Last night’s, State of the City of Fairhope, was a success and the employees represented the city proudly. A 35 page report was presented and I encourage citizens of Fairhope to drop by City Hall and get a copy. Employee moral is higher than previous years and Fairhope’s “City debt was paid in full June 2019” one of many financial accomplishments. These accomplishments are the result of the Mayor, Superintendents and staff, not the CATALYST council.
Mayor Karin Wilson of Fairhope, AlabamaHope to See You Thursday for Our State of the City Expo This Thursday, 5pm, Fairhope Civic Center. Fairhope this your chance to meet employees and see the different departments of the city. It takes around 300 employees from office staff to public works to keep the city maintained and running in top financial shape. The Catalyst City Council will be present and I could think of a million questions but lets settle for one. First some info:
In the last Fairhope municipal election the Ripp Report supported most of the City Council, even Jack Burell. The focus of the election was to elect a new mayor. It became perfectly obvious in the three previous elections that the mayor ran the city day by day and decisions were made by a select few, good ole boys. Infrastructure was ignored and good ole boys were rewarded. In years past Lynn Stacy, who has left this earth, was the major power broker for political candidates. He would brag about a 100% success rate, let that sink in.
The wheels of justice move slow, especially when the good ole boys knock out the spokes. 15 months ago we reported on an incident that should have been resolved in 6 months. BARSTOOL - Ripp Report Corruption has many faces. In Fairhope the local arrest of a bar owner, Ronan McSharry, drew little more than a paragraph of coverage and little or no …
Alabama’s first congressional district has 5 Republican candidates running to fill Bradley Bryrne’s seat. Only one is CATALYST. GUESS. Republican congressional candidates differ on I-10 financing during debate The GOP hopefuls vying for the party's nomination in Alabama's 1st congressional district race differed Saturday on whether the federal government should bear a bigger responsibility in financing the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project.
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Fairhope’s City Council started out, day one, as being obstructionist. They have stayed the course for over 3 years and the taxpayers have paid dearly. The three new councilman aligned themselves with Council President Burrell, aka the negotiator, from day one. The council votes as a block vote, 95% of the time. Councilmen Brown has used his office for personal gain and has a complaint pending with the Alabama Attorney General.
JANUARY 10 2020 BACKSTORY PODCAST TODAY Fairhope’s City Council has no priorities, or if they do it is off the rails. Consider Fairhope just had another sewer spill. This council has slowed down infrastructure projects and misused city funds. They are rouge and conduct themselves as a criminal enterprise. CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE WATCH UNTIL MINUTE 2:07–9:03 Think about this, three councilmen Boone Brown and Burrell, without any community involvement or public participation paid 2.75 million for land for recreation. They have no money for development so their solution is to lease the 2.75 million in land for farming??????? This is the same three councilmen who have ignored the sewer infrastructure for years. If it were not for city staff and the mayor, who obtained BP funds, nothing would have been done. This is the first time in 20 plus years where sewer infrastructure is being seriously addressed, WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE COUNCIL.
Highway 98 and Parker Road is Fairhope’s Malfunction Junction, compliments of a Catalyst City Council. Fairhope’s City Council supported the developer, and the developer supported them. A good ole boy deal that will impact every citizen in Fairhope and everyone else that goes through that intersection. This is a very dangerous intersection and accidents are common. Use extreme caution through this intersection. It is going to become more dangerous every month this year.
