Comments on: Atmore Elects Jim Staff As Mayor, New Council Members

By: Was there once upon a time

Was there once upon a time — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:54:52 +0000

Now we get to see if your Shell2.0 or of you want to see Atmore become what it has always wanted or of the old money stays the only money. I lived there for years worked for years and only by leaving made a change and found success and began to make money. Jim you have the chance but do you have the ability to make the people….. All the people your choice and not the select few!!

By: Lady

Lady — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:39:02 +0000

I’ve read all the comments and feel most of them were from the losing sides. Mayor Shell has done an outstanding job spearheading Rivercane so the town can move forward. The City doesn’t have the ability to get free money from grants but we do have a beautiful town. I have been in 49 states and in many, many small towns and have not seen but two that comes close to Atmore and they are in Fairhope and Foley. It’s kept clean (without a $500,000 street sweeper), streets are kept up as money becomes available, all parks are maintained, beaufiul shrubbery, flowers and trees are maintained daily. Small town businesses cannot compete with large, corporate businesses and that isn’t the Mayor or Council’s fault. I can remember when we didn’t have ANY SHOPPING CENTERS except downtown; now we have several. I believe with about one more business at Rivercane you will see that debt abolished and more tax money will come in. It is an excellent place for businesses connected with Airbus so how can you say Howard Shell has not been an excellent Mayor and Jim Staff will also be an excellent leader. If you don’t like it here, then move. I’ve lived here all my life and I love it; I don’t like the BIG CITY LIFE. So far as the Mayor and City Council having ANY say in the school system, they have no authority – no more than you and I. That’s the School Board’s business. How dumb can anyone be to comment on anything there being changed by Atmore officiials?
Some relatives of mine were here at Christmas time a couple of years and they could not believe how beautiful Atmore was for the glorious Holiday. Like I said before, IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT – MOVE ON; AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE WE LOVE IT AND WE’RE STAYING. I’M PROUD OF OUR PRESENT MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND I’M PROUD OF THE NEW MAYOR AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEW ONES THAT ARE ELECTED.

By: get off that soapbox!

get off that soapbox! — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:23:42 +0000

Again, if I was that unhappy with the city that I was “born in” (me too) I would find somewhere else to live. Look around maybe you can find a little positive somewhere! How sad that in our town you cant find things that are good. Give him a chance, maybe you will be surpirsed.

By: dick tracy

dick tracy — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:00:42 +0000

Sounds like es. co. fl. at election time…….

By: me

me — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:55:01 +0000

‘Congratulations Jim! I know you will do a great job. To all the naysayers….move away if you are that unhappy with our city govenment’

–Don’t I wish I could. Unfortunately, the town is in such a shape no one wants to live here, so the house won’t sell

By: angie

angie — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:50:22 +0000

we dont have a good mayor now we will still have a no job and busniess it will be a ghost town it will be a repeat of howard shell

By: Auger plow

Auger plow — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:33:01 +0000

Well soapbox I was born in Atmore…and I ain’t goin to be run out by a bunch of snobs….I guess your position would bethat anyone who doesn’t agree with the status quo should be exiled? Yeah right

By: Get off that soapbox!

Get off that soapbox! — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:28:58 +0000

To Augerplow. Why do you stay? Nobody making you. If I truly felt that way I think I would find some other town that might let me run it!

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:58:27 +0000

I hope things improve economically for Atmore. I remember there used to be restaraunts on Main Street and now I do not think that there is one that is still open.
Brantley Tire is closed. I don’t believe there is still a bowling alley or skating rink now. It just seems so very much has gone by the wayside.

Mr Staff congratulations on your Mayorship, maybe you guys can jump start the economy in Atmore and get things rolling.

By: Augerplow&yahoo.com

Augerplow&yahoo.com — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:08:11 +0000

Yall know full well that only people in the clique get to be on the committes and boards in Atmore….been in the city limits 20 years and have never seen it fail to be that way. That election was a farce…and as for moving away, a lot of good people already have….you can see what we are left with..they’re runnin city hall.