gafred, if you are going to cut and paste from wikipedia, at least give
them credit.

I actually enjoyed reading Bridges report in the sports section of the
journal! Boy did Dacula come in here and kick butt the first quarter with
the big guns! It was a good come back in the next 3 quarters against
Dacula's 2nd and 3rd string! Yea, you are no match for Maloof's Boys! Maybe
things will change for this new coach! I would like to see the GG program
come alive again. The only mistake he made was keeping ole Austin! LAZY
SORRY EXCUSE FOR A COACH! Good luck Doggs! Maybe you will find some kids
that are not 3 and OUT ON OFFENSE!!!!!!!

You meant to say "copy and paste". One can't "cut" on a website...

Yearwood finally got his minions to block the barrow citizens watch website
from being accessed from county computers. He must be pissed at how the
GBI dropped him!
Afraid of the truth!

You definitely should not be able to play on the computer during county
time. If you want to get on this blog after hours, that's great. It seems
too many departments have too much free time and continually play on their
computer. You can tell that by the time of day they blog.

Anytime one gets on a serious and informative blog such as this, they are
NOT playing as you so lamely put it. They are here to be informed and
inform others. Curtailing this type of media access to the masses
translates into nothing but cowardice and ignorance. Nobody can control
the other in this day and age.

Dannie issue is not with employees abusing computers, it's the simple fact
that most employees can't stand him and they are the ones posting scathing
facts about him on the blogs. This is infuriating him badly

Anyone have update on meeting tonight concerning Granite Hotel?

If Danny can go to Publix in the county vehicle and take is dog for rides
in the county vehicle. Then a county employee can get on the blog or
internet while on county time as long as there boss knows what they are
doing.

Not on my time. Find something productive to do.

Understand it was voted down 6-0.
Hate to see it might not survive, but too much to spend.
Can't believe the past(which is most of present council) didn't oversee the
other funds spent on it. Sounds like something the U.S.Congress does.
Supporter should have shown good faith by putting up $250,000-$500,000.

Wonder what underhanded thing the Mayor might do on this one?

Just remember Danny, the forbiden fruit is always sweeter.

Trips to the publix with dog? You can't take dog in grocery so do you leave
car running with ac on for doggy?
Sounds like wastful spending to me.

If this blog has been banned from county computers that is one thing.
Are all the games and solitair banned as well?
Supervisors need to come up with something productive for taxpayer paid
employees to do with their time.
Or is it the supervisors that are playing on computers all day?

Some of u make it sound like employees are property to the county. One
thing so called taxpayers need to know is that there are about 500+ TAX
PAYING county workers in barrow. You don't happen to be the ONLY one paying
taxes here. The issue is our lame elected leaders who will soon be booted
out of office when their terms end.

Governement workers really do not pay taxes. All wealth in this country
flows from private business. The government does not create wealth they
take it. If you get a government paycheck the money you pay in taxes goes
back into the pool. It is not newly created wealth. If everyone worked for
the government, and no new wealth was ever created, but was consumed.The
money supply would run out. All county taxes paid out of a county paycheck
are just a recycling of funds. Taxes paid from the private sector are new
wealth for the government. I am not bashing government employee's. I am
just stating how it is. I feel that some government employee's should never
have to pay tax. Such as our soldiers. It is just the reality of the
situation. IF you have $ 100.00 dollars and you pay someone 10.00 a week..
And they give you $ 2.00 back a week how long will they be able to work?
The answer 11 weeks. Then the money is gone. Hence no taxes paid just
recycled.

Sounds like a great project for the Barrow Journal or other entity, an open
records request for website logs for all county computers for a thirty day
or more period. Let's see exactly what our employees are doing online
during work hours.

The print edition of the paper reported that Yearwood reported the blog
post to the Barrow County Sheriff's Department and made an incident report,
claiming that the owner of this blog contacted him about the post. The
owner of the blog reportedly told the paper that was not true, that
Yearwood contacted her.

Did Yearwood report to law enforcement that the blog owner contacted him
and was that false? Yearwood's phone records could easily show who called
who. If Yearwood made a false report to the Sheriff's Department, wouldn't
that be a crime?

If the Sheriff's Office arrested everyone that turned in a report that
wasn't accurate, they'd have to build a another jail. We can't afford
that. Instead, we're just going to have to consider the source.

It's time to think ahead in two years for the re-election. Make sure and
not make the same mistake twice. This time, instead of listening to gossip
(which was probably started by the other party), REALLY check out the
person's background.

Who really wanted to clean up the last Chairman's mess, anyways. Next
time, we're getting serious.

Quite frankly, I laughed my butt off when I read the paper about the
threat. Just goes to show that besides being a Drama Queen, his elevator
doesn't seem to go all the way to the top. (Sticking with "Queen", get
over it!)

The next time a candidate sends you a letter with promises, run the other
way!!!

Don't be so quick to pass judgement. We have a new coach and a new start!
He will get everything in order. Austin won't be around long. When they are
outta biscuits he will be gone! It was a pitty thing! My son graduated
last year and boy was I glad! He is a JOKE! Give it time! , he don't
even have a job title. You have to kiss a** in this town! You should know
that by now.

The lid is being removed slowly from Barrow County politics, through
involvement of many citizens, newspapers, and blogs.
The secrecy is slowly but surely being removed.
Some have said that we need to work for change, change has been going on
for quite some time.
The motto still stands "Open Government For All,Not Just A Select Few"

The day to day operations manager has made our secure government job with
decent pay and benefits impossible.
He sings, he dances, lies, rants, and no one knows from day to day what he
will do next.
I know that I should be greatful for having a job in this economy but
working with this man is really bad.

Don't sweat him. All of them are unraveling like cotton wool. We know
Danny installed him to carry out his warped agenda. He is a fake and
phoney and also on his way out. Watch...

danny boy better start looking over his shoulder. word is anderson will
make a run at chairman's seat in next election. already building support in
money circles in barrow and gwinnett. he did better in boe race than was
expected. surprised many, including cromer and sullivan by finishing 2nd.
everyone picked him last.

danny may be a dimwit when it comes to management and smarts, but he is
smart enough to have realized and know that at no point in time will
barrow citizens ever elect someone of his likes again. That much he know's,
is true...

Oh Please.

The ONLY reason he got so many votes; he was the anti vote. Same goes for
Foster.

People didn't want to vote for the incumbent so they voted for the next
name on the list.
They didn't bother finding out who stood for what or what a candidate's
campaign was. Take Cathy Cox as an example. She resigned, wasn't running
BUT in Barrow she WON -- BY A LANDSLIDE. Speaks volumes as to the voter
mentality.

