This is good news! I can't believe the Feds are actually enforcing some immigration laws. They have got about 20 million more people to send packing. Why was this person still working at Clemson U. if her visa had expired? Maybe someone at Clemson needs to be prosecuted.
Have I been asleep? Am I now living in China? New industries are locating in China, not in the USA. Why waste money on new buildings when businesses are shutting down all over the country? I thought things were going to be different under the new council. Dream on!
Reassessment was the key factor in Frank Ables defeat. It was not a contest based on where the candidates were born. Reassessment took place when the real estate boom was at its peek especially for lake-front property. These same properties have dropped in value since the reassessment. The council at that time would not listen to the citizens. One can only hope the new council will do better. We are all suffering because of high energy and food prices. The county needs to cut back for the forseeable future.
I once lived in another county where there was no zoning, but then zoning was enacted to "protect property oweners". the county became overdeveloped and in the end the only people protected were the politicians and their developer friends. When a developer wanted a piece of property rezoned, he got it. Maybe not on the first try but he eventually got what he wanted. MONEY TALKS! Without zoning, each property owner, rich or poor, can basically do what he wants. With zoning, only those people with money get to do what they want with their property or property they want to buy. Everyone else gets to pay higher taxes to support the new developments and pay for the zoning board. Be careful what you wish for when you work for zoning laws.
I don't know of any downtown area similar to Seneca that has been successful in the longrun. I have visited many of them and they all have more failed businesses than successful ones. There are just too many cities of similar size trying to do the same thing. It loses its attraction for tourists and local citizens are at the malls and newer "box" stores. I think the small cities should quit spending tax payers money in pursuit of a failed dream!
I hope Rep. Barrett will push the SAVE act, H. R, 4088 which will strengthen border security and curb employment of illeagl aliens. This needs to be done THIS YEAR.
My comment to Ken is not about zoning, but about why the textile industry moved South from New England. The invention of the electric motor had nothing to do with it. Most, if not all, of the early mills in the South were located on rivers to utilize water power. Hundreds of the early mills were strung along the rivers from the upper piedmont to the fall line. Many of these mills sprang up before there was a practical AC motor, which was introduced by Tesla in about 1888. One of the first mills in Greenville county was at Piedmont on the Saluda River where production began in March 1876. The machinery was driven by water-powered shafts and belts which ran overhead throughout the mill. This mill, along with many others, was developed by local people, so the industry did not just "move South". The main factors leading to the success of these mills were access to cotton, a low-cost and contented workforce and the absence of successful labor unions. The unsuccessful attempts to organize the Southern textile workers in the early 1930's insured the success of the Southern textile industry for decades to come.
This is one of the best political comments I have read in a long time. If the princlples brought out in this letter were taught in our schools, our country would be much better off.
I can not believe the list of people who are going to review the applicants. What do these people do all day while the rest of us are out in the real world trying to earn a living to pay our HIGH PROPERTY TAXES, gasoline, heating, electric, water, food, and on and on. Why does Oconee County need another director of anything? They should be cutting positions like many businesses are having to do. An existing person could easily handle these other duties(if they are really needed). If tourism does actually increase, then they will tax us some more to build new facilities for the tourists. I have an idea! Let's put county council in a cage and call it a zoo. Maybe that will attract some tourists.
Posted on August 7 at 4:53 p.m.
On Arabic teacher free, must return home
This is good news! I can't believe the Feds are actually enforcing some immigration laws. They have got about 20 million more people to send packing. Why was this person still working at Clemson U. if her visa had expired? Maybe someone at Clemson needs to be prosecuted.