tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post417288565303136179..comments2024-03-27T11:21:34.556-05:00Comments on The Fairhope Times : Another Bed and Breakfast ControversyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-65795174309672761252013-01-31T10:37:59.660-06:002013-01-31T10:37:59.660-06:00The main problem there is lack of parking spaceThe main problem there is lack of parking spaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-53275394953375235572013-01-28T19:28:25.517-06:002013-01-28T19:28:25.517-06:00There are rules so people who are trying to break ...There are rules so people who are trying to break them can be held accountable. Not so good people can be punished for doing nothing wrong. You have been entrusted by the people with the ability to rezone areas so they can allow these types of events which are assets to the city and it's citizens. <br /><br />There is a laundry list of positives that come out of having these events and stopping them won't do anything, but appease these select few. The noise isn't the real issue it's an individual or group of individuals who have no true vested interest other than personal. <br /><br />We don't expect you to please everyone, but we are asking you to do what is right by the people of Fairhope and Point Clear. Why should you stop the local economy from receiving the revenue generated solely by these events. By not allowing these beautiful events to showcase and share with the world. The amazing views that are the bluffs throughout Fairhope and Point Clear. You are hindering tourism and the advertisement these events offer through photos, word of mouth and many other social media routes.<br /><br /><br />These events encourage our citizens to connect with and care about these locations which lead to their preservation. We have an obligation to preserve and maintain these beautiful properties! Restricting the citizens from enjoying and experiencing the beauty of these venues will not benefit anyone. Please make the best educated and considerate decision possible for the people of Fairhope and Point Clear. <br /><br />Rezone these properties!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-54600599469372724492013-01-28T15:58:14.082-06:002013-01-28T15:58:14.082-06:00Honestly, I can completely understand people compl...Honestly, I can completely understand people complaining about noise after a point. <br /><br />I actually sided with the Fly Creek rest. owners bc they had a permit/license for a restaurant that can host large functions. My reasoning was that living next to a school, fire station or a restaurant, I would expect some noise to come my way. My guess is that Emma's Bay House does not have a permit for large functions. There in lies the rub.<br /><br />I have a bay house that I rent out. (Have a city permit to do so and I also pay business taxes for it.) I know it is not zoned for anything else. I don't allow my guests to do anything else. <br /><br />But, if my neighbors decided to hold a loud party every weekend I'd be pissed.<br /><br />Ever heard the phrase "Your right to swing your fist stops the second it hits my face?" I'm thinking that applies here. <br /><br />And if the city of Fairhope doesn't fine the noise offenders with some consistency, I would think it was right for its citizens to complain and get action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-59516020943804809692013-01-28T12:24:10.455-06:002013-01-28T12:24:10.455-06:00Please reserve room on the property next door for ...Please reserve room on the property next door for the Statue of King Kant. That way the bed and breakfast guest can sit at his feet and watch the sunset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-16790572860011195992013-01-27T21:12:32.722-06:002013-01-27T21:12:32.722-06:00Amen!Amen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-25621318974978737402013-01-27T18:50:20.388-06:002013-01-27T18:50:20.388-06:00I have stayed many times there and it is always qu...I have stayed many times there and it is always quiet. If a few nights of the year someone can enjoy a beautiful view at their special wedding reception I think that's great. If there is a wedding at the home I'm sure out of town guests are staying at area hotels and spending money in fairhope. What an asset to an amazing town. Dont let one angry man spoil this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-18954524375385398632013-01-27T10:38:35.567-06:002013-01-27T10:38:35.567-06:00The powers that be look the other way sometimes .....The powers that be look the other way sometimes ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-7744936296078457682013-01-27T08:15:43.363-06:002013-01-27T08:15:43.363-06:00Wow, quite the comment there. Have to agree with ...Wow, quite the comment there. Have to agree with you and first on "getting" a life. How about all the weddings on the bluff? Is that zoned for it? How about all these houses that have little cottages or garage apt that they rent out. Bet they aren't zoned for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-86142858006386521522013-01-26T23:09:23.499-06:002013-01-26T23:09:23.499-06:00I live a mile away from the Fairhope High School a...I live a mile away from the Fairhope High School and I can hear the school band practicing in the afternoons, I can hear the live band playing on weekend nights at a local eatery, which is about 1/2 mile away, not to mention the fact that the Fire Department feels a need to run its sirens in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep, because the city decided to sneak in what was supposed to be a training station & turned it into a full blown fire house in a residential area. I have never called the school or eatery to complain. I'm sure the school band is surely breaking the city’s noise ordinance if I can hear it a mile away. Really, I agree with the other comment, GET A LIFE. People are trying to live their lives & have a little fun in what has become one messed up world. It's not like they are having parties there every night. Fairhope use to be a friendly place where everyone knew everyone else & you could count on your neighbors. Fairhope was the place that people traveled through and liked it so much they decided to move here. Now they have come here and turned it into the place they all ran away from. What’s wrong with this picture? <br />If the Planning Director, Mr. Smith wants something to work on, he should investigate why the city was a loud to take out the covert that drained the water flowing downhill to the creek so that they could put in their driveway to the fire station on Thompson Hall Rd & has now caused flooding to the residents on the other side of the road because they took out the only way for the water to escape & keep flowing to the creek. Or why at the city planning committee to rezone a housing project that we were told it was mandatory that the developer put in sidewalks in front of his houses, but yet there is no sidewalk anywhere, or why the city didn’t itself put sidewalks on Thompson Hall Rd. where fire trucks & volunteers are racing up and down the road in a residential area where lots of children live & play. Yet there are sidewalks on every road around & leading up to Thompson Hall, including in front of Wal-mart. I myself have been run off the road twice in my car by volunteers racing to get to the fire station, who never stopped or slowed down at a stop sign and made a wide turn into my lane. This is a safety issue but seems no concern to the city because Thompson Hall Rd is not a cookie cutter neighborhood.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-25272877117381685652013-01-26T17:58:37.350-06:002013-01-26T17:58:37.350-06:00Shhhh...Don't make any noise in Fairhope...you...Shhhh...Don't make any noise in Fairhope...you'll wake the flowers...<br /><br />Seriously folks - GET A LIFE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com