With that said, if he did run, he would most likely get the anti vote
again. (AN for Anderson will only be beat on the ballot by Aa - Am)

That's because the citizens of Barrow vote
AGAINST and NOT FOR something or someone.

say what you will, but Anderson did show barrow some class and morals by
not running a dirty campaign against Cromer and Sullivan. he attended all
of the forums, and was issues focused and had articles in athens, barrow
journal, and bcn news. he also was on wimo radio for 2 hrs, which has not
gone unnoticed in republican circles. also his blog and facebook pages are
being viewed by more and more in the county. when challenged on this site
from what I have seen, he stands up for what he thinks is right. not saying
i would vote for him, but we have a real mess on our hands now.

we know it's you and ALL the candidates had articles written in the ABH,
BJ, and BCNs. BFD

I think that Jack Legg will be our best candidate in 2010 for the
commission chair, I hear an awful lot of people talking about it but havent
heard from him yet if he is interested in dannies job.

Mr Sid Griffeth has died. He was long a fixture in Barrow County. Sid had
served as the County Coroner, but was best known for his being on WIMO
radio.

Right! And let's add Daffy Duck, and all the other anom. names people
blog as

I dont know where you gat your political information (maybe disney) but
Jack Legg is not some annon.poster.I have actually heard him speak and
deliver an address at a civic club in Orburn a few months ago. I think, and
so do many others that he will be the next chairman of our board,that is if
we can convince him to run.

Danny opens his big bad mouth one more time.
On line Athens Banner Herald, "Budget strains Barrow"
Some of Danny's remarks "People are going to die"
Will not "be Strongarmed"
"held hostage".
This is a must read article.

It has come to my attention from some friends that post on this site, that
you are accusing me of using fake names.
I will once again remind you that I post under my own name, take
responsibility for all of my remarks,and sign my own name, just as I do on
my independent blog site on the Barrow County news.com web page.
It is unfortunate, that you simply can't stomach the possibility that there
are some on this site as well as others, who might support me in my
remarks.
Take a Pepto, and get over it. You are free to post, and so am I, and so
are those who disagree with your opinion. That's the way it is, unless of
course,you want to take over this blog and restrict who can post by making
it "members only".
DuWayne R. Anderson
Winder, GA

I think all of you can put it to rest that this website will not be taken
over or controled by anyone.
Feel safe to blog you opinions.

Just read article in Athens Banner Herald,
chairman sounds upset about how his suggestions for controling public
safety spending turned out.
While the chairman is driving his car and his dog to Publix and giving
himself a raise in his proposed budget it rings in our ears "cut Wastful
Spending" but don't cut mine says he.
Hats off to the six commissioners for not cutting public safety more than 5
1-2 % and not giving Danny his raise.
And last but not least ,blocking this blog from employees,one telephone
call to the outside gets me all the info I need as well as the real truth.

First of all, we are not asking the man to run for the position of English
teacher,So what if he doesnt run a spell check on a blog site, Im for the
mans ideas about govt.Where someone like you see's someone spouting off
without thinking , I see cool measured remarks about the life and times of
Barrow County. I don't know if he will run for office or not,Im still
trying to encourage him and let others in this county know that he would be
a good man for the office of Chairman.It's in times like these that we need
a Jack Legg in the commission office running things.I say LOUDLY, RUN JACK
RUN .

Thats what this county needs another good ole boy retard running things.
Yes please do run for chairman and ask for votes from here, you may get 5
lol.

Ingles closed due to major power interruption. Someone forgot to pay the
power bill.

Stay tuned @ 10 for more gossip and misinformation

Why is the county that is very short of funds mowing the airport? Why is
buildings and grounds being asked to build two restrooms at the airport?
Is the county being reinbursed for this work? If we have that much free
time maybe we should tighten the belt more instead of raising taxes.

One of his lackeys acted on his dumb decision to block barrow citizens
watch. Listen to him argue that he asked for the "blogs" to be blocked. U
can't block "blogs" u only block a specific determined blog address or
website.
Loser!

I read this blog all the time. It is a great place to get the
news.Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad and can be down right ugly,but you
gotta love it.
Keep up the good work you are a big part of my day.

Get old Frankie out there with his tractor and finishing mower if you can
get him away from Danny long enough to get the job done.
Maybe we could get the newspaper to go down there and make his picture.

Can't wait for Chairman's handout at tomorrow night's BOC meeting.He was
quoted in Athens sunday paper as saying that if he had to cut sewer, people
were going to die.
He always calls surrounding counties to see how they handle things.Can't
wait for the numbers on this one.
Another great press release.

A company or in this case the county HAS EVERY RIGHT to block any website,
or blog site they please. Employees SHOULD NOT be spending their time on
the clock blogging or surfing the web. They want to keep people "informed"
of the local gossip and misinformation they can do it on their own time on
their own computer. If they have time to do it at work, maybe their job
should be one of the 7 Worley wants to cut.

In the private sector, companies block sites all the time and employees who
try skirting or breaching the security measure can and do get fired at
worse or a reprimand at best.

This site is not a "source" of "news". It's a source of grossip, meddling,
spreading hatred, distrust, outright lies, and misinformation --- all under
the guise of "keeping the people informed" BULL!

This site is used to bully, intimidate, embarrass and discredit. It's
used in an attempt to damage or ruin people's reputations or businesses all
under the guise of "freedom of speech".

Everytime the chairman opens his mouth, he inevidably puts his foot in it.
He comes across as a conniving, control freak and if he does not get his
way, look out, those around him will suffer. One comment was if the people
of Barrow did not vote in SPLOST, the taxes would definitely go up. He
totally lacks professionalism and his management style leaves a lot to be
disired. I guess he has never considered a team approach because he thinks
he knows it all. It seems that he has alienated himself from the employees
of Barrow and is too ignorant to admit that by surrounding yourself with
competent help and drawing from the experience of these colleagues he too
could suceed. But, after almost two years, he continues to humiliate
himself and also more importantly, Barrow County.

Danny has had access to this blog blocked. Hey Danny, what about Facebook,
Twitter, game sites and any other sites the employees spend away from their
duties of serving the county residents? Are you so insecure and self
centered that the information posted on the Barrow County Citizens Watch
blog could hurt your image. Don't worry Danny, you do a great job of
ruining your image yourself. I have received some great information on this
blog, but don't have to come here to see you in action.

