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Elected leaders must respond well, quickly
Published Sunday, November 8, 2009
The vote is over and the people have spoken.
I have a list of people to thank, but most of all I would like to thank Leadership Natchez. Everybody in Adams County should know that our future is in good hands. Watching these young people work on this project inspired me and made me feel good about where we are headed. They reminded me that if you work together you can accomplish anything.
I hope all elected officials will take a look at what just happened and start working together.
One thing I would like to remind supervisors, aldermen and school board members is that the money we are intrusted to oversee belongs to the taxpayers of Adams County and they have spoken.
With 79 percent voting in favor of recreation the officials have an obligation to not only build a complex but to do it without a lot of debate over who will pay what.
Now is not the time to fight, it is the time to work together and give the people what they asked for.
I believe all three boards should sit down and discuss this issue as soon as possible so when we appoint our nine members they will have some direction. This nine-member board should not be political, the people we put on this board will be the driving force of this project.
If this facility is run in the proper manner it cannot only lead to tax revenue but we may be able to expand in the future. When the time comes for public hearings I urge everyone to get involved.
This has the potential to become the best thing to happen in Adams County in a long time but we have to follow Leadership Natchez’s lead and start moving in one direction.
Thanks also go out to the recreation committee that met countless hours for the past year with nothing more than the good of the community in mind.
If more people in Adams County would work together like this group did for a common cause there would be no limit to what this community could accomplish.
Thanks again to everyone who saw the need and took the time to vote for this important issue.
Mike Lazarus
District 1 supervisor, Adams County
Comments
Posted by msubulldog (anonymous) on November 8, 2009 at 7:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Now that the citizens have spoken, how will the recreation complex be funded? I am all in favor of the complex, and according to the BOS the county will pay for the complex then the city and school will do the maintanance. I am willing to bring on to my radio show and let you explain the process to the public. Eddie Ray KWTG/KFNV
Posted by grungebob (anonymous) on November 8, 2009 at 3:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Getting the vote out is one thing, getting the lead out quite another.
If the vast majority desired improved recreation facilities for decades and decades - as Mr Cooper claims in today's column - why was the issue not addressed sooner? Was it lack of vision, lack of courage or a simple lack of will?
Many of our leaders may eventually regret this referendum. The ball is now squarely in their court. Do they win the point, or do we suffer from yet another unforced error?
Posted by niderbip (anonymous) on November 9, 2009 at 5:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
"how will the recreation complex be funded..."
increased taxes. the county doesn't 'pay' for the complex; taxpayers do.
Posted by jlmorris (anonymous) on November 9, 2009 at 7:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It was interesting to listen to the bos meeting last Monday, 11-2.
Mike Lazarus stated that after the election his slate may be clean. I suppose he meant that the rec issue would not be of much concern to him if passed by the voters.
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