Comments on: 800 Acres Off Jacks Branch Road Rezoned For Commercial, Other Development

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:09:39 +0000

85Aggie, I am a property owner in the neighborhood, too.

By: Bammagirl

Bammagirl — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 22:24:15 +0000

I travel this way when going from my home near Atmore, AL to my ex-mother-in-laws in the Farm Hill area. I have been teaching my daughter this way so when she starts driving she could go the back way versus traveling Hwy 29. Hmmm this may not work out due to construction…. Will have to wait and see.

By: granny

granny — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 20:05:08 +0000

Did you notice who made the motion? This is part of the money clan who wants more development in the county. Not interested in what the people want. There is a much better way to handle this but they can’t stand to see prroperty not developed. Just leave it un til it’s needed. We can’t see a need for a hugh developement in this area. Why not figure out a way to help Century develope jobs for the people who live there?

By: Granny

Granny — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 19:55:29 +0000

Did anyone notice it wasn’t distrrict 5 commisioner who made the motion. It was another districts. This was decided long ago.

By: James Broel

James Broel — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:36:27 +0000

So who is willing to bet this will be home to another Walmart super center in three years?

By: there goes my home.

there goes my home. — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 02:15:35 +0000

Wow. There goes my home where i was born and raised. We cant have any good small town roads around anymore. River annex is next im sure. They need to leave it alone. Theres enpugh there. Enough house n people around there! We dont.need no retail or offices either. Everyone comeplains about the crime issues already. Lets add more stuff so if random people mess with it everyone can down our comunity! ! I think the lawn mower shop and bindu are all we need for retail. Never thought id see the day.
Oh and ME some people may not of been aware of a meeting. Even if we were an went it wouldnt of changed. We dont matter. Theyd make it look like the owners sold it to people cause they wanted even tho it was a set plan

By: John

John — Sat, 05 Oct 2013 01:03:29 +0000

If you do the research ..It will show that this was in the works when Whibbs was still in office . The addition of a former county commissioner to a key spot was a must for this to happen.For or against would have no effect either way.You haven’t seen nothing yet .Laws are made by those who benefit from them.

By: 85Aggie

85Aggie — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:50:32 +0000

Tony, I am a property owner in the neighborhood that is being or will be directly affected by this and I am not for it and no one else that I have spoked to in our neighborhood is for it or the I-10 connector. As for being at the meeting, I work shiftwork and was working last night but I hardly doubt this decision was made last night but instead it was made a few years back when they rolled out the grand plan to rip out all the woods from Muscoggee Road to Barreneau Park Road and replace it with housing and businesses.

By: Honest John

Honest John — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 21:40:58 +0000

Do you really think Muscogee Rd and Jacks Branch Rd could handle anymore traffic safely?
Also, there is an industrial park on Hwy 29 just north of Cantonment that is doing NOTHING!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:36:45 +0000

I am in favor of the project. I think it’s good for the county and good for the property owners in the neighborhood. I think it’s okay that some folks feel differently, but no one should be blaming the commissioners. I was at the County Board meeting last night. All the people who came to speak about this re-zoning were in support of the project. Absolutely no one showed up to speak against it. Not one person. What would you do if you were on the board? Would you oppose a project that everyone else in the room was in favor of? Why, if it appeared your constituents were all for it? This isn’t money taking care of money. This was the County listening to the constituents that cared enough to come and tell the board what they wanted.