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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 03:11 pm |
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I know alot of people in Summerfield BB--but I do respect my identity and would like to keep it anonymous for now. But I will say nice try for trying to figure me out--so for now, let's not compare notes. I would hate to go back and inform your wife on some of your comments.
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 05:23 pm |
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Grits I don't want to know who you are, just keep playing ball (posting for Bama).......
You know Grits and Bacon would be good at a ballpark....
OK I cannot tell a lie...I don't eat grits, but I have been known to eat a little bacon....
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 05:25 pm |
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| haha nice mike. thats almost as good as the "keep us posted" pun.
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 07:25 pm |
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| GRITS, I did not mean to try to find out your identity in conversation. It's just a breath of fresh air to see someone else with deep roots in Summerfield.
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 08:49 pm |
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| Ha! ha!---I'LL try to cook my opinions a little crispy--just to keep it tasteful.
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 10:43 pm |
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Hi new folks.
As far as my hidden agenda, there is none. My un-hidden agenda is for open, fair and transparent government. I want to make sure that there is justice for everyone involved in this ballfield issue.
I started this Forum to promote a dialogue about ballfields, and there is still a lot to look at.
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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 11:19 pm |
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Shamu wrote: I want to make sure that there is justice for everyone involved in this ballfield issue.
Shamu, if you want justice, you better pull out your Funk & Wagnalls and look up justice. Because given what you're looking for, if justice is what you're looking for, that's the only place you will find it.
But you already know that. And so does the larger majority.
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 11:20 pm |
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Shamu, don't ya think that anywhere they build the ballfields SOMEBODY'S gonna have an issue with it?
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Posted: Mar 21st, 2007 11:31 pm |
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Shamu, don't ya think that anywhere they build the ballfields SOMEBODY'S gonna have an issue with it?
I wonder why it is that in Stokesdale where the Town Council is planning to build ballfields in the new park where land has been purchased, there is absolutely no opposition whatsoever to park and ballfield development. The case is the very same in Oak Ridge.
Riddle me this: What is it that Stokesdale and Oak Ridge are doing so right that Summerfield is doing so wrong?
Last edited on Mar 21st, 2007 11:33 pm by Jim Flynt
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 12:26 am |
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| it's because the town enjoys baseball--and the people there are not worried about who gets more bang for their buck when selling their land -- where as Summerfield only wants to sell to developers and bring in high, snooten society people people who want want to get a john deer golf cart and play par 3 all day.....
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 03:34 am |
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| Riddle me this. Why do kids come from Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, and Greensboro to play ball in Summerfield? What?
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 04:02 am |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Shamu, don't ya think that anywhere they build the ballfields SOMEBODY'S gonna have an issue with it?
Of course, somebody probably will have an issue with it. There a couple of ways to deal with that.
First and foremost is to show these SOMEBODYS that the process that selected their area was open, above-board and fair.
Another is to work with affected people so they have a say in how the development goes. Let them become part of the team that makes recommendations and specifications.
In some cases the best solution may be to compensate affected neighbors monetarily, perhaps even assiting them with moving if that is their preference.
Of course, we may have the fortune of having all affected people like GRITS, who see it as an opportunity to hear joyful noises, in which case there isn't any issue. Truly a win-win!!!
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 11:51 am |
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Baseball Buddy wrote: Riddle me this. Why do kids come from Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, and Greensboro to play ball in Summerfield? What?
Gosh, I think the answer is actually as simple as it is obvious.
Summerfield taxpayers simply seem so willing and eager to spend almost $2,000.00 per child to build a new park and ballfields for any child who shows up wanting to play baseball, no matter where they reside.
And with such a liberal attitude on spending taxpayer's money on the part of Summerfield town leaders, we need to make sure we round up as many more kids from Stokesdale, Oak Ridge and Greensboro as we can so you can spend even more taxpayer money and build parks and ballfields to your heart's content. You're taking the burden off of the rest of us who don't like paying taxes for services we don't need and can't afford. Thanks.
The leaders and taxpayers of Stokesdale, Oak Ridge and Greensboro should all get together and send your Summerfield taxpayers some nice Thank-You notes.
As I said earlier, it really is that simple an answer. And obvious as well.
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 12:00 pm |
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WRONG AGAIN! It's because we play baseball here and have a volunteer group that are second to none! We simply have the better program overall and it shows in the growth over the past years. The others have fallen behind where SRA has excelled.
Do you honestly think when a child is playing baseball the parents think of taxes? No! It's about having fun. You see Jim, that what it's about. Kids having fun.
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Posted: Mar 22nd, 2007 12:34 pm |
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Baseball Buddy wrote: Do you honestly think when a child is playing baseball the parents think of taxes? No!
Baseball Buddy, you are probably right about that statement. They are simply part of this newfangled buy now on credit and pay later with cash generation coming of age.
However, I bet those senior citizens who drive by those lighted ballfields at night on the way to buy high priced prescription drugs or a few essentials at the grocery store are thinking about taxes which they think are too high.
And unlike young and middle aged voters, senior citizens actually have the highest awareness of voting issues and a distinctly higher pattern of voting behavior when compared amongst all voting ages and groups. Senior citizens have historically voted against taxes and the leaders who promulgate them.
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