Baldwin County is changing, for the better, when it comes to public participation and citizens standing up to local municipal governments who have traditionally run roughshod over it’s own citizens. In the past small municipalities in Baldwin County did “their own thing”, when it came down to running city government. Mayors and Councils, sometime just the Mayor or just the council, would bully issues and controversial projects, through the process of approval, crying all the time to the citizens, that their was nothing they could do.
GROWTH is their karma. In the last 10 years Baldwin County has grown in some area’s by 50%. This represents the “carpetbaggers” and those “not from here”, so says the same power brokers stepping on your Constitutional rights of freedom of speech.
Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and Fairhope are in the forefront of citizens questioning their municipal government.
“they’re finally going to let the citizens in on this and they are suppose to let everyone know what’s going on” resident Mike Powell said.
the same U.S. Census Bureau data placed the negative impact on apartments at 13.8% and, the same study found a the negative impact of a “Strip Club” at 14.7% and a “Homeless Shelter” at 12.7%. Finding yourself on a survey of negative impact (dragging down your property values) right between a “Strip Club” and a “Homeless Shelter” is NOT a good place to be.
– The cumulative effect of a decrease in property values as a result of a high density apartment complex is staggering. At just the Enclave alone,property values could expect to decline by over $3,000,000 (or $25,345 per unit) due to the construction of the Regency Pace Apartments next door. [Average current unit price of $185,000 x 126 units x 13.7% = $3,193,470]
Over 625 citizens have signed petitions and over 94% of those polled are against the apartments being located among single family homes. The government of Gulf Shores continues to push through apartments ignoring the citizens concerns, all while limiting their input.
The same thing happened in Fairhope where citizens were able to do what their elected city council could not.
VICTORY
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Never Ever give up. The Ripp Report has been reporting, and going to court, related to the Publix project before the Mayor or any of the Council were elected in Fairhope. The present council refused…
In Fairhope the “Catalyst” Council President mocked the citizens and Mayor when the citizens started asking questions.
FAIRHOPE “CITIZENS CITIZENS CITIZENS”
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FAIRHOPE “CITIZENS CITIZENS CITIZENS” WAKE UP! Mayor Wilson told Jack Burrell, Council President, Airport Authority Board member and liaison to the city, and who also sits on the committee to select…
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The same “Catalyst” Council and Council President even took the extreme move of not allowing, yours truly, the ability to speak at a public forum.
SEE YA IN COURT JACK
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These small town municipalities have counted on the citizens NOT participating. The table is shifting and the good ole boy mentality is eroding with each new resident to Baldwin County.
We will vote these bums out. Surely the carpetbaggers will give honest work
Districts! Vote yes!
The more subdivisions the municipalities stuff in Baldwin County means more voters, more people who sren’t Inbred with the good ole boys, and another non-Catalyst. This means Catalyst dilutes it power.
I asked a Catalyst what they plan on doing to mitigate this and I was told they will make enough money where they can go anywhere else and repeat their process. As I earlier stated, they are like locusts.
People of Baldwin County, we must stop these parasites. Vote them out
Well the city council will be different after distri ts pass like Mountain Brook.
Yes, then they can answer DIRECTLY to their districts and not band together and work for the Catalyst-donor developers.
Do you see Catalyst? We have your number, your name, and we know your little moves now. Your puppet politicians are going to get booted out. Next you will have to send in your high-priced lawyers to try to sue to get your ways.
But the more money you spend on your lawyers means the less in your pocket. We will eat at your bottom line.
This added to the impact fees you will have to pay will make you seek other prey, you predators.
I am all for change! Manager and districts!
It will be too late. Baldwin County is ruined
Going to districts is the catalyst death knell. Great job Ripp stir!!!