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Say NO to this SPLOST

Faced with the imminent expiration of their publicly funded slush fund for profligate governments, the Fayette County Commissioners convened an urgent gathering, inviting all mayors in Fayette to bring in their Santa Claus wish lists for a big “renewed” SPLOST.

And what a wish list it is: a $55 million payoff of the Taj Mahal ... I mean ... Justice Center; a $5 million “speculative” college campus site (with no college on the dotted line); $27 million for road “improvements,” including — I kid you not — “shoulder enhancements for bicyclists.”

Nothing personal, bicyclists, but if we could just get you guys to stop at the same stop signs we lumbering motorists obey, we might be in a better frame of mind about taxing ourselves to give you two-wheelers your own personal lanes.

Looking at the list of projects — including the $11 million for unspecified projects — I just don’t see any real emergencies on there.

It’s a lot of nice-to-have stuff, suited for flush budgets, better economic times.

And what do you suppose the Bypass-to-Nowhere County Commission is going to do with that freed-up cash flow after the renewed SPLOST pays off the Justice Center?

Right — it’s just play money for the big boys. Maybe they can find another bypass to build and another nowhere to aim it toward. Call the resulting bulldozed homes collateral damage sacrificed for the greater good of speculative developers along those future rights-of-way.

(Wait until you see the maps of who owns what along the current Developers’ Stimulus Highway, also known as the West Fayette Bypass.)

So we want to give these same spenders a brand-new pot of $55 million to play with? Not with my penny, you don’t.

I like Peachtree City candidate Eric Imker’s idea: a do-over for the SPLOST.

Vote NO on this one. Let the elected officials pare down the list and specify what is unspecified and put a new SPLOST on the ballot next year, during a general election, when there will be greater turnout and higher voter participation.

Until then, public officials, do like the rest of us are doing: Make do with what you’ve got until things get better.

I voted.

Submitted by Cyclist on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:41pm.

But where was everyone else?
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I voted too

Submitted by The Wedge on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 4:57pm.

at 7:00 am this morning. Didn't see you there Cyclist. The early bird gets the worm. Smiling

Well Wedge,

Submitted by Cyclist on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 5:07pm.

I was at work at 0700 trying, once again, to save the company. Smiling
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Will SPLOST win?

Submitted by Spear Road Guy on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 9:33pm.

I don't think so.

Jack Smith and Eric Maxwell have turned out to be real disappointments. Really, their no better than knuckle head Frady

Vote Republican

spear

Submitted by Bonkers on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 2:57am.

SPLOST will win if no one shows up to vote except those who will benefit from it (tax paid people).

What has SPLOST got to do with Smith and Maxwell being disappointments?

My Opinion Bonkers

Submitted by Spear Road Guy on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 5:40am.

The commissioners voted this sorry excuse for a tax increase on the ballot. There wouldn't be a chance of it winning if they didn't put it on the ballot.

Vote Republican

Using a wide brush

Submitted by dannyboy on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 3:57pm.

Hey Cal

I agree with you about voting down this latest SPLOST. But stating that ALL bicyclists do not obey the rules of the road is painting with a wide brush. Do ALL drivers obey the rules of the road? Hardly. Fayette County needs more bike friendly roads and more bicyclists to obey the rules of the road.

But, it's JUST a Penny...

Submitted by Angry Taxpayer on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 2:24pm.

Don't you love how the SPLOST proponents keep referring to this as "just a Penny tax..."

Stop insulting my intelligence.

BREAKING NEWS: Attorney's File to stop WFB and SPLOST

Submitted by grassroots on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 8:43pm.

Go To:
http://www.splostpoll.blogspot.com/
and read full attorney's letter filed against the Fayette County Commissioners. VOTE NO ON SPLOST

Cal: No worries. SPLOST is going down. So is Obama care

Submitted by mudcat on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 7:11pm.

Any thinking person knows this proposal is way out of the mainstream thinking. SPLOST will go down 2:1. No real reason to vote for it and every reason to vote against it. I already did vote against it.

And fortunalty we are going to see this stupid health care proposal go down the tubes as well. Thank God. Real Americans (meaning those who have actually voted since the 1980's or before)are in charge now.

In the immortal words of President Obama "Those of you who have made this mess need to get out of the way so it can be cleaned up"

2010 dude. 2010.

Ah shucks Cal.....

Submitted by Cyclist on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 6:36pm.

We cyclists don't need this silly little SPLOST. I mean after all, the anointed one, himself, promised that that his administration will ensure that bike paths and lanes will be part of the new transportation system. (Eyes rolling)

Vote No!

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Vote NO to Splost

Submitted by skyspy on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 4:47pm.

This current group of criminals are not capable of spending our money wisely. They need to go on a spending freeze just like the rest of us.

In these economic times you would think they would be trying to route people/customers through the downtown area not around it.

Citizen editor has lost it!

Submitted by mapleleaf on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 4:02pm.

I am sorry to see that the Citizen editor has become delusional.

The poor man is inviting the county commissioners and city councils to submit another list of projects for a SPLOST vote next year.

Hey, Cal, we have always known that there would be SPLOST votes after SPLOST votes once the voters gave in so easily with the last two.

Encouraging our public officials to come up with more SPLOST projects and votes to try to keep us at the upper 7 percent limit in sales tax was not a smart move at all. Are you saying you’re happy with 7 percent and it’s just the current projects you dislike? Why can’t you be happy with 6 percent? That’s already high enough. Look at your invoice when you buy your next car (or delivery truck for your newspaper) and see if it is not high enough.

You’re a big disappointment. Smarten up!

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