It's already February and a lot has happened and in happening in South Fulton...
- Can we do this again on Super Tuesday! Go VOTE!!!!
- The Superintendent Wilson is retiring in June... He was the third or forth Fulton Schools Super in a three year period...That's gotta be some kind of record. For the record Wilson did an admirable job under the circumstances. He'll be missed.
- There's a new Publix shopping center on Hwy 92 and the Parkway; getting very busy...The package store next to the Little Gym play center is rather odd though.
- "South Fulton Citizen" is shutting down; didn't know it existed until December, no circulation in the unincorporated areas that I could see... We'll keep on trying to keep folks informed through South Fulton Living.
- Cascade Road McDonald's has new owners; why is the notable? The staff was predominately black teens now it's predominately Hispanic; new Hispanic manager brought in his "own" crew; someone recently said that the influx of immigrants is not taking away jobs for blacks well I beg to differ. Young black folks should be allowed to earn a paycheck in their own community. I can careless what happens in other places.
- A few legislative matters that may effect South Fulton...HB900 could give us our LOST dollars...don't count on it, it's sponsored by South Fulton House delegation. The majority isn't in the mood to give favors to South Fulton. Interesting enough there is a bill that would require Fulton County to give the Special Service District reserves from 2006 to the north Fulton cities. "It's good to be king!"
- HB925 could create townships which would bring about local control and election for town supervisors this could be real interesting. There's also a companion House Resolution 1079 which would do the same. Last year, a Senate bill died in the House. Probably will pass, has majority support from my understanding.
- Fulton County passed its budget; nothing striking that I can recall. Oh yeah, the South Fulton Arts Center phase II should be ready by June and the amphitheater is breaking ground this year.
- If you have cable keep any eye on channel 25 Fulton County is taking over the channel through it Public Access Board of Directors. AT&T has filed a state-wide franchise application which means they could be offering service in the coming year or so to our area. I suspect north Fulton and Cobb will get first dibs.
- I've got to say something about the $70 million budget deficit facing Atlanta... How? From listening to the Finance Committee meeting there are no controls in place. Departments routinely overspend their budgets and the CFO has no say so? Oracle is not going to change mismanagement of funds and sloppy bookkeeping. The culture of the Atlanta city government has to change. How do you forget to fund Underground Atlanta? I suspect the deficit is much larger. Atlanta just recently start paying all employees on the same day. There's a lot of problems Shirley fixed but somehow she missed on this one. Job cuts have to be on the table. My heart goes out to those that will be caught up in this mess.
- Everyone dumps on Fulton County and its finances. Let me make this clear. Fulton County is in total control of its finances, department can't overspend their budgets. For almost the last ten - twelve year Fulton has had a surplus at the end of the year.
- Oh yeah, theres a vote coming up...time for a change...yes we can....vote Obama!
- Those are my thoughts. What's yours?
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