Okay. I have been keeping up with this story for a while now, not as a Natchez citizen, but as a former citizen. It seems like some people in this town are determined to prevent quality growth from taking place, and for reasons such as this, I will never return to this town.
Kids are given education and sent to highly regarding colleges around the country, but no one gives them a reason to return to their roots. Certain people have stonewalled every effort of a young man who just wants to remain in a town that is mostly forgotten and try and bring back some youth and activity when it is so obviously needed.
I’m dumbfounded that such a dispute has occurred over a vacant piece of land - that, by the way, was a COMPLETE eyesore before. I imagine that if Fat Mama’s had not pushed for this piece of property, then it would still be sitting there, collecting rain water in it’s potholes and allowing mosquitoes to fester in the filth. It’s a restaurant. Not a bar, or a strip club, or, gasp, a casino. Take a look around that town…you see all kinds of establishments that promote bad habits on a daily basis and they are welcomed with open arms.
And as far as the “green space” goes - since when did it become the responsibility of business owners to clean up the city’s mess? Come on. If you really want businesses to seriously consider locating there, give them a reason and work with them. Otherwise, in a few years from now, these people who have prevented good growth from occurring will be dead and gone - and so will your precious little town because no one allowed anything worthwhile to become established and prosper.
It’s time to open up your eyes and join the rest of a country that is thirsty for economic growth. And, yes, that does mean that a little “give and take” will have to occur - especially if the rules you have in place are ancient and ridiculous from the get go.
Posted on July 11 at 8:46 a.m.
Okay. I have been keeping up with this story for a while now, not as a Natchez citizen, but as a former citizen. It seems like some people in this town are determined to prevent quality growth from taking place, and for reasons such as this, I will never return to this town.
Kids are given education and sent to highly regarding colleges around the country, but no one gives them a reason to return to their roots. Certain people have stonewalled every effort of a young man who just wants to remain in a town that is mostly forgotten and try and bring back some youth and activity when it is so obviously needed.
I’m dumbfounded that such a dispute has occurred over a vacant piece of land - that, by the way, was a COMPLETE eyesore before. I imagine that if Fat Mama’s had not pushed for this piece of property, then it would still be sitting there, collecting rain water in it’s potholes and allowing mosquitoes to fester in the filth. It’s a restaurant. Not a bar, or a strip club, or, gasp, a casino. Take a look around that town…you see all kinds of establishments that promote bad habits on a daily basis and they are welcomed with open arms.
And as far as the “green space” goes - since when did it become the responsibility of business owners to clean up the city’s mess? Come on. If you really want businesses to seriously consider locating there, give them a reason and work with them. Otherwise, in a few years from now, these people who have prevented good growth from occurring will be dead and gone - and so will your precious little town because no one allowed anything worthwhile to become established and prosper.
It’s time to open up your eyes and join the rest of a country that is thirsty for economic growth. And, yes, that does mean that a little “give and take” will have to occur - especially if the rules you have in place are ancient and ridiculous from the get go.
On Compromise isn’t always the answer