Wheel Tax To Be Proposed In The March County Legislative Meeting
Well, the state has spoken and as expected the county can
not directly fund the SRO program nor can they simply give additional money to
the school system with directions to use it on the SRO program.
Keep in mind that putting an SRO officer in each school will
not do anything to actually prevent a tragic situation taking place in those
schools. The second thing to consider is that neither the County nor the School
System has the money to provide these extra officers.
So comes the solution to be presented by Commissioners
Campbell and Reedy who plan to introduce a Wheel Tax proposal at the March
County Legislative meeting.
For those who fail to remember, the lion’s portion of the
last large property tax increase went to the school system for the “desperately
needed” replacements of “dangerous” buses. The money was spent elsewhere. The School System declared the building being
used as an administration hub to be unfit and condemned, money was given to
build a new administration building and suddenly the old building wasn’t so
dangerous and is still being used. The
last time the school system asked for a big influx of extra funds was for a
major maintenance program; the money was given and quickly spent elsewhere. The
Special Education program has wasted a huge amount of money on personal
expenses including transportation to and from work for the instructors, check the
last state audit.
Want more money for the school system cut out the “daycare
program” called kindergarten which has been shown by every study done to have
no value past the third grade.
Millions of dollars mis-spent, moved around until it
disappeared, funneled into insurance scams, or used for personal benefits, whatever
the results are very clear….. The School System, until it can prove to be more
responsible with the funds they have, do not deserve any additional funds
regardless of the reason and they especially do not need more funding for another
failed program.
posted by Allen Barrett | 11:40 AM
145 Comments:
I will gladly pay a wheel tax for the SROs. I would definitely think twice before entering any building to do harm if I know there is an armed officer around.
Kindergarten serves very many valuable purposes. If nothing else, it is a great start for the children of parents that can't afford preschool. It also helps develop social skills. You proved your backward thinking with that suggestion.
Stop being against a wheel tax just for the hell of it. It makes you look very unintelligent.
Guess it don't matter that EVERY study has concluded that PreK has absolutely no benefits past 3rd grade and that if the money was even given to the schools that don't mean the money would be spent of SRO's that will not change anything toward safety other than possibly make some feel better. Locks on the doors with a buzzer entrance would do far more for safety than three SRO's in each school.
Money to fund the PreK program comes from the state lottery....NOT a penny from county funding.
Yep, let's punish the children for the sins of the past director of schools. There are studies on the Pre-K that do prove it works.
Name one 5:31? Money poured into the failed preK program along with headstart could be used far better for real education improvements.
Can't we disagree without being rude to others.
4:29 you could of left the last sentence off. It makes you look.. well you know what i mean.
Overbearing, smarter than anybody else? laughable
The state of Tennessee and Giles county need all the help they can get when it comes to improving the quality of education.
It's tough when most of the state and Giles County consists of backwoods rednecks and ghetto rats that couldn't care less about an education. Their education comes from parents teaching how to drink, smoke cigarettes and collect government handouts.
9:57 If you don't like living around us low class backwoodsmen, why on earth don't you move? May I suggest Chicago or Detroit? Nobody asked you to move down here anyhow.
I was born and raised here. I got to witness the trash first hand. The point of my post at 9:57 is very hard to dispute. All it takes is two eyes to see the ignorance and laziness surrounding you.
Oh cg, you poor, pitiful sap, you.
Is there any way to have this decided by a public referendum? I think the taxpayers should have a say before a wheel tax is implemented. Once it is in place, we're stuck with it, and it will never do anything but increase.
Ray Lanier
Why should the Counrty Commission or the County Executive want to hear what the public has to say????? They will not like what they hear and they usually ignore us anyway.
2:03 So you got to witness the trash first hand. Good for you getting out of it.
I hope you know who you are calling Lazy and ignorant. Your post makes me wonder about your ignorance or maybe I should of said manners.
To 3:02, when the next election is up in 2014 why don't you run in your district for commissioner and you will see that things are not always done the way you would want it done. You have 21 to contend with and most of them have already made up their minds before the meeting.
I want a $126 per vehicle wheel tax, then car tags will be an even $150 per vehicle per year. I want to see if the commissioners got the guts to shove a REAL wheel tax down the throats of Giles county citizens without a vote. The commissioners have run out of hospital money and they are hungry for new revenue sources. A $126 wheel tax would generate about $3 million a year - just think how that much money could be wasted!
to Feb 22 9:19-
Pre-K
Children who attended state-funded prekindergarten classes gained an average of 82 percent more on early literacy and math skills than comparable children who did not attend, researchers from the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University have found.
