Comments on: Redevelopment Plan Approved For ‘Blighted’ Areas Of Cantonment http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DALE K http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249721 DALE K Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:28:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249721 I WORK AT THE MILL ALSO,AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DONT LIKE THE SMELL OR THE NOISE,ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO MOVE TO. NOONE IS KEEPING ANY OF YALL HERE,IVE LIVED HERE 52 YEARS AND IT DONT BOTHER ME, ITS HOME AND AS WE SAY IT THAT SMELL IS THE SMELL OF MONEY I WORK AT THE MILL ALSO,AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DONT LIKE THE SMELL OR THE NOISE,ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO MOVE TO. NOONE IS KEEPING ANY OF YALL HERE,IVE LIVED HERE 52 YEARS AND IT DONT BOTHER ME, ITS HOME AND AS WE SAY IT THAT SMELL IS THE SMELL OF MONEY

]]> By: Lyn Williams http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249671 Lyn Williams Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:53:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249671 I grew up in the Cantonment area, and have now returned to the area.. As far as a house being handed down to me, well I paid for my house and I keep my yard up. I went to several of the meetings and everything I saw only catered to one group of people. As for all these yards not being keep up, most of that is laziness. My mother lives down the street from me and at 84 years old still keeps her yard looking good. I agree some people need help to maintain, and haven't had the money to do so, but don't just hand out money to them, if they are unwilling to do some of the work themselves. I am sick of our government handing out to people, black and white who think someone owes them something. I have worked since I was 15 years old and still maintained my place. Is it perfect NO, but it is clean. I don't have a lot of money, and I sure don't waste my money on things I don't need, and I have severe arthritis and yet it may take me a little while to do the work, but I get it done. I do however agree, that instead of letting prisoners sit on their bottoms, make them get out and clean up these roadways. Let them know there is consequences for doing something wrong. Get back to the old days when if you do the crime, you do the time, and you work it off, not sit around waiting . If they don't like that then let them move to another state that puts up with their garbage. One of the local churches puts out food once a week, and yet those who need some of it don't even know about it, and some abuse it. I have seen one family, who I know gets money every month, food stamps and Medicaid, the house they live in doesn't cost that much a month, so every week they go get food and use their extra money for the man to drink. THAT IS WRONG. What I am saying is help those that need it, and those who don't DON"T. Investigate before handing out money. Not just let them fill out some paperwork, because some people know how to work the system. I grew up in the Cantonment area, and have now returned to the area.. As far as a house being handed down to me, well I paid for my house and I keep my yard up.
I went to several of the meetings and everything I saw only catered to one group of people. As for all these yards not being keep up, most of that is laziness. My mother lives down the street from me and at 84 years old still keeps her yard looking good. I agree some people need help to maintain, and haven’t had the money to do so, but don’t just hand out money to them, if they are unwilling to do some of the work themselves. I am sick of our government handing out to people, black and white who think someone owes them something. I have worked since I was 15 years old and still maintained my place. Is it perfect NO, but it is clean. I don’t have a lot of money, and I sure don’t waste my money on things I don’t need, and I have severe arthritis and yet it may take me a little while to do the work, but I get it done. I do however agree, that instead of letting prisoners sit on their bottoms, make them get out and clean up these roadways. Let them know there is consequences for doing something wrong. Get back to the old days when if you do the crime, you do the time, and you work it off, not sit around waiting . If they don’t like that then let them move to another state that puts up with their garbage. One of the local churches puts out food once a week, and yet those who need some of it don’t even know about it, and some abuse it. I have seen one family, who I know gets money every month, food stamps and Medicaid, the house they live in doesn’t cost that much a month, so every week they go get food and use their extra money for the man to drink. THAT IS WRONG. What I am saying is help those that need it, and those who don’t DON”T. Investigate before handing out money. Not just let them fill out some paperwork, because some people know how to work the system.

]]> By: todd http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249379 todd Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:00:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249379 PHEW! I'm moving here... because in Jacksonville if my house looks unsightly I have to pay for it myself. While that may sound extremely callous I have been struggling since the mortgage bubble burst to keep my residence afloat and the mortgage paid on time even when it’s upside-down more than what I made in Iraq in the whole year of 2009. Home ownership requires work; and sometimes costs a lot for the owner, not the taxpayers that already have their own mortgages and roofs, porches, foundations, plumbing, and A/C units to fix... PHEW! I’m moving here… because in Jacksonville if my house looks unsightly I have to pay for it myself. While that may sound extremely callous I have been struggling since the mortgage bubble burst to keep my residence afloat and the mortgage paid on time even when it’s upside-down more than what I made in Iraq in the whole year of 2009. Home ownership requires work; and sometimes costs a lot for the owner, not the taxpayers that already have their own mortgages and roofs, porches, foundations, plumbing, and A/C units to fix…

]]> By: molino jim http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249278 molino jim Sat, 18 Jan 2014 02:04:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249278 @ Gene-- there are a few businesses in the park. It has been very slow in building up. The location is good-- so there is not a good reason for the empty spaces there. @ Gene– there are a few businesses in the park. It has been very slow in building up. The location is good– so there is not a good reason for the empty spaces there.

