tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post6705345609519090969..comments2024-03-27T11:21:34.556-05:00Comments on The Fairhope Times : 'Splash Pad' Re-design Project BeginsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-8411529202181236412015-04-03T07:20:56.014-05:002015-04-03T07:20:56.014-05:00Grow up...Burrell is trying to fix the problem as ...Grow up...Burrell is trying to fix the problem as fast as possible before the kids let out of school, and recycle parts. Broken Park next to abandoned school...Sweet Home Fairhope.Dirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-11510715033942285582015-03-11T08:00:10.538-05:002015-03-11T08:00:10.538-05:00If our city leaders are really forcing employes to...If our city leaders are really forcing employes to participate in any type of illegal activity puting their jobs at risk thn they ought to be ashamed of themselves and maybe it is time for some new leaders as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-55815067402072886162015-03-07T01:14:41.728-06:002015-03-07T01:14:41.728-06:00Some of the other newspaper reporters seem to be o...Some of the other newspaper reporters seem to be on the city's payroll these days ... just fluff ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-37310305082323093922015-03-06T09:25:58.594-06:002015-03-06T09:25:58.594-06:00I would like for you (Fairhope Times) to find out ...I would like for you (Fairhope Times) to find out why the city dropped their contract with a company called RDS (Revenue Discovery Systems). This is a company that handles sales tax collections for the city. They also "Discover" who and who has not obtained a business license in the city. As their name implies the actually find revenue that the city previously was loosing. Did they "Discover" someone operating out of the guidelines and possibly step on some toes? You can google RDS and find out exactly what they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-36906352982402940702015-03-05T12:27:16.420-06:002015-03-05T12:27:16.420-06:00The lack of transparency of the current government...The lack of transparency of the current government is a real and growing problem; we have already mentioned it to the mayor and council. Ultimately though, it is the responsibility of individual citizens to hold them accountable.Publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463280949003264050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-46443312496217725902015-03-05T12:20:03.155-06:002015-03-05T12:20:03.155-06:00We were able to confirm this is Council President ...We were able to confirm this is Council President Burrell: the Times stands by its reporting on the matter.<br /><br />The real question is: why did the council not know about it before the bid specs were let out? <br /><br />Also, who came up with the new plan if the city council was in the dark? <br /><br />Were all Al. Open Meetings and ethics laws followed? <br /><br />Shouldn't the public have been given an opportunity for input, as with past splash pad designs?<br /><br />Why is this council no longer voting to let out bids, as has always been the case? Not having the time is no excuse.<br /><br />We have already warned councilman Burrell, that in the past several months the Times has noticed an alarming decline in the transparency of the municipal government: employees have to do as they are told (right or wrong) or face termination.<br /><br />The cost of the secrecy to taxpayers could be high: special interest waste and lawsuits.<br /><br /> Publisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463280949003264050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-47230903747329252262015-03-05T11:02:33.089-06:002015-03-05T11:02:33.089-06:00I stated I had not seen the new plans, which is tr...I stated I had not seen the new plans, which is true, and I did not know it had been let out for bid. I did not state I did not know how it was to be financed. It was my understanding it would be paid for with funds withheld from the previous contract. Jack BurrellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-40593342881540203612015-03-04T04:55:54.257-06:002015-03-04T04:55:54.257-06:00"Councilman Burrell said he had not seen the ..."Councilman Burrell said he had not seen the new plan or knew it had already been let out for bids; he was not aware of how the project was to financed" Does Jack know about anything that goes on here?<br /><br />Is Fairhope capable of hiring anyone who can complete a project satisfactorily? i.e. the on-going issues with the library.<br /><br />And lastly, the timing on this is ridiculous. You are going to demolish it as the weather warms and the kids will be using it? This could not have been resolved during the winter months?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com