The initial results are from the first rigorous longitudinal study that has been conducted on the effects of public prekindergarten attendance on a statewide scale.
“This research is difficult to do but critically important to evaluating the effects of Tennessee’s investment in pre-k,” study leaders Mark Lipsey and Dale Farran said. “Such evidence is especially important in the context of the current budgetary constraints in Tennessee and other states that have made commitments to pre-k education.”
For the study, 23 schools in 14 Tennessee school districts randomly admitted children to their pre-k program. All of the schools received applications from more students than they could accommodate. The children admitted to pre-k were then compared to the children whose families applied but were not admitted. A total of 303 children were involved in this phase of the study.
Assessments at the beginning and end of the prekindergarten year found that the pre-k children had a 98 percent greater gain in literacy skills than children who did not attend a state pre-k program, a 145 percent greater gain in vocabulary and a 109 percent greater gain in comprehension. They also made strong, but more moderate, gains in early math skills (33 percent to 63 percent greater gains). Overall, the average gain across the board was 82 percent more than for the children who did not attend state pre-k.
Results from a second parallel study corroborated these findings. That study compared 682 children who attended 36 pre-k classes in rural and urban middle Tennessee schools to 676 children who had to enter a year later because of the birth date cutoff for pre-k eligibility.
The second study also found that children enrolled in state-funded pre-k classes scored significantly higher on emergent literacy and math assessments than the children who had not yet attended pre-k once the age difference was accounted for.
The strongest differences were again in the areas of literacy and language skills, with more modest gains in math skills
I never was the lazy ignorant trash, 6:48. Of course I know who the government leeches are. Pulaski has plenty of section 8 housing. There are more than enough trailer parks and ghetto neighborhoods. I knew the kids in school that could have done better but neither themselves nor their parents gave a crap about an education. I live in Giles County and I'm not blind. Are you feeling guilty or something?
10:58 i would be glad to support the Pre-K program if those children in quoted studies were graduating and competing for jobs at the end of their year of Pre-K, but of course they are not.
What you fail to mention is that those studies that followed the children showed without exception that after third grade there is no measurable difference in those who attended Pre-K and those who did not.
Show one study past fourth grade that shows any benefits from Pre-K and I might change my mind but to date every single study, even the one commissioned by the last very supportive governor of Tennessee, shows no discernible between those who attended Pre-K and those who did not after third grade, period, no debate no question. The money is wasted on Pre-K and Headstart daycare that could be used far more productively in other areas of K-12 education.
Does any one know who filled the head custodian position?
Pre-K and Headstart are not the reason for not showing any difference after the third grade. It's the school system on a whole. There is no reason why a Pre-K child isn't more advanced in third grade or higher if the school systems presents the challenges these children need.
So why so adamant for pre-k and headstart? It seems pre-k and headstart is more for parents who do not want to work with their child and expect taxpayer funded babysitters.
Pre-K for one thing allows children to start developing social skills. Which some people writing here could use.
Why aren't those social skills taught at home. Some teachers have no better social skills than a dead mouse.
I think 5:10 was saying that the group environment was conducive to the development of social skills.
Y'all have got to go to the archives and read some of the posts there. It would seem that even back then cg was pissing and moaning about Barrett and getting his ass handed to him on a regular basis. Too funny.
I agree with previous posts about buzzers at the front doors of the schools. I am also in favor of SRO's. I do understand that they cannot prevent every attack, just as police officers cannot prevent every crime. They are a deterrent, just as a police officer sitting in some place. He may not be using radar at that time, but simply on the phone, but usually the first thing we do is look at our speed whether we are speeding or not. If that same car sits in the same spot day after day people learn to slow down, or at least expect him there.
Point: It is a deterrent and if it can save one life it its worth it, and I would support a wheel tax to do it, since most everyone has a vehicle.
Then why not simply park a police car in from of the school each morning in a different spot. The other thing about having an SRO on is why would that person have to be given a vehicle to drive back and forth to the school each day at the added cost?
10:35 Why furnish a vehicle for most of the people that have one furnished for them?
Do nurses, teachers, clerks and a lot of others get a vehicle furnished for them? No they provide their own way to work.
Was there an SRO in place at Richland School when the first shooting occured?
I like the idea of having legally permitted faculty and staff to be allowed to carry concealed weapons on them. No advertisements of who is carrying and who is not. No extra pay but the ability to defend oneself and the students if the need be instead of being a victim.
Teachers carring guns?????? So in a shootout a teacher accidently shoots, wounds and/or kills a student????
Teacher gets sued, school system gets sued, County gets sued.
Sounds like a really great idea.
