Tax appeal dates: You can still appeal your property taxes. Dates for March are 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31. Call the tax assessors office and set up an appointment.
Zoning regulation ludicrous: Setback lines for homes in Liberty County are supposed to be 15 feet, yet there is a man here in Lake George asking for a two-foot setback to place a 20'x60' detached garage in his yard. Guess what folks? It'll get approved. Ask and you will receive. Some of the decisions made by that board are ridiculous. If we have zoning laws, why aren't they adhered to? This board approves trailers next door to houses. It approved two singlewide trailers to have this monstrosity built over it and now it is abandoned. It approves homes to be built way above the height limit. It approves people to build near the marsh and put septic tanks down way under the limit of footage that they are supposed to be. If the board thinks I'm talking out of my hat, then prove to me that none of the above has taken place.
Rumor or truth? Hey commissioners, is it true you're going to waste more of our tax monies to purchase a piece of property at Cattle Hammock to build another marina? Who's going to benefit from that? We don't need another marina. We have two on the island already. What we need are more public ramps like the ones at South Newport and Sunbury. The one at Jones Creek Park needs to be torn down and one built closer to water that is there at low and high tides. The only other public ramp that I'm aware of is located at Chemtall and I'm not sure if it's even open yet. Maybe there is even property in Isle of Wight where a ramp could be built. Choose wisely Commissioners. You're already wasting our tax monies on a new courthouse.
Law doing its job? I read with interest, Roger Wells' letter of March 7, praising our law enforcers. There's the key word -- enforcers. I don't know Chief Stagmeier of Hinesville, but I do know that they do give their all to try and keep law and order. The paragraph that caught my eye in Mr. Wells' letter was "All too often we hear of the scandals/turmoil/dissension within various agencies. That does not seem to be the case here." How about 1993 when a former Liberty detective was dismissed because of "blockage of memory?" How about a former Liberty County deputy being arraigned in 1995 on charges he fondled a local woman against her will and falsified the woman's police reports? Then there was the deputy who was disciplined after a prison inmate escaped from a hospital room that he was supposed to be guarding. Where were the deputies or sheriff when the prison inmate escaped through a ceiling tile? It stated that the sheriff was unavailable for comment. Then in 2001, two more deputies were indicted on separate charges. Then in February 2004, a deputy turned in his badge after threatening his wife's ex-husband. In May 2004, a former corrections officer pled guilty to disorderly conduct and was charged with three counts of felony sexual assault against a person in custody. I don't have the article, but I remember there was also a female officer fired after it was discovered she was shoplifting clothes and selling them to her fellow employees. Then in August 2005, a sheriff's lieutenant was discovered to be the person who stole a Liberty County bulldozer. So there you have it Mr. Wells.
Lots of stuff happening: The 200-mile long yard sale starting at Perry and running to Brunswick begins today and ends Sunday. All of this takes place on Highway 341. Today is also the St. Patrick's celebration in Savannah. The first day of spring is March 20. Friday the 21st is Good Friday. Saturday, March 22, is the big Spring Garden Festival at Bamboo Farms. Sunday, March 23, is Easter. Plenty to do in the month of March.
Zoning regulation ludicrous: Setback lines for homes in Liberty County are supposed to be 15 feet, yet there is a man here in Lake George asking for a two-foot setback to place a 20'x60' detached garage in his yard. Guess what folks? It'll get approved. Ask and you will receive. Some of the decisions made by that board are ridiculous. If we have zoning laws, why aren't they adhered to? This board approves trailers next door to houses. It approved two singlewide trailers to have this monstrosity built over it and now it is abandoned. It approves homes to be built way above the height limit. It approves people to build near the marsh and put septic tanks down way under the limit of footage that they are supposed to be. If the board thinks I'm talking out of my hat, then prove to me that none of the above has taken place.
Rumor or truth? Hey commissioners, is it true you're going to waste more of our tax monies to purchase a piece of property at Cattle Hammock to build another marina? Who's going to benefit from that? We don't need another marina. We have two on the island already. What we need are more public ramps like the ones at South Newport and Sunbury. The one at Jones Creek Park needs to be torn down and one built closer to water that is there at low and high tides. The only other public ramp that I'm aware of is located at Chemtall and I'm not sure if it's even open yet. Maybe there is even property in Isle of Wight where a ramp could be built. Choose wisely Commissioners. You're already wasting our tax monies on a new courthouse.
Law doing its job? I read with interest, Roger Wells' letter of March 7, praising our law enforcers. There's the key word -- enforcers. I don't know Chief Stagmeier of Hinesville, but I do know that they do give their all to try and keep law and order. The paragraph that caught my eye in Mr. Wells' letter was "All too often we hear of the scandals/turmoil/dissension within various agencies. That does not seem to be the case here." How about 1993 when a former Liberty detective was dismissed because of "blockage of memory?" How about a former Liberty County deputy being arraigned in 1995 on charges he fondled a local woman against her will and falsified the woman's police reports? Then there was the deputy who was disciplined after a prison inmate escaped from a hospital room that he was supposed to be guarding. Where were the deputies or sheriff when the prison inmate escaped through a ceiling tile? It stated that the sheriff was unavailable for comment. Then in 2001, two more deputies were indicted on separate charges. Then in February 2004, a deputy turned in his badge after threatening his wife's ex-husband. In May 2004, a former corrections officer pled guilty to disorderly conduct and was charged with three counts of felony sexual assault against a person in custody. I don't have the article, but I remember there was also a female officer fired after it was discovered she was shoplifting clothes and selling them to her fellow employees. Then in August 2005, a sheriff's lieutenant was discovered to be the person who stole a Liberty County bulldozer. So there you have it Mr. Wells.
Lots of stuff happening: The 200-mile long yard sale starting at Perry and running to Brunswick begins today and ends Sunday. All of this takes place on Highway 341. Today is also the St. Patrick's celebration in Savannah. The first day of spring is March 20. Friday the 21st is Good Friday. Saturday, March 22, is the big Spring Garden Festival at Bamboo Farms. Sunday, March 23, is Easter. Plenty to do in the month of March.