One thousand citizens could attend several meetings and it would be useless unless the members knew who you were and how influential you were. Those sort of plans aren't made at a meeting and no votes are changed due to attendance.
If a bunch does go, then it is tabled temporarily, or until few are there.
You must elect people you can trust is the only way. We are a representative government, not democratic.

Good input! Unfortunately, you are right! The Tyrone Mayor broke a tie in council and voted for 1/2 acre housing (for Weiland)despite recent ordinances to restrict building to 1 acre lots. The uproar from a full house was deafening. And then, it was reported, she cried after the meeting. Since then, she has had to vote to break Council ties 10 times. At least half of the Tyrone Council recognizes and supports the citizens. So, who is wagging who's tail? The developers! But, how do you get people involved? How do you get the citizens to understand that most development is detremental to their way of life? There are a few dedicated persons who will continue to fight for what is seen as right. Can we get more involved? I hope so!

I have attended city council meetings for years. I have been at that microphone many, many times.

Believe me, one or two people speaking out doesn't do any good.

Most people are complacent, they don't care unless it's in their backyard.

When they finally realize it will affect them too, it's too late.

Hands down, Randall will be the most influential. Already his support of Eric got rid of Dunn and whatshername. His delayed retirement and Bruce's demise will put him in the spotlight several times in 2007.

Effective goes to Jack Smith who will work quietly behind the scenes to govern Fayette County without being a windbag. Nice change from last several years.

I'll be candid. Jack Smith didn't do a lot of campaigning in my circles. So, I have zero information about him. Now, that's not to say he isn't a nice fellah; he could be the best neighbor a person could ever want. And I'm giving him and Maxwell some time to show me who they are there to serve. (People here have written some things that will become evident -- or not -- in a very short time, I suspect.) However, I am worried that someone about whom I never got much information is now, not just a commissioner but the chair of the board of commissioners.

Again, he could be a great guy but what do you know about him that makes you so confident that he's the right "top dog" for this county?

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If you and I are always in agreement, one of us is likely armed and dangerous.

Fayette County without a windbag. Nice change.

Well ok... I robbed from two sentences and left out a word. It still sounds nice though doesn't it?

Logsdon having influence over anything would be hard to believe. The man needs to take a 4th grade reading course. I have heard him numerous time trying to read and Forrest Gump could do a better job. I hope he never has to read anything in front of a group of other then the hate Brown crowd, because we will all look like a bunch of uneducated dump butts. O my God we have elected Gomer Pyle II.

Gomer Pyle would be an improvement.

...your own post had some spelling issues, I still must agree with you on Logsdon's reading ability. Same goes for his public speaking. I had the opportunity to hear him do both very recently (for the first time) and was shocked. Besides not being able to read his own proclamation, he is a mumbler. A good public speaker should be able to annunciate (sp?), reading or not.

I just got to thinking about this. Who really benefited from the $1 mil + sellement? PNB is part of a gazillion Synovus bank. They could have written it off to a mistake by the dead guy.
Well, anyway, Harold has only done what he said he would do. Settle and Build. Why isn't Steve on this list?

Leave me out of it. I'm no Dennis supporter. He needs to go along with his employer McNally.

Dennis Davenport is the McNally attorney who handles the county's litigation. My sidekick (subordinate) tonto707 is Dan Lakly, who is sore he wasn't considered as influential enough to be in the poll list.

That big head is going to actually think he's "somebody".