No guns no shootings The US has the highest rate of gun related killings than all the other countries in this world combined.
We are proudly #1
There was no SRO at Richland when the tragedy occurred. That was 20yrs ago, I guess they weren't putting cops in schools then.
So it is a better idea for an SRO to accidentally shoot a child in your hypothetical world. But maybe the situation is the SRO is on the opposite side of the school from where violence breaks, and there is no time for the SRO to respond to unauthorized persons who entered through the other side of the school. A teacher with proper handgun training sees the intruder in the hall and views the gun. The teacher has the opportunity to act quickly and defend themselves and the student. Perhaps three more armed teachers from nearby classrooms are drawn to the hall from the commotion and backup or defend themselves. The intruder is stopped and is the only fatality as a result. I personally pick the latter when viewing the best response time and ability to stop an intruder quickly. If the SRO is taken out how will the children be defended?
There are other countries that have banned guns and have the highest violent crime rates. There are areas of the United States, such as Chicago that have the highest bans on guns but the highest crime rates and violent crime rates in America. Criminals will continue to get guns. Drugs are illegal but does that stop any one from getting them Alcohol was illegal but did it stop flowing or just go underground? Check the FBI website for statistics on crime rates. And while your there you will see in areas where citizens are more heavily armed the crime rates, especially violent crime rates, are lower.
I question your statistics and ask where you got them about gun shootings of all other countries combined being much lower than the U.S.
The gun does not shoot, kill, or harm a person. A chainsaw, knife, hammer, hatchet, rope, car etc., are all weapons in the hands of a person bent on killing or doing some one harm. Would you rather a citizen of the U.S. be a victim of a criminal as opposed to being able to protect oneself and having the comfort there in. This countries Constitution reminds everyone it is not a privileged but a right?
Americans and people who believe in the Constitution will disagree with you on your opinion.
Protecting children at school is a monumental job. There are so many scenarios that could take place. An SRO officer could be at the wrong end of the school. Arming teachers would require a lot of training. They would have to be good shots or they could be in more trouble. More exterior cameras, better locks all would help. All cost money. The door on the last school shooting was shot open. There needs to be serious talks and planning making sure money is spent where it suppose to be. Remember the value of a child.
Feb 25, 1:46.
There is something wrong with any plan that one can come up with. This is a very delciate situation that no matter what the cost, it is vitually guaranteed to NOT be fool proof.
So the real question is, how much are we willing to spend vs how much is protection is really necessary?
Not an easy question to answer.
2:52 The commissioner talking on WKSR said Kyle Helton was the SRO at Richland when the shooting happened.
If that is the case, then the point that a SRO officer wouldn't help is proven. Faculty members were responsible for taking Rouse down.
From an article in the Dunlap Tribune:
"Probably the most moving of statements concerning the issue came from someone outside of the community. Kyle Helton, the sheriff of Giles County and former SRO, stated he was present on November 15, 1995 when a shooting occurred at Richland High School, where he once studied."
Other news reports also said that it was a teacher and a student who disarmed Rouse, so a SRO would not be a guarantee of safety.
There is no guarantee that an SRO, locked doors, armed teachers or anything else will work. But doing nothing is a guarantee of failure. I think the office was outside in his car watching people arriving. I don't think we had a full time SRO at the time, just early morning traffice duty.
I agree that something should be done, although I don't know exactly what. It's obvious that 1 officer cannot cover all the entrances by himself. An SRO alone will just be a waste of money if no other measures are taken.
Ray
Secure the doors; place outside cameras on all entrance/exits; have a buzzer entrance with full camera covered; expel or fire anyone caught blocking the doors open. Arm those responsible teachers and staff that go through proper training then use soft non-lethal ammo such as rubber, wax or bean bags.
Those are some great suggestions, Allen. Unlike the SRO plan, these are all one-time costs that could be easily appropriated. The powers that be need to understand that there is zero chance of keeping the kids safe with only one person watching.
Ray
If memory is correct, the Richland School shooting was one of the first televised to national audiences. It was a bad thing but several things came to be as a result of it. One being SRO's. At the time Kyle Helton was in the building along with an off duty Pulaski Police oficer who was droping his kids off at school for the day, however Kyle was not a SRO at the time,he was there as a DARE officer to teach a class for the DARE Program.Years later he was a SRO in other schools.Also at the time DARE Officers were not allowed to carry weapons when teaching classes inside the school buildings, another thing that was later looked at and rules were changed to allow the officers to be armed inside class.Again if memory is correct maybe this will answer or clear up some previous comments above
Office Helton did not wear his pistol at the time he was a DARE officer at Richland because he felt that he could gain a better rapport with the students at that time if his weapon was left in his vehicle.