Thank you for aborting cuts to public safety. You were elected by the
citizens of Barrow and public safety is and should by your first concern.
With the unemployment so high, foreclosures at an all time high, and the
economy in a shambles, spending should be put on HOLD. Unfortunately, we
have not seen the end of this crunch and it will probably get worse before
it gets better.

You continue to amaze me! Your personal insult posts continue to speak
volumes about what kind of human being you really are, vs. what you would
like to have people think you are. You calling me a "good ol' boy" is
fairly humorous, since you have been on this site much longer than I have,
and continue to spew your personal hatred agenda against anyone who doesn't
agree with your views or the candidates for office you support.
By the way, I actually received more votes from folks on this blog than you
would like to know about. (They did ask me not to tell you, because they
knew it would deflate your "ego balloon") Before you call everyone who
voted for me in the last election, an idiot, or some other colorful name,
remember that they blog on this site too and are aware of the fact that you
will turn on them in a heartbeat.............
That should make you feel better.......
DuWayne

Let me just say to those who would like to form a constituancy and have me
elected in 12, that I will consider it.I have noticed a groundswell of
support for me running ,both here in this blog and by people calling me and
asking that I do so.Right now is a little too early to go declaring ,or
tossing hats into rings ,but like I said I will consider it.
Thank you very much,especially you Melvin.

DuWayne is upset !!!! Wow would you really want someone in that tone
running a politcal seat in this county. I guess he is a Yearwood Jr.

A better question would be; Do you want a person who stands up for their
own personal values and beliefs, and has a decent measure of respect for
his fellow Barrow County citizens, to run for Chair of the BOC, or do you
want a person who simply hides behind safe blog masks and attacks anyone
and everyone at the drop of a hat?
Before you answer, remember your fellow bloggers on this site are watching
and listening................
DuWayne

Do you want a person who stands up for their
own personal values and beliefs, and has a decent measure of respect .....

That would be Twiss. Definitely not one of the "good ole boys". In fact,
she's taken them on. Stands up for what she believes in, great personal
values and beliefs. Well spoken, just needs a little practice at public
speaking.

Since you were so gunho on education - why aren't you planning on running a
position in two years? I do believe your district will be up for grabs?

Making another run at a BOE seat is an option I am considering. I have been
encouraged by many in the Republican Party here in Barrow, to look at that
possibility, because of my strong showing as a first time candidate.
Education has been a top priority for me from day one. I enjoyed meeting
folks out on the campaign trail this spring and summer, and getting a
better understanding of what Barrow County Citizens were looking for in
their education system. I believe it is a top priority to make a more
concerted effort to have meetings with parents and community groups to
explore new ideas. The key words I would use are total community TEAM
EFFORT in reaching the many goals we are facing.
DuWayne

I do not dispute the fact that the county or any company can block a
particular web site. However, I feel monitoring the computers connected to
the main county server probably would have served a better purpose. This
tactic could have served the county taxpayers better by having those who
spent a considerable amount of time conducting personal business rather
than doing what they are paid to do. Why did Danny single out the Barrow
County Citizens Watch site and not Facebook, Twitter, or porn sites for
that matter? Perhaps he felt his popularity was threatened. The Barrow
County Citizens website isn't a threat do Danny's reputation, he manages to
decrease his popularity when each and every time he runs his mouth before
engaging his brain.

The more J. Twiss posted here the better she looked. She just didnt offer
much to commend her for the BOE. If she would run for BCC, I would
definitely consider voting for her.

The more DuWayne posts here the less attractive he looks. Sorry. I give him
credit for personal integrity and patience with the idiots on here. It's
just those crazy, fringe ideas...

Legg...nope. I've already seen and read enough here. May be a perfectly
decent guy but is not up to the job, just like the present chm.

DuWayne just wants a political spot anywhere. ANYWHERE and thats the
motive. You run for Education Board then want to run for Commissioner. NO
MORE LOCAL BOYS. They play unfair to hard workers with special deals and
benifits to and from friends. Barrow County you want to get out of this
get proffessionals to fix it. No more local real estate owners, no car
salesman, no local lawyers. A fair new face to the crowd with no drama or
limelight gloatanism. As far as the Repblican Party in Barrow County
supporting you DuWayne. Better count your cards. People are fed up with
Donkeys and Elephants right now. Time for new !!!

Here is a link to the GDP concerning when the public budget meetings will
be held.

The 1st will be 8-31 @ 5:30 and the other two will be on Sept. 7th @ noon
and 6 pm.

Is it legal to have 2 in one day? AND is it legal to present a budget to
the public that's not solidly finalized? They were still paying with
numbers last night!

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/101441774.html

Thanks for the comment

Here we go again,Yearwood you are such a pain in the rear.
Just go to the bathroom and wash the egg off you face, you lost this one.

Here we go again,Yearwood you are such a pain in the rear.
Just go to the bathroom and wash the egg off you face, you lost this one.

Folks, Im gonna tell ya what. I believe that we need to start looking at
getting our County employee's a little bit of a raise for the next year,
which would be 2012.(they've already set 2011's budget).Our county
employee's are some of the best around and they have taken some hard knocks
over the last two years and will again next year,but if you keep on
knocking them down, the good ones, the ones that we depend on will leave
for greener pastures.I know times are tough, they are sure tough up in
Orburn,but we need to be of a mind to take care of these folks so they will
be there to take care of our needs.A five to seven percent raise and maybe
some help on insurance wouldnt be out of line.Oh , I know what some of you
fine "taxpayers" will say, but you need to grow a pair,man up and come
across for those who are working for us.For this year(2011) we could
probably cut out some commisioner pay and save a couple of peoples jobs
that we are going to have to lay off.We need to do right.

you are nutts,this economy is not going to get better 5 to 10 years from
now if then.
all of us are going to learn to live on less and maybe a lot less.
you must be a little out of touch with the real world.

So you are thinking about running for chairman?UMMMMMMMMMMM sounds more
like you would be a union rep. for the employees not representing the
taxpayers.
You talk about cutting out a commissioner's pay to save a couple jobs. How
many employees do we have that work for 6,000 dollar a year?
Sounds like you might need to read a JOB description for BOC chairman.