]]> By: mary http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249201 mary Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:13:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249201 We lived in the village for 30 years, brick homes. Really sad to see it now because we raised our kids there, went to church and the ballfields there, Husband played golf (and still does) there, and he could ride a bike to work because he worked at the paper mill. And please..lay off the mill, it's the only employer paying decent wages up there! YES, we need real employment and not just tourism. Judy Bense@UWF keeps pushing building motels/restaurants. I think a university president should be supporting something with better wages as maids and waiters dont make much. The people of the villages are going to have to get ouside and talk to their neighbors and watch out for the kids just like we used to. We lived in the village for 30 years, brick homes. Really sad to see it now because we raised our kids there, went to church and the ballfields there, Husband played golf (and still does) there, and he could ride a bike to work because he worked at the paper mill. And please..lay off the mill, it’s the only employer paying decent wages up there! YES, we need real employment and not just tourism. Judy Bense@UWF keeps pushing building motels/restaurants. I think a university president should be supporting something with better wages as maids and waiters dont make much. The people of the villages are going to have to get ouside and talk to their neighbors and watch out for the kids just like we used to.

]]> By: Lynn Hoskins http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249197 Lynn Hoskins Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:00:34 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249197 as a small business owner (Cantonment Barber Shop) on Muscogee Rd., I'm glad to hear this, but will believe it when I see it :/ The COUNTY building next to my business always looks like crap in the front, leaves, trash, cig butts, etc. Prison crews clean it and trim bushes back, but not often enough, so I try to do it myself sometimes, it's frustrating. Cantonment is a diamond in the rough in my opinion, I truly hope decisions will be made wisely to help all of the great people that live in this community!!! as a small business owner (Cantonment Barber Shop) on Muscogee Rd., I’m glad to hear this, but will believe it when I see it :/ The COUNTY building next to my business always looks like crap in the front, leaves, trash, cig butts, etc. Prison crews clean it and trim bushes back, but not often enough, so I try to do it myself sometimes, it’s frustrating. Cantonment is a diamond in the rough in my opinion, I truly hope decisions will be made wisely to help all of the great people that live in this community!!!

]]> By: anonymous http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249191 anonymous Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:12:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249191 @ Carolyn Totally agree. Its not true in all cases, but I have seen run down homes, and junk filled yards, with a 'tricked-out' car or very nice Cadillac sitting in the front driveway. Their money, the little that they earn is spent on other things. @ Carolyn

Totally agree. Its not true in all cases, but I have seen run down homes, and junk filled yards, with a ‘tricked-out’ car or very nice Cadillac sitting in the front driveway.

Their money, the little that they earn is spent on other things.

]]> By: Mike Repine http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249185 Mike Repine Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:44:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249185 What about the Cantonment football & baseball fields? That would be a great place to start improving the Cantonment area. What about the Cantonment football & baseball fields? That would be a great place to start improving the Cantonment area.

]]> By: KB http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249177 KB Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:47:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249177 I was excited until I looked at the map. It stops short of a lot of homes of people who are working hard to better themselves and would love direction instead of a hand out. Just try getting a job at IP. You can't even find a phone number. If you didn't a family member high enough to get you a job, and if you haven't had that job 20 or more years you don't stand a chance. The reason there is a "perception of crime" in this area is because this is where the crime is coming from. The neighborhoods surrounding this have things being stolen all the time, and where do you think the items are being found. On the rare occasion they are found they are turning up in this neighborhood. There was a shooting just a few weeks ago. We need more police and support for the police. There are places in these areas they are even afraid to go into. I was excited until I looked at the map. It stops short of a lot of homes of people who are working hard to better themselves and would love direction instead of a hand out. Just try getting a job at IP. You can’t even find a phone number. If you didn’t a family member high enough to get you a job, and if you haven’t had that job 20 or more years you don’t stand a chance. The reason there is a “perception of crime” in this area is because this is where the crime is coming from. The neighborhoods surrounding this have things being stolen all the time, and where do you think the items are being found. On the rare occasion they are found they are turning up in this neighborhood. There was a shooting just a few weeks ago. We need more police and support for the police. There are places in these areas they are even afraid to go into.

]]> By: Gene http://www.northescambia.com/2014/01/redevelopment-plan-approved-for-blighted-areas-of-cantonment/comment-page-1#comment-249174 Gene Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:37:45 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=165777#comment-249174 William, Do you know it the Industrial park (LOL) on HWY 29 just north of Cantonment, that was built many years ago has a single tenant? William, Do you know it the Industrial park (LOL) on HWY 29 just north of Cantonment, that was built many years ago has a single tenant?

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