Suzanne Harris Gets the Boot

[Furthur]

The unprecedented personal attacks against Misty could be construed as a crude attempt to stifle dissent.
Ideas should be allowed to sink or swim on the merits, not the poster's background. Some people prefer to remain behind the curtain. Fair enough. Protect your sources.
It is up to you, dear reader, to decipher whose content could sprout vegetables.
You Go Misty!
I don't know Ms. Harris but my hat is off to her and anyone else who can take on Walton County and come out of court 2-0. We need more like her. Let Freedom Ring.
My previous post, "No Bridge Now", began as a new thread but was "incorporated", perhaps suppressing the message. I don't always see hidden hands everywhere, however, no one has answered the question, "who is this bridge for?" It probably dovetails nicely with Sandestin's Casino proposal. But how will it help the average Joe more than it hurts?

 

[lazin&drinkin]

The unprecedented personal attacks against Misty could be construed as a crude attempt to stifle dissent.
Ideas should be allowed to sink or swim on the merits, not the poster's background. Some people prefer to remain behind the curtain. Fair enough. Protect your sources.
It is up to you, dear reader, to decipher whose content could sprout vegetables.
You Go Misty!
I don't know Ms. Harris but my hat is off to her and anyone else who can take on Walton County and come out of court 2-0. We need more like her. Let Freedom Ring.
My previous post, "No Bridge Now", began as a new thread but was "incorporated", perhaps suppressing the message. I don't always see hidden hands everywhere, however, no one has answered the question, "who is this bridge for?" It probably dovetails nicely with Sandestin's Casino proposal. But how will it help the average Joe more than it hurts?

Who is this bridge for? An intriguing question which lends itself to speculation about sub rosa agendas at work by the powerful, i.e., land developers and their enablers in government.

The original proposal by the state which started all this was for a toll bridge. Greg and Kenneth came back with a counterproposal to focus on 331 and which proposal suggested a 20-25% cost share by the county up to a mx of 75 mil. The estimated cost of doing both bridge and 331 to I-10 was, not coincidentally, about 300 mil.

An effort will be made to re-direct those state funds of 102 mil to 331, leaving the bridge for later. Whether that effort will resonate with the BCC and, if successful there, the FDOT, remains to be seen.

Nobody doubts having the bridge woud be nice, but almost everyone would agree that having 331 widened should come first and is much more desirable than the bridge right now. One might anticipate that those who say otherwise stand a better than average chance of having a vested financial interest in the relatively limited benefits that would accrue to having a bridge rather than a better and safer and more useful 331.

Watch carefully to see who squeals the loudest.

 

[Truman]

The unprecedented personal attacks against Misty could be construed as a crude attempt to stifle dissent.
Ideas should be allowed to sink or swim on the merits, not the poster's background. Some people prefer to remain behind the curtain. Fair enough. Protect your sources.
It is up to you, dear reader, to decipher whose content could sprout vegetables.
You Go Misty!
I don't know Ms. Harris but my hat is off to her and anyone else who can take on Walton County and come out of court 2-0. We need more like her. Let Freedom Ring.
My previous post, "No Bridge Now", began as a new thread but was "incorporated", perhaps suppressing the message. I don't always see hidden hands everywhere, however, no one has answered the question, "who is this bridge for?" It probably dovetails nicely with Sandestin's Casino proposal. But how will it help the average Joe more than it hurts?

Funny I don't see any attacks, surely not unprecedented except to maybe a newcomer. If someone says you are mentally incompetent that could be a personal attack. If someone refers to an action or inaction in general to be the abode of the mentally incompetent, than it is not a direct attack. A fine line yes but one that thinking people understand.

Anyhoo you should remove your tinfoil hat
http://www.sowal.com/bb/search.php?searchid=603830

 

[Bob Hudson]

 

[Bob Wells]

Now Bob, as I am a major mover and shaker I would venture to guess I have less of a vested financial interest than my wealth may let on, as for Furthers comment how it will help more than it hurts will be dependent upon the cost one is willing to pay. I for one believe it will be cheaper for me to pay the tax over the toll, but I am not a numbers guy.

I heard someone say at the last bridge meeting I attended that they would like to know the difference between median income of the Nowal folks vs the Sowal folks, because according to him the income is higher in the south. That being said they believe they will pay more on a sales tax than the Nowal folks. I wonder do folks who have higher income deserve more military protection, better government service, schools because they pay more in taxes.
Sorry Misty, we seemed to have hijacked yur thread again, but in fairness I was just responding, no attack intended.
Bob Wells

 

[dadleyblane5]

It's not just alive and well in SoWal it's the County as a whole.

I'll answer the question again for all the incompetents who are to lazy or arrogant to go back and look for what I said. Yes, as a matter of fact I do attend BCC meetings. I don't say anything but I listen. I also read and try to decipher fact from fiction as far as our local news reports go.

I also read these web forums (I like Brawlers better than this one because people aren't quite so UPPITY over there) and don't have the attitude that because they attend all the meetings and rub elbows and noses with the BCC that they are better than and/or more informed than anyone else. They aren't quite so arrogant in their disdain for folks that don't share their personal views either.

What irritates me is the UPPITY folks who want this bridge at any cost that won't address the letter from the County Admin to the DOT that effectively brokered the deal to build the bridge. This was a lie and a scam from the get go and this rush to push this through with Dawn Moliterno telling us if we dont do this now, the money will go away never to return was BS. The BS about this being a life or death issue is what it is also....BS!

The DOT has committed to 4 lane 331 regardless of whether or not the County can produce the funds to build the bridge. Get er done! Evacuations can be handled by shutting down the bridge to south bound traffic. If people in the South end choose to stay during a hurricane that's a personal choice and won't change evacuation times regardless, it also won't save lives if wind velocity reaches 45 mph because the bridge will be shut down anyway.

Taxing the people for personal agendas is ridiculous. Making us the highest taxed County in the State ensures that none of the folks currently in office will be re-elected but the damage will have already been done if the tax passes. Like I said before...if I want something I either have to save the money to purchase it or I don't buy it. I don't have the luxury of living above my means and the County should not have the luxury off the backs of the taxpayers either. if this can't be done without taxing or tolling the people of Walton County then by golly we just don't need it done right now.

Misty...You go girl! Tellem like it is..Thanks