IMO the reason the national press did not exploit the Richland shooting as much as those that followed at other schools was because rural Tennessee doesn't play well in the Democratic controlled progressive liberal news media.
Does I have to pay mo taxes if my wheels is 22s? How they gonna charge, by inch? What about them doolies that got 6 wheels?
You're entitled to your opinion, 6:49, although I do not agree. The people involved and those in the community did not want the media to sensationalize event. That is why there wasn't much coverage. They didn't want Richland to be famous because of such a tragedy. It had nothing to do with the " Democratic controlled progressive liberal news media."
8:59, you're a troll, aren't you? It's ok, everybody has to have something they're good at.
Ray
What you or "the people" want as far as the news media goes is immaterial, Ray.
We don't need additional SROs we need REAL parents.
And, 8:59 is not a good troll.
6:24, evidently it wasn't immaterial as there wasn't much media coverage, at least not compare to other, similar tragedies.
Ray
I thought it was well known that the Richland shooting wasn't covered because everyone in town decided not to talk to the media. There was coverage of the trial, but how much can you cover when no one will talk to you and you can't report from school grounds? Also since it was one of the first, the media didn't really know what to do with it. Shootings and their coverage weren't the norm yet.
I agree, 10:31, as per my 10:37 post. The community didn't want Lynnville to become famous because of something like that.
Ray
It was told Nation wide the day it happen. How much was talked about after that I don't know. I got a call from England about it that evening.
Wasn't the Richland shooting about the first school shootings?
Maybe they hoped if it wasn't talked about so much they wouldn't have any copycats.
Sam Collins should be given complete credit for the lack of news coverage. He refused to allow the news media in and would not talk to them himself. He did an excellent job.
County Motor Vehicle Privilege Tax (Wheel Tax)TCA 5-8-102
Counties may levy a "wheel tax". This tax may be levied by one of the following methods: (1) by passage of a resolution by a 2/3 vote of the county legislative body at two consecutive regular county legislative body meetings;
(2) by passage of a resolution by the county legislative body by a regular majority with approval and referendum provided for in this resolution, and (3) by private act. The 2/3 resolution method is subject to a referendum if a petition signed by a number of registered voters equal to 10% of the number of voters in the last gubernatorial election is filed with the county election commission within thirty days of passage. TCA 5-8-102(b)(1)
WAB
Can you post a list of each commissioner and their phone numbers? We need to be calling them and remind them they are up for re-election next year and things won't look too rosey for them if they vote for this wheel tax.
TCA 8-3-202
When a county legislative body decides a private act is in the best interest of the county, it usually adopts a resolution requesting a member of the general assembly representing the county to introduce a bill. This resolution is not required but is common practice. After a private act bill passes the General Assembly and becomes law either upon signature of the Governor or after being on the Gov's desk without veto for the requited 10 calendar days, the private act must still obtain local approval before the act is effective. The method of local approval is provided for in the act itself and is either by a 2/3 majority of the county legislative body or by a majority of the voters in a referendum. For the private act to become effective, local approval must take place within any time limit set in the act, or if no time limit is set in the act, then by Dec 1 of the year of enactment.
There is a contact list of commissioners on WKSR, odds an ends--
March 4, 3:23
When we elect three persons per district, and only three or four people run for office, its kinda hard to vote the incumbents out of office. Its way past time to reduce the number of commissioners. A few years ago, this was accomplished, but was abolished before it took effect.
7:51 Thats interesting. Can you elaborate, such as how it was done and how abolished? Thanks
The commissioners would need to pass the reduction. Currently, there is a state minimum requirement of nine. There is also a requirement that there can be no at large commissioners,so to reduce to the stat minimum, the county would have to be divided into nine equal districts.
The other option is to reduce from 21 to 14.
