Two city council races on ballot in Grantville

Grantville Diego wrote:

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I have no knowledge to back up or disagree with your assertion. But I do disagree with your next comment. Your desire to exclude any businessperson because one might take advantage of insider knowledge penalizes the city from good governess. Businesspeople create jobs, provide services, and help the community grow positively. All are capable of taking advantage of power. A non businessperson could inappropriately use there power to harass those they don't like or use city workers for their pet projects. This city is a business. Putting non-businesspeople in charge because they are nice or well known , I believe, is a big part of our current problem. Where do you get the skills to lead a city government? It is very hard in a small town to draw the people you need. We need to carefully access the individual and vote accordingly.

Helen wrote:

"The city is clearly at a high water mark for income received". You've got to be kidding me!
Are you suggesting that the city should NOT have any cash in reserve? to fix, um, broken water pipes would be a good example, and to be able to pay Coweta County for the lose of water due to broken pipes? It isn't the countys fault that Grantville can't afford to have new water lines put in becasue they don't raise taxes EVER! and therefore Grantville doesn't have the means to replace the pipes.
The Grantville citizen are being held accountable for these bills because the city can't afford to replace the well use utility lines - not to mention put in new line. There wasn't enough money to put in anything new.
Please explain this 'high water mark of income' in detail. Also explain how you are going to put in new water line using less tax money. I'd really like to know. The water lines in G'ville are over 70 years old.
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Judge Not wrote:

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The issue is not if she is a good business person or not. It appears that she is. The issue is using the knowledge and power gained from your public service position to unfairly have an advantage over your competition. Were the other liscense holders offered the same deal? This is one of the reasons that I am completely opposed to ANY active business owner from holding public office. No matter your intentions, the human nature of self-preservation usuaully wins out.

Grantville Diego wrote:

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If the city is going to raise fees, doesn't it have an obligation to announce those increases ahead of time? Would that not let everyone know what is coming and give them an equal footing? The "I hate Rochelle club" just lost the election. You lost badly. So is this your answer? Let's wine and cry. Where were you prior to Nov. 4? And if you were there, the majority didn't agree. Isn't it time to move on, do something productive?

Grantville Diego wrote:

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If the city is going to raise fees, doesn't it have an obligation to announce those increases ahead of time? Would that not let everyone know what is coming and give them an equal footing? The "I hate Rochelle club" just lost the election. You lost badly. So is this your answer? Let's wine and cry. Where were you prior to Nov. 4? And if you were there, the majority didn't agree. Isn't it time to move on, do something productive?

just like to know wrote:

Ms. Coty , I think you should use your real name and give us the REAL FACT'S

John wrote:

<quoted text>Ms. Coty has had knee surgery and will be out of commission for a while. Try again!

just like to know wrote:

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Heard It wrote:

Please advise what your comment about "do something productive" means. Share your ideas...
Yes, ALL increases are announced ahead of time. You obviously do not attend the meetings where the issues are discussed and the public made aware. There are also notices put in all utility bills about any increases. Or it is in the paper...
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Grantville Diego wrote:

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"Do something productive" means different things to different people. But it's the results that count, or at least the effort. There are hundreds of things to do. Here are a few. Help Brother Ed at the Baptist Church with his Thursday AM Food Bank. Call Susan and ask how you can help the senior center. Either of those two can point you to numerous people in need. But hey, if you are not inclined to work with others, clean out your car, read a good book, go for a walk, call a friend. All those beat continuously repeating negative things about people you don't like.

John wrote:

I am done with these idiots. With the attitudes of some of these folks, Grantville will never, never change. I have been here for yrs. and it goes forward 1 step and backwards 10 steps. The people who make it advance 1 step get fed up and give up. Nothing will ever, ever change until we get that nasty Pizza eating clan out of Grantville. That is the root and until it is gone everything will remain the same. Anybody with any common sense I suggest you do the same...leave this post and don't come back. Let them talk their "trash" amongst themselves or at that nasty Pizza place where the sweat drips. And oh, by the way, "just like to know" it's does..not dose and if I had a knee operation the last place I would want to be is on this post. Give me a break! Signing off!!!!!!!!!!

Silly Me wrote:

Those are community organizations [church – SS Center]; it is the communities responsible to help with their needs.
The elected and the hired should concentrate on keeping the city supplied with its needs; affordable utilities, a clean environment, enforcing laws and ordinances, etc. THATs where the city should be productive. If time allows, they can do their community service after the city has been taken care of.(“community service” isn’t a naughty word when you volunteer).
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John wrote:

I am done with these idiots. With the attitudes of some of these folks, Grantville will never, never change. I have been here for yrs. and it goes forward 1 step and backwards 10 steps. The people who make it advance 1 step get fed up and give up. Nothing will ever, ever change until we get that nasty Pizza eating clan out of Grantville. That is the root and until it is gone everything will remain the same. Anybody with any common sense I suggest you do the same...leave this post and don't come back. Let them talk their "trash" amongst themselves or at that nasty Pizza place where the sweat drips. And oh, by the way, "just like to know" it's does..not dose and if I had a knee operation the last place I would want to be is on this post. Give me a break! Signing off!!!!!!!!!!

Grantville Diego wrote:

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"Silly Me" indeed. Your response has nothing to do with my post. I clearly was referring to the "I Hate Rochelle" club that constantly repeats their disparaging remarks toward her. They should do something productive. Not repeatedly whine and complain after she won reelection. Being that negative over and over harms them more than their target. It indicates who you are, and who you are is miserable. By being productive instead, everything in your life improves. The real haters on here aren't harming others as much as they are harming themselves. As far as your post, it has nothing to do with mine. What you said about our elected officials and paid city employees is fine with me.

Grantville Diego wrote:

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"Silly Me" indeed. Your response has nothing to do with my post. I clearly was referring to the "I Hate Rochelle" club that constantly repeats their disparaging remarks toward her. They should do something productive. Not repeatedly whine and complain after she won reelection. Being that negative over and over harms them more than their target. It indicates who you are, and who you are is miserable. By being productive instead, everything in your life improves. The real haters on here aren't harming others as much as they are harming themselves. As far as your post, it has nothing to do with mine. What you said about our elected officials and paid city employees is fine with me.

Silly Me wrote:

Your post(s) are all over the place and not written clearly; therefore, I wasn't sure who you were 'clearly refering to'. My computer didn't come with a crystal ball, as yours seems to have.
Clearly my mistake - silly me.
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Silly Me wrote:

Those are community organizations [church – SS Center]; it is the communities responsible to help with their needs.
The elected and the hired should concentrate on keeping the city supplied with its needs; affordable utilities, a clean environment, enforcing laws and ordinances, etc. THATs where the city should be productive. If time allows, they can do their community service after the city has been taken care of.(“community service” isn’t a naughty word when you volunteer).
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