DEAD LAST

January 17, 2018

Mid term elections will again bring up all the advantages of the Baldwin County Mega site. Politicians, county commissioners and their hacks, all on board with the annual round of promises that the mega site, will soon pay off. Never mind that this is the same story since the purchase in mid 2011.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In 2012 the Baldwin County Commission convinced itself that Baldwin County needed to spend 32 Million dollars on 2300 usable acres called the Mega site. South Alabama Mega Site – Shovel Ready in…

Source: rippreport.com/2017/05/17/economic-development-baldwin-county-style/

This is a 32 million dollar investment with tens of millions of lost opportunity. The county commission still has the original sign advertising the project. That sign is now faded as the promises of the commission have faded.

We are told we came in second and almost won a car manufacturing plant, BS. We never even came close.

South Alabama dangled its own megasite to Toyota and Mazda, but came up short

The South Alabama megasite was in the running for the Toyota and Mazda plant that wound up landing in Limestone County. Coastal Alabama officials now say they feel that their megasite is next in line to land a large-scale developer.

Source: www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2018/01/south_alabama_dangled_its_own.html

> Perhaps it’s not the best way to eliminate the competition, but Lee Lawson of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance says the South Alabama Mega Site is the only one left in the state. All the others have landed businesses. > > "We’re now the only certified mega site in the entire state of Alabama and we sit ready for the next opportunity,” Lawson said.

Baldwin County finishes second in bid to land Toyota-Mazda plant - Lagniappe Mobile

Perhaps it’s not the best way to eliminate the competition, but Lee Lawson of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance says the South Alabama Mega Site is the only one left in the state. All the others have landed businesses. “We’re now the only certified mega site in the entire state of Alabama and we …

Source: lagniappemobile.com/baldwin-county-finishes-second-bid-land-toyota-mazda-plant/

You talk about spin! This is classic, we the citizens of Baldwin County, after investing 32 million, are now being told there are no mega sites in Alabama left except the one in Baldwin County. So we are dead last, but the only choice? That is one hell of a sales pitch.

Truth of the matter is the same county commission and the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance want you to bend over one more time and put the same damn commissioners back in office. Vote the incumbents out and stand up straight.

The Baldwin County Economic Alliance had the same sales pitch for the Fairhope Airport and the results are the same, DEAD LAST.