District 1 - Ardmore & Prospect
Bill J. Cary
145 Persimmon Road (P.O. Box 156)
Elkton, TN 38455
931-468-2295
Ramona Flacy
1815 Lofton Hall Road
Ardmore, TN 38449
931-468-2483
Janice E. Reece
31663 Pleasant View Drive
Ardmore, TN 38449
931-427-8064
District 2 - Minor Hill & Airport
Stoney Jackson
1103 Wray Branch Road
Minor Hill, TN 38473
931-565-3268
Tracy D. Wilburn
12009 Minor Hill Highway
Goodspring, TN 38460
931-565-3295
Tommy R. Pope
542 Carr Road
Goodspring, TN 38460
931-565-3340
District 3 - Richland Trace Market and Campbellsville
David Adams
17840 Campbellsville Road
Lynnville, TN 38472
931-379-7506
Rick Carpenter
1090 Little Dry Creek Road
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-4914
Tim Risner
4489 Rhea Branch Road
Ethridge, TN 38456
931-363-3218
District 4 - Lynnville & Odd Fellows Hall
Tommy Beech
1333 Clear Creek Road
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-4911
Roger D. Reedy
8900 Columbia Highway
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-2800
James N. “Jack” Woodard
496 Woodard Road
Lynnville, TN 38472
931-527-3156
District 5 - TN Tech Center & Agri Park
Melissa G. Greene
265 Northride Drive
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-2767
Connie S. Howell
5316 Lewisburg Highway
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-7212
Tommy Pollard
3129 Bunker Hill Road
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-732-4385
District 6 - Martin Methodist College & BMS
Rose Yvonne Brown
1028 North Third Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-1211
Louise Faulkner
1141 East Jefferson Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-1171
Berenetta Houston
1306 Meadowbrook Drive
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-309-0833
District 7 - GCHS & Rec Center
Tommy Campbell
1008 Brindley Drive
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-3513
Vicki L. Coleman
518 South Sixth Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-922-0343
Terry Harwell
534 East College Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
931-363-7318
Giles county certainly doesn't need 21 commissioners. Surely we could get by with 14.
Do you have any reasoning behind that comment, 5:20? There is less than 1 commissioner per 1000 citizens. That is alot of people for each one to reach and hear from.
I'm not 5:20, but I can understand their reasoning. The majority of the 21 we have now do as they damned well please and don't pay a bit of attention to what their constituents want. What difference is 14 people who don't listen to us gonna make? At least that way we have fewer people ignoring us.
Ray
5:20 and Ray are right. There is no reason why 1 commissioner can't represent 1,000 people. It's not like Giles county is the busiest county in the state.
I haven't heard a real reason why there should be less commissioners. "just because" isn't legitimate. Ray and Dick would cry if there were 7 commissioners.
I have never had an issue with any commissioner listening when I call them.
Would it not save the county money if each District only had 2 commissioners instead of 3.
Just asking.
Pardon me,11:06, but I never said "just because." I gave my reason. I have no doubt you are quite familiar with "dick", but you don't know me well enough to have a clue what I am thinking.
I do think 7 would be too few; checks and balances and all that, you know. Also, if you've never had an issue with contacting your commissioners, you are either very fortunate or married to one of them. I assure you that you are among the minority as far as that's concerned.
Ray
Why do you have an obsession with male genitals, Ray?
If you call your commissioners and act as stupid as you do on this blog, I can understand why they stop listening.
Your reasoning was ignorant as hell. And it was a "just because".
11:06 no one is crying or saying reduce the number of commissioner to 7. But 14 could more then handle Giles county.
There are many reasons why fewer commissioners is a better option;
1. It would give voters an opportunity to elect the best fit as opposed to electing only those that run. With three commissioner per district, many times we are "stuck" with the candidates that run.
2. Fewer representatives will allow for improved knowledge (fewer members distributed amongst the committees).
3. Increased productivity. Quicker decisions and less bickering.
Just to name a few.
4:09, if you read male genitalia into anything I posted, then you are obviously the one with an obsession. You professed to know how myself and dick were feeling; since you don't know me, I had to assume you were familiar with dick. Sorry if your mind went to it's usual place. Seek help, there are support groups for problems like yours.
Ray
That's telling him Ray! Good man for doing that.
No Ray 4:09 doesn't know me either.
Ray does talk about dick alot, and being on his knees. Maybe he is trying to hide something.
Maybe Ray and Dick should get together and have really stupid conversation. Apparently it is the only thing they are good at.
Ray....
You and I have had a few disagreements in the past, and yet I have always liked you. Please don't pay any attention to the smut that was just posted about you at 4:57. It is a good example of the kind of filth and inflammatory language that may well cause someone some serious trouble at some point in the future. And this is exactly why this trashy blog ought to be shut down.
See, if we had a county Charter then we could put the wheel tax on the next ballot as a referendum, and we could get rid of a bunch of commissioners who seem to have the "that's the way we've always done it" attitude by setting their term limits to no more than 2 consecutive 4 year terms. We could even dissolve a commissioner from each district and have just 2. That would help "clean house".
I wonder how the county commissioners are going to squander the wheel tax money?
How many vehicles are in Giles county - the tax needs to be high enough that they get some of the take, spread some of it around to their concubines and blow a little in the direction of what it originally was intended for .... just to make it look good.
