Office of the President Elect.  He is not in office and already created a new agency.  I believe he has broken the law already.

 

I will have to hammer on him any time he does or says something stupid – which will probably keep me busy.  Thus my previous statement – I had to take a breath.

 

It is a strange feeling when you do not have a computer, but it could not have come at a better time.  I just got back from a week at Walt Disney World with my family and was, for the most part, cut off from the world as it pertained to cell phones, blackberries and computers.

November 11, 2008

I would like to thank all who have served in the United States Military.  You are true American heroes.

November 7, 2008

LOCAL

We had a council meeting November 5 and one of the topics was on the rezoning of 4.17 acres on the corner of Lake Sterling Boulavard and Spout Springs Road, which is in Sterling on the Lake subdivision.  As I stated in the meeting for the record, I live in Sterling on the Lake. The reason I say this is, this rezoning is the first I have encountered pertaining to commercial development that I have the ability to ensure it is done in such a way that all involved win, but the concern is it is in the neighborhood I live in and some would think I am protecting my own.  Well, I am not.

 

I support the development, and there are many who do not, but as I heard from a number of residents of Sterling on the Lake.  They would like to ensure the enterance is as grand after the commercial development as is now, and so would I.

 

During the council meeting I introduced a change to double the amount of landscaped frontage along Spout Spring Road and a portion of Lake Sterling Boulavard for two reasons.  First, the widening of Spout Spring Road will happen some day and I would hate for the road to shift in a direction that would destroy a large portion of the landscaping of a development and second, those who bought in the development say and would like to keep a grand enterance.  For the record, I would do this for all developments.

 

The other reason I introduced this change is Newland aleady has the right given to them from the council in 2001 to tear down all those trees, less the buffer near the stream, and build houses.  The developer also has the right, unless given specific binding rules, to build the commercial development with pre-established neighborhood commercial development rules to put in minimal landscaping that would not keep the grand enterance in the neignborhood that is there today.

 

The question is. Does the developer tear down the trees established trees, less the buffer area, and then all that is seen when turning in the front entrance is the back of homes, or do we work with the developer and keep almost all the established trees to ensure the commercial portion is designed in such a way the entrance remains grand?

 

November 6, 2008

I apologize I have not blogged in a while.  I was out helping the cause giving out McCain/Palin signs and trying to ensure at least a Hall County Georgia victory and we did it.  Hall County and Georgia did our part to help preserve the conservative voice. 

 

I would like to congratulate our State Representative James Mills whom I was also helping and I enjoyed getting to know him and I would like to report you should all be honored we are represented by such a honorable and humble person.  

 

I was sent a link today that I thought was hilarious.  Order them up boys and girls.