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 DMDMC Talks Out Of Both Sides Of Their Mouth
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| By : Roy_Pope on 23 Oct 2008 at 11:40:42 am
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Talk about being hypocritical! The Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation, a business entity funded by assessments levied against owners of properties in the district where the properties are used for business other than businesses registered as 501(c) corporations, is actively promoting an arts auction that is geared towards promoting 15 Place downtown. What makes them so hypicritical in doing this is that the DMDMC has been supportive in the past of property owners in the area in our never-ending struggle to get rid of the 501(c) entity called 15 Place.
For those that do not know, 15 Place is an organization that attracts the homeless to the Historic Business and Entertainment District of Downtown Mobile. They give the homeless free food and services which in turn draws them to the area and encourages them to remain homeless and without jobs. Because of the location of 15 Place in our community, filthy homeless people are constantly congregating along our city's sidewalks and in our parks begging for the working man's change so that they can buy a pint of liquor and drink themselves further into destitution.
When approached about their support of 15 Place, the DMDMC President Elizabeth Sanders simply argued that the Methodist Church from whom the 15 Place leases its building is also a property owner. Well, I didn't ask anything about the Methodist Church of her - she just threw that bit of information into the argument. It does make one wonder, however, if the Methodist Church pays property assessments to the DMDMC on that property considering that it is used by a 501(c) entity.
It kind of makes one step back and wonder. Who does the DMDMC represent? Do they represent the property owners who pay the assessments to them every year? Or, do they represent those who do not pay assessments to the district while simultaneously creating a magnet within the community to draw in poverty, who cause hardships on businesses, and who devaluate the surrounding properties in the area? |
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Mayor Sam Jones Brings Annexation Woes To Land Owners
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| By : Roy_Pope on 08 Oct 2008 at 01:53:46 pm
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Well, Mayor Sam Jones has rose to victory again in his dastardly plot to take over the county. He has successfully annexed two other sections of Mobile County into the city limits, even though many of us did not want to become a part of the city.
I recently purchased a 1.2 acre piece of land in the Theodore section that was annexed. I chose that area because I did not want to purchase inside the city limits. Unfortunately for me, I do not actually live on the land so I was not given a voice when it came to voting against the annexation.
That really gets under my skin!
There are hundreds, if not thousands of land owners who purchased land outside the city limits for the mere sake of not wanting to be a part of the City of Mobile. We own the land, but we are not given a voice when it comes to voting against annexations such as this. It seems to me that this is a perfect example of "taxation without representation" since the annexation will lead to increased taxes for land owners BUT we are not allowed to vote on the annexation.
Isn't this a violation of our Constitutional rights? Wasn't this country founded for the very purpose of defending the rights of taxpayers against tyrannical politicians who levied taxes against the people without them having a voice in the matter?
If you ask me, Sam Jones needs to be removed from office, the city lines that were altered by his unconstitutional voting rules need to be drawn back to where they were originally (before he came to office), and ALL landowners having land in those areas need to be allowed to vote on the annexation plans - not just those land owners that live in the areas being annexed. |
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