9:44 the only thing wrong with this blog is some of the uneducated people that make ignorant statements. People like 4:57 would rather post negative statements then provide a serious, positive solution to any of Giles counties problems. School safety which is a serious concern for most people is the reason for this thread of the blog, not off the wall post. People should be brain-storming for got ideas on real concerns posted. Just let the negative go, it's not helping anyone other then the writer.
You make a fine point, Dick. What everyone needs to understand is posters like 4:57 don't have the intelligence to offer anything helpful to offer, so they go to the only thing they can.
By making personal attacks against others, it somehow makes them feel better about themselves; you know, more like a man. We should pity them, as they obviously pity themselves. Since he is the only talking about being on his knees, you have to wonder why. He is evidently low enough already. Poor dumbass.
Ray
How many times does the issue of a wheel tax in Giles county have to come up? This marks the fourth time and each time before the citizens have said NO WHEEL TAX. The commissioners who vote for this can rest assured they will get a massive NO vote when they are up for re-election next year. Remember what happened to Lovell and Harris last time - kicked out for voting against the beer distance law. Same thing will happen to those who vote for a wheel tax. Commissioners need to listen to all citizens of Giles county and not just a handful of their buddies.
That's always been a major problem, 11:23. The candidate is always everyone's best friend, promises to listen to their constituents and vote like the people who elected them wish. That is until they get elected; then we get to see how corruptible they are or how they seem sure they know what's best for us stupid taxpayers.
We should all be sick enough of this that we make some serious changes come election time.
Ray
Going on the assumption he will run in 2014, I will be voting for only one of my three commissioners. If there are no new candidates, so be it.
What district, 1:13?
When a county deputy is present in my daughter's school, it gives HER piece of mind that she is safe and I will never tell her any different. To me that is worth paying the wheel tax, but that is just my opinion.
No wheel tax. Responsible fiscal accountability and running within a balanced budget!!!
I love how a few love to play on emotions when trying to stick their hand in every one's pocket. Having an SRO will do nothing as far as preventive measures and that is the reason for doing anything. To use tax dollars to provide a false sense of security for the students is ridiculous.
I have mixed feelings about the whole subject.I can certainly understand 11:13 statement about his daughter feeling safer just knowing an officer is present. Isn't that what we try to teach them, that the police are there to protect them.
As far as 8:20's comment about paying taxes for a false sense of security, isn't that what we all do? How many of you that live in rural areas pay taxes for police protection that you know damned well can never get to you in time to do anything but clean up the mess? But we call 911, none the less. Isn't that a false sense of security? As parents, we all want our kids to feel safe, especially at school.
Ray
6:43
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Thanks for your comments, Ray. I am a mother of three children and my daughter is 8 years old. I also have two more little ones that will be starting school in a couple more years and I hope we can all work together to get something done to keep our children as safe as we possibly can. Even if each school has to fundraise like J.B Smith is doing to make each of our schools safer. Who wouldn't want to spend $10.00 knowing it could provide a more secure entrance for one of the schools?
More taxes
Less commissioners
more Old Charter
How much of the untouchable Hospital Fund is remaining?
There is no money left in the hospital fund. All the money was put into the general fund. The question was asked yesterday at the Commission Meeting and after about five minutes of beating around the bush it was finally stated by the Finance Director, "I don't feel comfortable saying what that total is at this time".
One thing is certain based on the comments of the Director yesterday, 93% of the property taxes have been collected for the fiscal year and the general fund balance as of yesterday was right at six million dollars with over a third of the fiscal year still ahead of us.
Vanzant has blown $15,000,000.00 in 9 years. That is $4,566.21 per day, each and every day for 9 years; including Sundays.
DAMN she is really good.
GO JANET!!!!
Is it true that the low-life who vandalized Mrs. Vanzant's car has been caught? I hope it is!
4:59 Who was it? Adult or child?
I thought someone on here confessed. Huh, guess you can't believe every thing you read.
The person arrested for 3 counts of vandalism is none other than …….. Wayne Strickland. If you do not believe me go to the Giles County web site and there is good old Wayne in a fine front facing portrait.
I don't see a Wayne Strickland on the site. Is that the name he's using?
His first name is Elwin Wayne Stafford.
Is Mr. Stafford a member of the little group of unhappy people? Just asking.
I think he was a member of the group that was making the people unhappy. Kinda pokes a big hole in your theory, don't it?
11:16
Explain. Are ou saying he is one of the malcontents? Did he really hate Mrs. Vanzant that much? Just asking.
It was my understanding that he was a former employee at the courthouse.
He worked in the tax assessror's office
Yeah, that's what I was trying to explain to 6:11. He was part of the administration, not one of the "malcontents." Hard to blame the blog for this one, isn't it?
