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Published 12:02am Wednesday, May 2, 2012

As you can tell by my address, I do not live in the City of Natchez.

I go to church in Natchez, spend money in Natchez and do 90 percent of my business in Natchez, so what happens does affect me in some degree.

Figuratively speaking, I do not have a dog in this fight, just an outside observation.

There has been a lot of talk about racism among the board members of the City of Natchez. White men nominate a white person for chief of police, and this is called racism.

Three black people get up and walk out of a meeting, this is not racism?

When I was a child, and we were playing a game — and it appears the board of aldermen are playing a game — if the person who owned the ball did not get their way, instead of trying to reach a solution, they would take the ball and go home.

Apparently, the three aldermen who walked out own the ball.

In my opinion, the City of Natchez needs to elect officials who will not take the ball and go home, but work together to find a solution.

Drop the race card, settle down and plan for the future of Natchez.

 

Gillis Bland

Churchhill resident

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  • Anonymous

    You must be in good company, the two runoff candidates for Mayor do not live in the city either.  I would thus assume someone who actually lives in Alabama and owns property in the city could run for Mayor?

  • http://www.natchezdemocrat.com khakirat

    Mr. Bland it is simple racism and will stay racism no matter how many parades the NACP have for they not only feel they own the ball but also the field as well (just as the rec. complex if ever built)!! Whites are going to have to do their things as that of the 60s’!!!!

  • http://www.natchezdemocrat.com khakirat

    If this is so why haven’t this ever been check out with Mt. Atkins (tax assesor) on the homestead and cameraed as well and if its so have a recall after election??!!!

  • Anonymous

    West has been living off Jeff Davis blvd. for over (4) years, just ask the neighbor’s next door.

  • Anonymous

    Go by mr atkins office & check it out for yourself, that mr west homestead is correct & while you are checking, check out the other
    candidates homestead & come back online & tell us what you have found.

  • Anonymous

    You are correct in that Mr. West owns a house on Sun Court, but very seldom if ever stays there, perhaps his neighbor Supervisor Mike Lazarus could enlighten us on this issue?  Mr. Brown alleged in his debate response that he has the place on S. Commerce and claims homestead exemption there and owns no other property outside the city limits.  This veiled truth does not address that the family home on Bisland was inherited by his wife from her late father and is either in her name or a family trust or similar action.  Verifying homestead exemption on that residence would be interesting to determine whether the husband/wife team actually claim homestead on two separate properties within Adams County?

  • Anonymous

    Okay, olsouthgent- I am nowhere as well-spoken or smart as you ( See? I can be humble!) and I have some time coming up. How would I look into this? Are such things public record, ie homestead exemption? What is the office that the candidates register with? I want to know how they verify a candidate. I have a lot of questions.
    And I will say again- I have NO  agenda against anyone running for office. But I am sick of dishonesty in politics, and folks…ya gotta confront it somewhere.

  • http://www.natchezdemocrat.com khakirat

    I have better things to do and I live in the county so why not you??!!!!

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    natchezasu1 wrote, in response to khakirat:
    Go by mr atkins office & check it out for yourself, that is mr west homestead is correct & while you are checking, check out the other candidates homestead & come back online & tell us what you have found.
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  • Anonymous

    Circuit Clerk should be the signer upper, tax assessor for homestead exemption, down the hall from each other at city hall.  I would think that public record laws should apply to one or both, the offices should be able to confirm or deny.

  • Anonymous

    Further, Larry Gardner is the election commissioner whom should be involved in the qualification process.

  • Anonymous

    I just want to correct you on Mr. Brown’s wife’s inheritance of the Bisland property; her father is still alive

  • Anonymous

    Consider me corrected please.  Does her father live with them at Bisland or is he an absentee homeowner?  Who claims homestead exemption there?

  • Anonymous

    Ask mike & he will tell you the same, this man has been living in this house for over (4) years, i personally
    helped him to move in.

  • Anonymous

    I live where ever i wish to live, it is like that now.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/V3JJCNJ26YBEPK66CDG2NSIDKU Bill

    Just replace them with three white people and move on.

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