Well, I dont know how many we have that make 6000 a year but there are 6
commisioners, if they all make 6ooo a year we could pay them what we pay
the school board and save one 36000 dollar a year job or two 18000 dollar a
year jobs, I would guess that we have a number of those.In the real world
you dont pay starvation wages to valued employees. Yes it's tough but you
have to pay good money toget good people even in the private sector(ha
ha).I think we should put the monetary burden on those whose fault it is
that we are in this mess. Thats not the property owners who actually pay
their taxes.I think we should have more local option sales tax, revamp what
we put into the capitol budget so we can spend it how we(the people) see
fit.We could call everything but salary a capitol expense, and just pay
salary out of the general fund.Its the Countyies money and all you need is
a sharp lawyer and maybe some jelp from local state reps.to put it in a
different pile.

It would be nice to be able to give employees raises, BUT the county needs
to increase revenue's first. With the downturn in the economy, home values
have decreased, sales tax revenues have decreased, businesses have gone out
of business or been pushed out of Barrow County.

There was a slight increase in sales tax revenues this year. That is a
good sign. If the trend continues, then maybe, just maybe a year or two
down the road employees can be given raises.

With the economy the way it is, everyone is taking a hit. Two income
families, have become one income families; one income families have become
unemployment families.

The majority of the people are having to do the same or more with less.
The county employees are no different. When the economy recovers, the BOC
should and hopefully will look at giving employees well deserved raises and
lowering the millage rate.

In the mean time, I'm sorry but county does need to at the very least break
even.

I think I said 2012 sweet cheeks.But what we need to do this year is A.
pump up revenues with another local option sales tax, stretch to the
current legal limits as to the things we spend it on.B. Start proceedings
against deadbeat property tax "owers" like yearwood, confiscate their
property and sell it to the highest bidder.Hello windfall.A property sold
on the courthouse steps for back taxes that is worth 100,000 sells for
30,000,thats about 11 or 12 times what we would have gotten in taxes . Sold
to a new owner who pays his taxes,if he cant ,see above listed remedy.Hard
times darling call for new and different ways of looking at things. C.
Continue to cut fat out of the budget and do the right think by the County
employees by 2012.Ta...da.

Until recently, the health insurance was paid fully by the county. Must be
nice. I have never had that luxury and my health care through a major
fortune five hundred company cost me $200.00 per month for a family of two.
The county employees have to learn as well how to make due with less in
these times. Mr. Legg, sounds like you are preparing to run for Chairman
and need all the help you can get. Working for local, city, county, state
and federal government should not be at the total expense of the taxpayers.
The county must stop spending in these hard times just as all the residents
of the county have curtailed their spending. However, for quite some time
now the people of the United States have been enabled in one form or
another by government. The free ride should be over once and for all.

Well Mr. Visitor, Its not called charity if they are working.Having an
employer provide partial benefits for their employee is a trade off between
a higher salary. What so many "taxpayers" have come to think is that if
your a government employee that you are somehow their slave,to work for
crumbs.Most,not all,government employees have taken that kind of a job
because of the better than average benefits,instead of working in the
private sector for higher wages and thus being more suceptible to the
natural swings of the economy.Government work has always paid less, but was
steady in hard times. These folks have taken a hit,much more than the
private sector that is still working,because they had less to start
with.Now I know there are some typical county employees who play solitare
,and lean on a shovel all day ,but they are the minority,most work hard for
their living.We need to begin taking measured steps now, to be able to keep
them in the future.

"Even with a planned 1-mill increase in the property tax rate this fall,
Barrow County's government is in perilous financial footing for the
upcoming fiscal year, according the the county's chief financial officer."

Folks, Barrow County's financials are in very bad shape. Don't forget about
potential bankruptcy. It could happen and if did happen the state would
increase our taxes horribly.

To Mr. Legg: a potential raise for the employees next year cannot be
considered. Reserves are at a bare minimum. If by a miracle revenues do
increase, the reserve fund has to be rebuilt. Our taxes have been raised
already!! Don't forget about the citizens---we are all hurting financially
in this stressful economy.

To Mr. Yearwood: Why, oh why, would you reopen an investigation? We the
citizens cannot afford more legal bills. Nor can the county attract
businesses with such negative pubicity. Please be mindful and reconsider
your position.

You are showing why your name is Jack Legg. Yes I know what a Jack Legg is,
if it is your real name your parents should apologize to you. You wrote,
"Government work has always paid less, but was
steady in hard times. These folks have taken a hit,much more than the
private sector that is still working,because they had less to start
with." I have finally picked up my jaw to repsond. You need to spend a
little time on Google. This statement is outright false. Government
employees make much more in salary as an average than private employees.
look it up. It is everywhere right now. Including on the Gov't sites.

i'll just have to send you my tax bill if taxes go up because of salary
increases/barely hanging on now. wish i had a job like county employees/i
search all the time and no jobs are out there/think about the people who
have worked all there lives and not taken a dime from anyone before you
start preaching my taxes to be raised/with all respect sir, can't afford
anymore taxes/i will lose my home if that happens.

That moron Yearwood wasnt able to cut or mess with my computer.I still know
how to beat the system and look at this web site even at work.Mr. Legg, I
can let you know now sir that if you can get some financial help to the
employee's that you can count on our votes in 2012

I dont think we will need any increase in taxes.In fact we can probably
lower the millage rate,go back and get somebody to read my earlier post to
you pf.The people who have created our problems are two different kinds of
deadbeat. First we have the kind you see in the grocery store using
foodstamps to buy better food than most of us can afford, then you follow
them out and watch them get into their cadillac.Do you think those people
pay property tax? No ,they dont but they will pay a sales tax and these are
the kind of people that consume ,consume ,consume.They also pay the lottery
tax.The other kind of deadbeats are the ones that think they are better
than the rest of us. The ones who dont pay their taxes because of a
"business decesion", or they "overlooked" it for the last 4 years.I dont
know about yall , but Ive always found a way to pay my taxes.I dont think
Im better than anybody else in fact Im a quentessential "little man". How
dare they.

With a sales tax and a lower millage rate on property tax coupled with a
better implementation of the reevaluations that we all get from time to
time.The average persons property taxes would go down , in fact for the
prudent and wise spender, his whole local tax burden would go
down.Everybody ,including the oh so lowly County worker would be better
off,everybody except the "better than thous", hell, they would loose
everything or start playing ball like the little man has to.A little belt
tighening , and fat cutting out of the county budget would also help, no
bobby, the employees are not fat or notches on a belt, theyre folks just
like you and me.And the simple ungoogled fact of the matter is that a
comparably educated Govt. worker doing a comparable job to someone in the
private sector makes a hell of a lot less money and we frankly depend on
those benefit packages to attract a better type of employee.

Your comment about a raise for county employees in 2012 sounds an awful lot
like the start of a campaign bid.