This is strictly hearsay, but it was said that one of the people who detained Mr. Stafford asked him if Allen Barrett had anything to do with it. I'm not saying that is true. Just wondered if anyone else has heard this? Either way, that's a sad indictment of a person's reputation.
Is malcontent the ones not happy with others not wanting to keep things the same as the last 200 years?
No, the malcontent is the person who, when he disagrees with an issue, seeks to destroy elected and appointed officials rather than to work with them to bring about change. But of course this individual will say those officials refuse to work with him, never stopping to think that it is he (the malcontent) who created the problem to begin with by calling names, making accusations, etc. The malcontent is the one who, although politically impotent, causes all the trouble and discord he can withgout regard for who gets hurt in the process. This is the ruthless and dangerous individual who should NEVER be in a position of power over the people. Thank God for sensible voters!
cg, you certainly have some serious issues. My heart goes out to you, and I hope someday you receive the help you so obviously need. this is not said with malice but with true concern.
All this name calling disgusts me. No matter what kind of name is used, dumbass or malcontent.
Why can't people disagree without throwing in a name?
9:09
I'd be a little more concerned with a small group of troublemakers who keep something stirred up all the time.
9:49, you strike me as one of the worst trolls on here. You strive to create problems where there are none, especially when Allen's name is mentioned.
Your latest post described you to a tee. Are you so blind that you cannot see. You constantly post comments for no more reason than to try to stir up trouble. Try cleaning up your own backyard, homey clown, before you take a rake to someone else's.
9:41, if all this name calling truly disgusts you, take your dumbass to another blog. No one is forcing you to read this one, now are they?
12:21
Looks like you learned the art of name-calling from the master...the troublemaker-in-chief.
The last time I looked, I noticed that this is still considered a "free speech" blog. That being said, I plan to hang around and keep an eye on you guys. I too am a watchdog but on the opposite side of the fence from you.
cg, did you post 9:41 also?
Nope.
Then what business is it of yours if I called someone a name, as long as it wasn't you, dumbass. As I said, you are simply a worthless troll. That's a description, not a name. You have to put your .5 cents worth in, no matter what.
10:05 You are absolutely beyond outrageous. You defend strife and troublemaking and then have the nerve to continue calling those who don't see eye-to-eye with you all sorts of names. But then again, you learned from the master, didn't you?
Where did I defend "strife and trouble-making?" Also, I don't call people names because they don't agree with me, I call people dumbasses because they are dumbasses, dumbass.
In closing, I'll take the attempted insult from you as a compliment, considering what a dumbass you are. Thanks.
BTW, the only "master" I have is the Lord above, and I'm pretty sure he thinks you're a dumbass too.
1:51
I believe you actually ARE defending troublemakers in our community. Your continued name-calling makes you look like the name you are calling me.
Oh you thibnk the Lord considers me the nasty name you just called me? Aren't you guys all against judging others? What a hypocritical thing to say.
Sorry 2:21, I never said I didn't judge. I judge people every day. That's one thing I'm not hypocritical about. Everyone judges, even you. I just own up to it.
4:03
Are you really that stupid? Please tell me you are joking.
Stupid because I admit to judging, or stupid because I say you judge too? You're a damn liar if you say you don't, and you'll go to hell for lying just like you would for stealing, dumbass.
Yep...you really are as stupid as I thought you were.
Why don't you have another refreshing glass of hatred and envy Kool-Aid and relax? It won't be long before the hammer drops on another chosen county official (a new victim), and you guys can go after him or her with a vengeance. Perhaps you can destroy that person and then go to church on Sunday and sing Oh How I Love Jesus! I would call you a hypocrite, but I'm not into claling people names.
Who is going to be the new victim?
Is CG going to retire?
I think some people that post on here are drinking more than Kool-Aid from their post.
I'm not in to claling names either.
"Yep...you really are as stupid as I thought you were." No, you wouldn't call anyone names.
Anything to avoid answering the question, eh cg? Go ahead and twist your remark around to where you were just describing behaviour, not actually calling a name. Convenient, wouldn't you say, old man? That's right, I know you and before long, so will everyone else.
Your time grows short on here, best get your affairs in order.
11:36 I was describing behavior. Why is there a double standard.?
There is no double standard, dumbass. If I call someone a name, I readily admit to it. Why can't you. Constantly splitting hairs makes you look like a cowardly, spine-less poster who is afraid to own up to what you say. Don't be like that. I promise, folks would think a heck of a lot more of you if you would just own your words. I mean hell, they can't eat you for having an opinion. Well, governor Christie might, but he's the only one who comes to mind.
