Comments on: Portion Of $50 Million Gulf Restoration Funds Now Available For North Escambia Area http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112966 David Huie Green Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:45:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112966 REGARDING: "I’m sure they're all doing the very best they can ….there is just never enough money, no matter how much we give them in taxes." That's what makes it so irritating. The Board of County Commissioners admitted over a decade ago that they had already raised -- we had already paid -- enough designated taxes to properly pave every last inch of dirt roads in the county. They refused to do the paving unless enough right of way on both sides of the roads was given to construct proper, two lane paved roads with proper shoulders and ditches. I can see that, really I can. (I gave mine and McBride Road is paved. Bluff Springs Road was already paved.) The thing is, erosion would be greatly reduced if they spent a fraction of the money we raised over ten years ago and paved the existing roads from one side to the other. Something’s better than nothing and many are getting nothing. And I can't forget how they "borrowed" from that fund to buy the ice making machinery to freeze the Civic Center, the one they want to sell for about twice what the "loan" came to, I think it was. Ice hockey was going to make the county rich somehow. It was far more important than safer roads for emergency vehicles and for taxpayers. It’s almost enough to make you doubt their integrity. David pouting REGARDING:
“I’m sure they’re all doing the very best they can ….there is just never enough money, no matter how much we give them in taxes.”

That’s what makes it so irritating. The Board of County Commissioners admitted over a decade ago that they had already raised — we had already paid — enough designated taxes to properly pave every last inch of dirt roads in the county.

They refused to do the paving unless enough right of way on both sides of the roads was given to construct proper, two lane paved roads with proper shoulders and ditches. I can see that, really I can. (I gave mine and McBride Road is paved. Bluff Springs Road was already paved.) The thing is, erosion would be greatly reduced if they spent a fraction of the money we raised over ten years ago and paved the existing roads from one side to the other. Something’s better than nothing and many are getting nothing.

And I can’t forget how they “borrowed” from that fund to buy the ice making machinery to freeze the Civic Center, the one they want to sell for about twice what the “loan” came to, I think it was. Ice hockey was going to make the county rich somehow. It was far more important than safer roads for emergency vehicles and for taxpayers.

It’s almost enough to make you doubt their integrity.

David pouting

]]> By: farmer http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112940 farmer Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:16:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112940 Get ready farmers for the state to tell you how to farm YOUR land -- THEIR WAY! More costly - which means food prices go up, up, up for the consumers. CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL LEAVE ME ALONE. LET ME FARM MY WAY AS LONG AS I DON'T HARM ANYONE ELSE PROPERTY.! Get ready farmers for the state to tell you how to farm YOUR land — THEIR WAY!
More costly – which means food prices go up, up, up for the consumers.

CONTROL CONTROL CONTROL

LEAVE ME ALONE. LET ME FARM MY WAY AS LONG AS I DON’T HARM ANYONE ELSE PROPERTY.!

]]> By: DD http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112868 DD Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:01:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112868 LOOK OUT!!!! Here comes the septic tank inspection issue again. This is how this inspection came about,it was voted in so we would have clean streams going into our rivers. SO GET READY TO HAVE YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTED,AND IT WILL FAIL LOOK OUT!!!! Here comes the septic tank inspection issue again.
This is how this inspection came about,it was voted in so we would have clean streams going into our rivers.
SO GET READY TO HAVE YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTED,AND IT WILL FAIL

]]> By: creekbather http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112850 creekbather Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:12:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112850 why would we want to improve habitat on crop land,and pasture land ?, pasture land is for grazing, and crop land is for harvesting,., . . why would we want to improve habitat on crop land,and pasture land ?, pasture land is for grazing, and crop land is for harvesting,., . .

]]> By: creekbather http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112849 creekbather Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:59:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112849 why not clean the log jams out , where did the fema money go?, how much money is allocated for the sediment from the land clearing for the nuke plant,,, how many wood ducks have been released on the esc,river ,,., how much of this has the paper mill and the power plant contributed to already/, , to keep the cows out of the creek comes under agriculture, meaning one could apply to build a water hole, and that money is not wasted from the fifty mill,., implementing grazing management ,is under agriculture,,,..,, why do we need agriculture department , if restoration funds are available,,,., . we got this money , and if we dont spend it we lose it?, c mon,. why not clean the log jams out , where did the fema money go?, how much money is allocated for the sediment from the land clearing for the nuke plant,,, how many wood ducks have been released on the esc,river ,,., how much of this has the paper mill and the power plant contributed to already/, , to keep the cows out of the creek comes under agriculture, meaning one could apply to build a water hole, and that money is not wasted from the fifty mill,., implementing grazing management ,is under agriculture,,,..,, why do we need agriculture department , if restoration funds are available,,,., . we got this money , and if we dont spend it we lose it?, c mon,.

]]> By: Char http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112838 Char Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:52:18 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112838 DHG I'm sure their all doing the very best they can ....there is just never enough money, no matter how much we give them in taxes. It takes a lot of work to keep getting money for their wonderful projects. You, I, people with Asthma, and the Children can just keep choking on the dust and the dirt, besides everytime they get more run off, they can get more money for projects. They love spending, wish we could do that. DHG
I’m sure their all doing the very best they can ….there is just never enough money,
no matter how much we give them in taxes.

It takes a lot of work to keep getting money for their wonderful projects.
You, I, people with Asthma, and the Children can just keep choking on
the dust and the dirt, besides everytime they get more run off, they can
get more money for projects.

They love spending, wish we could do that.

]]> By: Southerner http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112828 Southerner Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:03:26 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112828 S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! S-O-C-I-A-L-I-S-M!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2012/01/portion-of-50-million-gulf-restoration-funds-now-available-for-north-escambia/comment-page-1#comment-112794 David Huie Green Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:12:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=79936#comment-112794 CONSIDERING: "Promoting energy conservation by eliminating the need for annual mechanical removal of sediment from split ditches " Here's a novel thought: pave the dirt roads to reduce erosion and siltation -- SOME sort of paving, at least enough to keep the roads from washing away and the dust blowing away. Oh, if only we had a fund set up to do that very thing. Oh wait, we do, it's called the Local Options Sales Tax. David still holding breath for those less fortunate CONSIDERING:
“Promoting energy conservation by eliminating the need for annual mechanical removal of sediment from split ditches ”

Here’s a novel thought: pave the dirt roads to reduce erosion and siltation — SOME sort of paving, at least enough to keep the roads from washing away and the dust blowing away.

Oh, if only we had a fund set up to do that very thing. Oh wait, we do, it’s called the Local Options Sales Tax.

David still holding breath
for those less fortunate

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