Saying to county employees "vote for me in 2012, and I promise to give pay
raises" sounds a lot like "vote for me and I'll stop wasteful spending"

The wasteful spending didn't stop and neither would the pay raises
materialize.

"Ungoogled fact".. Then you know it is true with all that info backing it
up. Government workers make less than private sector. Jack Legg has
spoken.I am so glad you live up to your name. No reason to let actual facts
or statistics get in the way. Next time I need to research some facts, I
will just ask you.

From the Urban Dictionary: A person who is always screwing something up or
is a screwball. "He can't do anything right. He's a jacklegg".

Let's see, we've had:

A Crook for Chairman (Garrison)
An Idiot for Chairman (Yearwood),
so I guess a Screwball is right in line.

The more Jack Legg posts the more he shows, clearly, that he isn't up to
the task. Raise taxes (hey, Jack, sales tax is a tax), pander to employees
with an absolutely assinine suggestion of a 5-7% raise plus increased
benefits. Absurd.

Worst of all, he is sexist in calling the always polite and decent J. Twiss
'Darling.'

Guy's a lightweight, know-it-all. But keep on posting, my friend.

I will now tell you all a few other things that I think we should be
doing,since you liked everything else so much.When things do start up again
with the economy I dont think we should be allowing any more cracker box
subdivisions going up. New zoning should take care of that.Bigger homes and
fewer of them is what we need.We also dont need to give any more Freeport
passes to industry that wants to come here.If they come they will have to
pay just like the regular folks.If we can get that belt tight enough around
the budget and cut enough fat out of it, we can take some of that windfall
from a local option sales tax or some of the deadbeat better than thou's
property and build a few parks around the County , closer to the people
than they are now,say...just like Gwinnett.I think we should also sell off
some of that land that Garrison and company socked us with as soon as we
can.Now is the time to stand against the scared ninnies that like to read
their own posts on a blog.

I would like to see a concentrated effort of people spending their money in
Barrow. Get the word out! We have a lot more now than we used too (Barrow
Crossing). If you're out of town seeking entertainment, because there
simply is none in Barrow, and you need groceries then shop in Barrow. Get
gas in Barrow. Whatever you have to do put your money back in the County
you live in. Every little bit helps. If we can sell Barrow as a better
place to be and convince the businesses we have here to stay here. We might
just make it through this slump. Let's at least try to make a concentrated
effort to make Barrow better.

that is the first productive thing I have seen posted here in some time.

A little over two years ago several of my friends and I made a Five-Fifty
pledge. Each of us pledged to pick five brick and mortar locally owned
businesses, and spend at least fifty dollars per month among them. To my
knowledge we have all maintained this commitment. It may not sound like
much, but it adds up.
I now would like to open this informal agreement to all the citizens of
Barrow.
If you spend your money at a big box or online, little if any of that money
stays in our community. If the dollars leave, there is slim chance that
they will return.
Please join me and my family in this effort. I also challenge our local
Chamber to take this idea and run with it.

This WBHS program is a joke! Encourage your children to go to Apalachee or
a school in a different county! It's a downhill spiral. Time will tell.
It's not who you know, it's who you ****!

It is apparent that an incompentent man has been put in charge of our
county commissoners. How much longer before someone calls for a recall, we
are the laughing stock of the Piedmont area!

Same goes for the businesses pushed out of Barrow County. Every little bit,
adds up.

Take my OTTB Retrain facility. I'm forced to operate outside Barrow County.
I have clients that come from out of state at least once a month. These
client general spends three or four days in the area. That's two /three
nights at a local hotel, meals, gas, shopping, etc...

Twice a year, I hold a show. Over a three day show, I general have 15-18
clients that bring horses plus auditors. Most need hotels. They all eat
out, buy gas, groceries, shop, etc....

Since a member of the prior BOC (Llamp) decided to use his position to
settle a personal grudge and the current board doesn't feel the need to
mediate the claim, the local economy is losing out on my business.

That might not sound like a lot, but add it up. I can tell you how much on
average my clients spend, since I book the hotels, take them out to dinner,
show them the local shops, etc... NONE of which are in Barrow County.

Mr. Legg, I think once again that you have struck the nail square on the
head with your ideas for barrow's future.You sir, are a light, and that
light and itellect deserves to be shared with the people. I know you havent
said yet if your planning on running for the Chair.I also know that your
posts yesterday were a good way of testing the water and getting a feel for
the electorate.I think the peolpe will be 100% behind you if you decide to
take danny boys job away from him in 2012.I say go for it friend ,and to
quote one of my other long time political hero's "may the force be with
you"

I have just finished reading Mr. leggs ideas and some of the posts,both for
and against. I have to say that I agree with his ideas,I also like
beckemeyers ideas.Jackie ? did somebody pee in your cornflakes ?
I also think that "amazed" is probably also amazed at the blue sky and
sunshine, pf_ you need to put on your bigboy panties,private citizen , you
and the observer are straight fools and ya need to learn some manners, he
cant help what his momma named him.

I think Jack Legg wud be a wunnerful Comishion Chareman. He are smart like
me and his idears are jest fine. I think that if we done goin to get things
straitened out here in Barrow County we dont need no outsiders and
edumacated peeples lak some of them college folks who done put stuff up
here. I is done alredy decided that Im gonna make my vote for Jack Legge
cause he knows how to put them wemmens in there places and he knows that
them there poor county employes need big raises cuz we, uh them, is havin a
hard times.

Thanks for the laugh. Didn't get it until I got to your name. TOO FUNNY

You must be one of those deadbeat freeloaders that jack legg was talkin
about.We dont need your kind here either so why dont you pack up and move
your sorry self back to wherever you came from

You need to learn how to spell before you start posting in a public
forum.You are an idiot,and learn some grammar too while your at it.

From the Urban Dictionary:

Turple - Adjective: When someone acts aggressive, annoying and persistently
cocky.

Learning a new word a day from the Urban dictionary

And..ladies and gentleman it is this kind of attitude that drives away
business from Barrow County. You sure do pick a mean banjo annonymous.

Turples
from the urban dictionary+ Adj.beyond the previously imagined.The
embodiement of forward/revolutionary thoughts ideas and actions.

A citizen or other member of a corpocracy; a form of society that is
dominated by private interests operating as incorporated commercial
entities.

Dumbassahedratron
known as the wisdom cube, he apparently possesses all of the knowledge in
the known universe. neven tho he's a complete dumbass.

Uh, English Teacher, you are familiar with parody? If not, change your
name.