Oh, but there is a double standard in terms of one's claiming to be describing behavior. Why is it ok for an individual to call someone a host of colorful names under the guise of "describing behavior" when another individual gets criticized for a much less offense? Could you answer that since you want to split hairs here?
Copying my posts again, eh cg? I just said, I'm not describing behavior, I'm calling names. So are you. The difference is I admit, and you try to nullify it by calling it something else. That just makes you look childish and stupid. If that shoe fits, keep on lacing it up.
11:22 Saturday youask who is gonna be the new victim.
Was Mrs Garner a victim when her incompetence made so much money vanish or did she victimize? Was Tee Jackson a victim when he screwed up the school system with lies or did he victimize? Is Dan Speer a victim when he misuses tax money meant for economic development or did he victimize? Was the former head of PES a victim when he took PES the near bankruptcy with mismanagement and thief of services or did he victimize? Was Mrs Vanzant a victim when her incompetence and lies have resulted in the county spending all the hospital money or did she victimize? Was Terry Harwell a victim when he physically attacked Bob Hughes then told him he was a commissioner so what was he going to do about it and was vickie a victim when she lied about the whole thing or did they victimize?
I bet the next so called victim will be just as guilty as the last so called victims in your head.
Ouch, 3:31, that had to have stung. I agree with every word, but it still must have stung. Bravo!
3:31
The readers are victims if YOU are Barrett posting anonymously. I think you are. The hatred in your words sound so familiar.
7:30 the question is were the words true or not. It don't matter who wrote them we all know the truth of the situation by now.
Damn, cg, how do you read hatred in a lists of truths even you can't repudiate. That seems to be your go to comment when anyone post anything that puts your heroes in a less-than-favorable light. Grow up, or at the very least, wise up.
12:31
Because these people are the ones your little group of malcontents have literally crucified on this blog. Now, as for Mr. Speer and Mr. Jackson, I am glad they are both gone. I lost respect for Mr. Jackson when Mrs. Garner was allowed to be ran out of town on a rail. I thought Mr. Speer was wrong for our country because of his views on keeping Pulaski a retirement community. I don't know anything about the former head of PES, but I'm just as glad he's gone if he was guilty of wrong.
I won't even go there with regard to Terry Harwell and Mrs. Vanzant. They are truly victims of the hatred and resentment of a very mean-spirited person.
Financial Management Committee Discusses Hospital Fund
Posted on April 04, 2013
The Giles County Financial Management Committee met this morning to discuss the state of the hospital fund.
According to Financial Management Director Beth Moore, there is just over $5 million remaining in hospital money. Although there was $15 million left in June, $9 million of that has been spent on paying off bonds and other projects, like Magneti Marelli, that will save the county more money later. According to Moore, the county is required to keep three months expenditures in the general fund at all times. Including the hospital fund, the general fund currently has just under $6 million. In addition, the county has $1 million in reserve that cannot be spent.
Although the commissioners said they were aware that if they don’t do something, the hospital money will be gone in the next few years, spending what they have has kept taxes from going up the past several years. The commissioners also said that when people accuse them of not spending wisely, they don’t understand that there are certain things they are mandated to pay and have no control over.
As far as things that would help the county generate revenue, County Executive Janet Vanzant said that they’ve waited too long to have a wheel tax. The state legislature convenes in January and it would have to pass once there and twice in Giles County.
Is Mr. Speer gone? I thought he was still getting paid to find business for Giles county.
How much is the wheel tax going to be, $100.00?
It will take that much and a higher property tax to spend the way they have been spending.
6:08, I would think that if anyone were "literally" crucified around here, it would have been a public event. There you go embellishing things again. Try just sticking with the truth as you understand it. You will sound much less like a fool if you do.
9:26
Were you name-calling or just describing behavior as Barrett used to say so frequently?
By the way, I do stick to the truth as I see it. And my vision is quite clear as to what troublemaking people like you are doing. I was describing behavior there.
I was stating a fact. If you want to stick to the truth, stop using words that make your posts lies. You do know what "literally" means, don't you?
6:46 Please enlighten me. You seem so full of hate. You do know where that came from, don't you?
7:52 cg's post is what makes me hate.
He likes to point his/her finger at Barrett, but she don't judge. laughable
7:52, I fail to see how stating the truth could be construed as hatred. I was merely pointing out that your use of the word "literally" was incorrect. There has been no literal crucifixions of late. Perhaps you meant to say figuratively. That would work and be more easily understood.
I seldom feel hate, except for anchovies: I hate anchovies. I love tater tots, however.
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