A City Too Far Jan 14. 2013 | Comments (3)
The new city
of Diamondhead has become exactly what opponents to the incorporation petition
feared; a runaway train of unnecessary expenses, ordinances, taxes, fees and
licenses controlled by a group that has no sense of responsibility for the good
of the entire community. Businesses are
being negatively impacted, longtime
residents are being forced to move out of the community they helped build and
young families are reconsidering the rationality of their decision to start a
family in the community. All due to a
tax structure imposed by what was promised to be a temporary slate of city
officials. The result is a decline of
property values as few wish to pay exorbitant taxes and fees for little or no
services in return.
Questions have
arisen concerning the purchase of a church, hiring of a city manager, police procedures,
open records and disclosure. Trust issues
are rampant as questions concerning the future of the Diamondhead Community
have been largely ignored. With no
budget constraints unelected “acting officials” have accumulated massive debt
leaving many to believe that these actions gravely jeopardize not only the
future but the values and principles that made Diamondhead a desirable place to
live.
As the rest of
this country suffers through tough economic times and seeks less government in
their lives, proponent of incorporation rammed through a petition that was obtained
by less than honorable means. Little regard for ethics or concerned for the constituents
were followed, only what the present officials and their supporter believe is
lawful.
Diamondhead,
Mississippi has always had the potential to become a truly great
community. But under the stewardship of
a city government, that potential along with the community itself is being destroyed.
Residents of Diamondhead, lets' stop the money bleed now! Call and write to the Mayor and council members. NO MORE SPENDING! Until after the election on May 7th. This appointed government body is out of control. They are moving way to fast with tax payer monies and creating liabilities that could cause bankruptcy. Their is no transparency in the City of Diamondhead government. First, they take away our suburban neighborhoods and now charge us taxes for amenities we were already paying for. There is nothing the City of Diamondhead government can give us that we already didn't have. What they have given us is heartaches and headaches!
Also Diamondhead originally belonged to the county and residents received county police protection and road repair and drainage, but the Diamondhead property owners voted to refuse the county's help, agreed to continue to pay the county, Sheriff Adam and Bill Weatherly told me we need to return to county and receive all services and save money !
Why would someone have signed the incorporation petition to start with.
Ya'll who signed it and us that didn't will just have to live as a city now.
People didn't realize how good we had it.