Idiotelligence
. Someone who is extremely consumed in their own pursuits. When speaking
to others about their intellectual, material, or spiritual pursuits and
achievements; they are unaware that they are boring the hell out of their
audience so they keep on talking about the subject. 2. Not being able to
realize that one is boring their audience yet they continue to control the
conversation about the same topic relentlessly. 3. Someone who does not
realize that preaching to the unconvertable is fruitless. .

Me thinks that too many of you Jack Leggs have way too much time on your
hands.
These post are bad.

We Already Got One Like Him
wealreadygotonelikehim. No misspelling.

And Turple - sounds like you chose the right name to blog under

Learn to read genius, oh yeah and I think your real name is yearwood and
you are posting under a misnomer.look up yeardwood in your urban dictionary
the def. fits you for sure.You are also a crass moron who has failed the
citizens of this county time and time again since you took office.

One reason we are having so many flooding problems is because landscapers
and lawn people blow all the trash and grass trimmings out into the street
and they go directly into the storm drains thus cloging them up.
If they are not already doing so KBB should look into passing some
ordenances to make this a ticketable offense.
You can ride around town any day and see this going on as a routine
practice.
Do we need more stormwater taxes to pay for the drain cleaning?

WBMS entered a contest to win new computers.

They are in the running but are still many votes short of the leader. The
contest runs until Sept. 7th. The leading school has almost 7,000 votes.
WBMS has a little over 2,300 votes.

If everyone who blogs on this site, goes to the link at the bottom of this
blog and votes for OUR LOCAL school, then hopefully they will win the MUCH
NEEDED COMPUTERS.

I figure, they need almost 600 votes DAILY between today and the 7th to
win.

Here is your chance to help a truly awesome group of students and teachers.

The schools are listed alphabetically so WBMS is at the bottom.

PLEASE VOTE AND HELP OUR LOCAL SCHOOL WIN THE MUCH NEEDED COMPUTERS.

VOTE AND VOTE DAILY PLEASE

http://www.lifetimetour.com/topvideos.php

I think its high time that we look at providing public transportation to
our community and citizens.This would take at least some traffic off our
roads, it would provide much needed transportation for those elderly and
less affluent, and it would provide jobs.This kind of thing can most likely
be financed with some grant money from obama and company, and would be a
revenue producer for barrow.This is something that needs to be looked at
and considered as we move forward,past 2012.It would require new
leaders,with vision and integrity, not to mention some gumption.

With all these new proposals you are making. Maybe we can change the name
of Winder to FANTASY LAND !!! lOL

Keep posting Jack Legg. You demonstrate that you have little knowledge
about any of the things you put here.

Find any community, not just one the size of Barrow, where public
transportation is a "revenue producer." Nonsense. But, we get it. The idea
is to create more government jobs, jobs that do not produce anything but
only suck up the taxes it takes to subsidize them, thereby removing dollars
from productive private activity.

Yeah. Great idea, Jack. You and Obama are on the same page my friend.

But keep on posting.

So if you work on Sunday, you can read the blog?

Well bobby, what we need to be doing is planning for eventually coming out
of this mess of an economy.Once the yearwoods and obamas are voted out of
office ,maybe things will pick back up.We dont need to dumb everybody down
to the lowest common denominator , we need to lift everyone up to a higher
plane.My proposal was simple enough for anyone except you to figure out.
Take some of that federal money and use it to create some jobs here in
lowly barrow county.Tax and spend, tax and spend, I know what your
thinking(its so easy to look into your shallow mind).The reality of life
here in America is that the federal govment aint gonna stop spending ,if
you think they are then you must be on crack.So we need to get some of it
here in little ol barrow.public transportation would just be one way to do
that and help out some of our local near-do-wells at the same time.Look
around you johnny, instead of putting your foot on someones throat,offer em
a hand up,not a hand out.

Jack, you call revenue from sales taxes a "windfall." The money comes
mostly from Barrow County citizens, pennies at a time, and not from heaven.
Hardly a windfall.

You call for public transportation, saying it would be a "revenue producer"
even though such is always a net loser and BC citizens would, in part, have
to subsidize it and that twice with both local taxes and federal taxes.
That is what you can point to as a "hand out." You just aren't smart enough
to recognize it.

Keep posting, my friend, especially if you plan to run for office.
Insulting people here is a great campaign strategy.

First of all, who did I insult ? You ? surely you jest maybe you should
grow a thicker skin.Sales taxes raise millions of dollars over what an
increase in the millage rate brings, plus it spreads out the tax burden to
those who really dont pay taxes now but do use our services.If we can get
grant money from the feds it would be a good thing all around for our
citizens .I am not saying that we should do it this year or even next year,
but after 2012,when we can hopefully have some real leadership in this
county.I realizes that seeing past the end of your nose is difficult for
someone like you of such annonymous character with such small ideas. You
should think about getting on the train because its already left the
station, it has a grade to climb but soon this economy will pick up steam
and begin to roll again, and when it does you will be standing in the
baggage line,complaining ,no doubt, about how your taxes are carrying
everyone else to prosperity.

My intellectually challenged friend asks, "Who did I insult?" after which
more of the same is offered. Does someone really need to explain? Better,
would it matter if someone explained? Unlikely.

Goodbye, sir. Willful ignorance is an ugly thing but plays well here. Keep
on posting

Once again Jack Legg you have put another idiot in there place,using your
wit and intellect.I just wish that I could say it as well as you do. Get
outta here observer nobody likes your negativity and stupidity.Since you
are posting in the middle of the day ,I guess that means your an out of
work bum playing online at the library

Oh Danny Boy The beer, the beer is calling you,from up in town to down the
annex building, the money's gone and all the taxpayers fallen its you its
you Oh Danny Boy.
You will loose in 2012,maybe to me, maybe to someone else but its going to
be back to the car lot for you danny boy.

