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State of the County address: Walker County commissioner praises community involvement
youngpup
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Joined: 06/17/2008
07/05/2008 11:53:33 AM
mdsp and shadow: The Central of Georgia Railroad is listed as the owner of the rail spur, which includes approximately 2 acres.

mdsp: it is my understanding that some of the county employees negotiated driving a county car instead of a higher salary. Would you support taking the cars away and compensating those employees for not having a car? I agree that there are some employees that take advantage of having a car and they do use it as a personal vehicle and for that I do agree that those people should be ashamed. But there are those county employees that do have county cars and drive them only for work purposes. If this was part of the agreement for their salary and they do not use it for personal use, I don't feel that these employees have anything to be ashamed of.
Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
evanbubbafoster
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Joined: 04/03/2007
07/05/2008 09:01:32 AM
Not only do we need to remember on the 4th of July all the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms, we need to remember those that take our freedoms away. bo woods, bobby lee cook, connelly just to name a few. There are other attorneys and people of low integrity within the LMJCC who need to be recognized for their efforts in taking our freedoms away. Please give them what they deserve.
State of the County address: Walker County commissioner praises community involvement
mdsp
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Joined: 07/16/2007
07/04/2008 11:28:19 PM
Shadow: You make very good points and are correct. When people can't afford to put gas in their car or food on the table the last thing on their mind is tourism.

Walker mommy: Who actually owns the railroad spur and surrounding land?
State of the County address: Walker County commissioner praises community involvement
WalkerMommy
Comments: 35
Joined: 11/26/2007
07/04/2008 05:52:12 PM
Ok. Everyone keeps talking about PlyMart leaving like they just decided they didn't like Walker County and would go somewhere else. Check it out, people. PlyMart had so many of its customer's file bankrupcy they had to close all but 5 stores. That is the effect of the national economy, plain and simple. So, the rail spur may not be used by PlyMart now, but it is available as a "selling point" for other industries looking at the county.
State of the County address: Walker County commissioner praises community involvement
Shadow
Comments: 30
Joined: 02/09/2007
07/04/2008 04:02:46 PM
We need to put some production jobs back in this County. We are Not Chattanooga and do not need to "focus" on tourism. We are supporting people that work everywhere but here. Our infrastructure cannot survive on tourism. Sounds to me like this land deal is a baleout purchase for a buddy.
Dow is closing Reichhold. Look at the empty retail space in LaFayette. Look at what happened with Plymart! we spent money for a railroad siding to support them and they up and left. I guess we could turn that into an amusement park ride. Just like our government, it would go nowhere.
State of the County address: Walker County commissioner praises community involvement
mdsp
Comments: 155
Joined: 07/16/2007
07/03/2008 08:41:25 PM
Anyone who is a non-emergency employee of the county and driving county vehicles home should be ashamed of themselves.
State of the County address: Walker County commissioner praises community involvement
mdsp
Comments: 155
Joined: 07/16/2007
07/03/2008 08:39:49 PM
Putting a lodge on the Mountain would just be another business that would not be able to support itself. PEOPLE ARE LOSING THERE JOBS IN THIS COUNTY THEY CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN A LODGE! I overheard a woman in line at the grocery store the other day trying to explain to her daughter why they would not be able to take the trip to Disney World this Summer that they had promised her. The little girl looked to be about six and you could tell it was breaking the mothers heart because the child did not understand "mommy and daddy can't afford it". Children that young should not have to worry about finances. Everyone needs to get their priorities in order and worry about our county going bankrupt and not about spending more money that is not neccessary, we need to be trimming the budget in the county.

Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
TimeTraveler
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Joined: 04/18/2007
07/03/2008 08:33:36 PM
here here! The time traveler is hovering just outside the ozone layer-
refueling for the next leap into tomorrow.

Does anyone think a trial date will be set before this time next year?

TT
Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
familyfinder
Comments: 201
Joined: 04/16/2007
07/03/2008 08:14:58 PM
I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN, I CHECK ABOUT TWICE A DAY TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY NEWS.

HAPPY 4TH TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!
Disappearance of Theresa Parker, 911 dispatcher in Walker County
checkmate
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Joined: 05/05/2007
07/03/2008 05:54:10 PM
Light a candle...... its the least we can do.....

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