Some information in regards to Roseberry Creek:
The Scottsboro City Council voted to pay $50,000 toward the spraying of Roseberry Ck. 4 out of 5 members voted in favor of the payment! Matthew Hodges, Keith Smith, Gary Spears & Thermon Bell all voted in favor of this! While Carol McCrary did not vote to fund it, and she won the hearts of the LGRA for using common sense and not agreeing with the good old boys. In my opinion it is time we take this issue to the next election; it is time each of these members of the City Counsil get voted out and we elect a leadership that is willing to work toward benefiting all those that use Roseberry Creek, and that includes the fisherman. We need to elect leadership that will not misappropriate funds for political gain, and be willing to listen to all parties and do what is right for all!
A solution was proposed at the meeting that a committee be formed to map a solution, where the unusable areas of the creek for boaters be spared from spraying, like high spots, stumpy areas, areas that are dangerous to run boats etc. The Counsil's mind was made up before the meeting and they never even considered a solution to benefit both. Very sad leadership!
To the people of Scottsboro, this is a slap in the face they have allocated money that benefits 2% of the population of the town when schools are hurting every day for money to properly educate our children. Our hospital is old, understaffed and behind in technology anything serious has to be transported to other hospitals; ask our hospital leadership if they could use money and see what their answer is. This is nothing but misuse of our tax payer's money. Ask the unemployed in Scottsboro whether they would appreciate jobs being formed by the Counsil instead of spraying a creek.
This good Ol' Boy network has got to end; wasting tax payer money is absurd! Not working with the fisherman to create some common ground is also absurd, the fishing industry brings in nearly 70% of all the tax dollars in the Scottsboro area, through hotels, tackle stores, restaurants and more! It's time to take this issue to the next election!
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