Life in Barrow is getting just a little bit scary.All of the bond payments
are coming due.
Oh where will the payments come from this year and the next twenty?
May we take a guess,lets say all together more taxes.
Thanks Doug and gang.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
The next BOC Chairman will have a very difficult job to accomplish during
that term of office. It will not be the fiscal budget, or the bonds that
have to be paid, or whether or not taxes will have to be raised to keep the
county solvent. All of the items I have listed, are already predetermined
and must at some point be paid, regardless of what method is decided on for
repayment. In any event, you can bet that someone won't be happy no matter
which decision is made.
We have a much bigger problem: Lack of confidence in Barrow County
government to conduct a civil and professional operation.
This administration has done more to reduce the confidence of Barrow
Citizens, than the last 3 administrations combined!
Whoever is elected in 2012,better have a plan to reach out to
employees,staff management, and county taxpayers, to show them that there
is more to the job than just crunching numbers, and politics.
Sincerely,
DuWayne R. Anderson
Winder, GA

I am not defending the current Chairman, but the County would be in a
better position to deal with our blundering Chairman, had Duhwayne's buddy
Dougie not "professionally" scalped the taxpayers. Yes, he was
professional, a professional real estate good ole boy! (But Duhwayne won't
ever see it that way.)
One hundred thirty five million dollars in debt...Thanks Doug!

Anybody heard about this ? a little bird told me,somthing going on about
some kind of investigation involving "dumbwood",its supposed to be on
channel 2 tonight.Watch and see.

Todays paper has details on our 12 hour a day chairman.
He wants the money that he gave up last year restored to his budget because
he says that he owns many properties in Barrow and the 1 mill tax increase
will hurt him financially.
He needs the money to pay his taxes.
What about all the other taxpayers? Where are they going to get their
money?

As the county turns, the chairman we love to hate.
He needs his money back,can't make it because the dept. heads make more
money than he does, he is working twelve hour days and he is worried about
his property tax.
If he shut up talking it would cut his day in half.
I say if he does not need help (county manager)man up and quit your
whining,we took our pay cut and we keep on going.

He wants the money he gave up restored? You mean he wants his salary to go
up?

He's reason -- I'm SO RICH AND OWN SO MUCH PROPERTY I CAN'T PAY my taxes.

OH PLEASE

Danny is making more money than he has ever made in his life, plus
benefits...Lets see, failed at selling used cars, failed at batting cages,
failed at real estate...I'm sure that he was really raking it in before he
became Chairman, not!
Is there anyone in this County that still has any respect for Danny,
besides Frank N.??

I think Danny needs a raise. He is the best thing that has ever happened to
this county. If it wasn't for him we would be in deep deep trouble. Thanks
Danny for all you have done for us.
Your Fan Club.

You are right Danny is great,he is working so hard, he needs more money.
Car/gas
Benefits

$60+ a year
We know he is upset that everybody make's more money.You bet he needs more money.
Oh for got that he has made Barrow a joke.
But he needs more money.

So the Fan Club is going to work for more money for Danny?Please post how
we can help.

He is the Best.

This is just one more resaon that idiotwood needs to be recalled at once.He
is stupid, he is ignorant, he is an arse,he cant manage people, he wont pay
his taxes, he cant manage money, he has no foresight, he cant even learn
from hindsight,he is a bully, he is arrogant, he doesnt understand how
govt. works, he is a liar,and now he wants more money ? Yearwood, you
should resign in disgrace ,you are a disgrace.

Mr. Leggs is it fair to say you will not be in the "Fan Club".

only if can hold one of them ja-pan fans with sharp edges.I know there wont
be a recall, we are just going to have to suffer with his lying,cheatin,
self for the next two years.

Just read what appears to be another chapter with our Fire/EMS.. Looks like
he now wants to privatize the EMS, and move trucks to Winder, that way they
can respond out to the County as needed. Like it was 30 years ago. Compared
us to Counties like Jackson, and Walton. The populations are completley
different. Thought we as citizens had voiced our concerns over this, but
looks like Danny is mad...

Sounds like Danny may be looking at keeping a few full time fireman and
having the rest volunteer. If it works for Jackson Co. it should work for
Barrow.

The difference between Barrow and Jackson is that Jackson has volunteers
and Barrow has none. There was a full-time department established for a
reason. There were too few, less trained volunteers to handle the demands
of call volume. You can lay all the full timers off you want, the
volunteers won't be back. There are too many restrictions and training
requirements governing the volunteer side of the fire service today.

Jackson County has somewhere around 180 firefighters that are a combination
of full-time, paid-per-call, and volunteers within 10 fire districts that
does not include Jefferson and Commerce. They also have an Inmate Fire Team
that responds to structure fires. Does Barrow have the capability to come
up with that type of “manpower” as well as the training necessary? The
article in the paper was wrong about the budget, the combined budget of
Jackson County Fire Districts, Ambulance, Rescue and the Inmate Fire Team
is around 5 million dollars, not the $21,750 shown in the article. Someone
is trying to make it look like a piece of cake, when there is always more
to “the rest of the story”

Does anyone know of anyone hiring? I can do any type that does not require
heavy lifting. Please help. I was layed off 5 months ago and have tried
tirelessly without success.

You gotta a clue?? You and the other Dumba$$es who follow your illiterate
crap deserve what they get!! 19th century thinking for the 21st century!!
Miss them plantation days don't you??

It appears that the people that use their own name just like to hear
themselves talk.

You'd carry more weight not using you name but I'm sure you think you're
smarter than anyone else.

I heard that the BCW stood down law enforcement to protect the Freedom of
Speech of the Citizens of Barrow County.

Great job, BCW!!!

Someone needs to put a two-party on that Chairman!!! He's got more issues
than Carter's got little liver pills!

I bet you could sell little "butterfly nets" and make enough money to
recall the idiot!

Jack Legg for Commision Chairman in 2012.He is the only guy who talks about
running who has offered solutions to the real, and troubling times that
Barrow County faces.I urge everyone to go back and reread all of the posts
he has made, and then contact him and urge him to run for the office.Jack
Legg is a man for out time.

Attention Barrow County Citizens, rumor is Danny wants to leave the Interim
Chief in place indefinitely even though they have been advertising to fill
the position permanently,
Talk to your firefighters to get the scoop.

The vote that did not happen or did it?Two emails were sent out today.
Both refering to position of Fire Chief.
Somebody jumped the gun.
This situation will be watched very carefully.

Could this really be Doug Garrison? There is a rumor he wants to run for
Chairman again. Barrow County cannot afford another term of him.

It seems his "wonder" budget wasn't too great after all. He sure is quiet
now that his budget went down the drain.

Doug got his tail whiped one time,he will not be back.
So listen some more the names are popping up all over. Doug not being one
of them.

Worley's budget is still in play,hope it stays that way.Because Danny will
not get his raise.
Let's say it all together No more money for Danny,if we can't have a fire
chief he can't get more money.

I am wondering how much money does the county (taxpayers) spend for
programs/activites for the senior citizen center? How many seniors are
served? Could this department be outsourced/privatized?
Just Asking.

Go getem Dan,you is the man.Got to be the one to jump frist,no me in team.
Forgot you are a one man band
Keep it up.

If you are going to continue to allow the chairman to run things without a
proper vote, maybe yall should just go to the house.
We could use your salaries to hire a permanent fire chief.
Think about it.

Some is us lost upto 15% of our salaries. same role doing extra work.
Should we be so disillusioned, out of touch, disrespectful and crass to go
to the newspapers and demand all our money back? If we had the thought
process of DY, maybe we might. But then again we the employees that do real
work do understand and empathize with the plight the county and the fate
of our other fellow 7 employees about to be laid off. We GET IT. He
DOESN'T!!

It seems that everytime he opens his mouth, he sticks his foot in it. He
does't need any help from anyone. Give him enough rope and he will hang
himself. He has yet to find out that if he surrounds himself with comeptent
people, he will look good, but only if he gives credit where credit is due.
Teamwork!!!! What part of this does he not understand? I think it is too
late for him to find out as he is the ultimate control freak I have
witnessed in a long time. He thinks he knows it all but sadly, he does not.

Move PLC and Alternative shcool to the old court house there is plenty of
parking and lots of unused space.

what is the status of hiring the permanent chief? I was told today by a
Fireman that the Commissioners are going delay hiring a fire chief? What is
going on? The firemen have been through enough they need a chief and to be
left alone. Come on Commissioners you can make this happen.

They say it is to save money, supposedly upwards of 50,000 not sure where
they are getting their figures - don't see where it could poosibly be that
much when they are still paying someone to be in that position. I hope that
the Commissioners will not just take someones word for it, but will
actullay do the research and find out for themselves.

Go get a Barrow News.Holy cow the real story comes out.

Come on Commissioners. You were elected by the people of Barrow County to
perform. Not to be led around by a ring in your nose. Making decisions now
is not going to make you popular. These are hard times and they are not
going away so soon. Would you not like to leave a legacy for those who may
follow in your footsteps that you made decisions for the good of the
county? What is this nonsense that Danny has sent out a notice that we are
not going to hire a fire chief? According to my information, this was not
voted upon. Perhaps you talked about it but who is Danny? He is the
chairman, and the people elected you SIX to make the right decisions.
Politics is not a game, this is serious stuff. It seems we are moving
backwards. Grow a set and be what we elected you to be. Trim that budget
even further by taking the benefits into consideration. Not any private
industry I know of contributes as much as government workers. Outsource
what can be a drain on the county, they may do a better job.

Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement. Can any of these leaders trim their budget in a
way that would not endanger the lives or the welfare of the citizens of
Barrow? Even you may have to make serious decisions in these hard times.
Consider taking a look inward to see if you can trim your budgets in any
way. Every penny counts. I for one do not want to jeopardize these
services, but perhaps there is some wiggle room. In these hard times, we
all must work together to make it a better county to live, work and play.
Lets trim where we can and the future will bring more hope for us if we
react now.

The way I see it, we have five steers and one cow.But sitting in that
middle chair we have one big loud mouthed cowboy.
Get him under control or it will be your last roundup.

fromt the Barrow County News " However, the fire department has not been
laving a position open, using a part-time firefighter or a fulltime
firefighter working overtime to fill the vacancy ultimately causd by
Skinner fillig in as chief, and therefore has not realized any savings in
payroll" If the reasoning for not filling the chif position permanantely
was for savings, it looks like someone may not have all the information.
Commissioners please look into this and make sure that you are being given
accurate information. Don't just take someone elses word for it. The
information tends to be manipulated to show what they want it to show.
The BCN writer is completely correct in his information that the vacancies
are covered by part-time and many times overtime staff and threrfore no
real savings are seen in payroll...

Citizens, you are in good hands. Mr. Worley already called into question
the validity of the fire chief memo and the process sidekick bob and
"yearloser" took to make such a decision without consulting the board. We
all know who the leader is. Mr. Worley keep up the good work and continue
holding them accountable.

Just looked at the Barrow news, at last it is a news paper.
Good reporting.

I agree the BCN has definitely been bringing more information lately,
however in the article comparing fire departments it is stated that Barrow
Fire and EMS does NOT charge for patients needing to be transported to the
hospital. If that is the case I would like to know why I was billed nearly
$600 to go from Bethlehem to Gwinnett Medical Center? I would be curious to
the true amount that they do bill out and where does that money go once
received?

Why does Skinner keep saying that he does not want to be permanent chief?
Why is Danny doing everything he can to keep him there?

Danny's finally waking up to the realization that in roughly 720 days, he
will not have the type of income and benefits he is waddling in now. He is
simply trying to "grease" fire fighters palms by installing one of theirs.
This just hit him! Anyrate, Danny you did manage to dupe the voters once.
If u do it again in 2012, we will be the "dumb and dumber" of barrow
county. News flash -- ain't happening!

We didn't have these kind of problems when Mitch was chief. I sure miss the
good old days. Just bring Mitch back to straighten this mess out.

just bring the boy from Pig Town back. danny promised his mama and mama in
law. that it.

Mitch has a job in Gwinnett.

Patients transported by Barrow Fire/EMS are billed for transports...ALL of
them! City of Statham residents all the way to Braselton and all points in
between receive bills from the County when a person is transported in an
ambulance. Each transport begins with a flat rate which is dependent on the
services rendered in the ambulance. From there, patients receiving certain
medications or procedures are charged based on what was provided during
transport. Patients are also charged for mileage during the transport.

When you the patient or your insurance company pays the bill for your
transport, the money goes back into the general fund.

why would anybody in thier right mind bring back an idiot as fire chief.
the man loves to lie.

Way to much bad history.

If Mitch had any bad history, was a lair, or an idiot I think those of us
who worked for him would know it. I have worked for several different
departments under many different chiefs and Mitch was the best chief I have
ever had.

Are you one of his boys?

I think in 2012 that we should have what I call a "jubilee tax rebate".What
the heck Jack ? you might say. Simply put this would be a way for the
County to do the right thing by our long time residents. I would go back 50
years to 1962, in 2012 and if a person had owned a piece of property then
and still owned it in 2012 then we would cut them a check for the amount of
money they paid in taxes in 1962 or either take that amoubnt off of the
current years taxes, then each year, that tax rebate would roll forward by
a year so that it was always for 50 years, hence the name.Jubilee Tax
Rebate.
Something like this would help our senior citizens out in hard times and
in good. In short it would be a grand gesture from our government to our
people and would hopefully go a long way towards restoring much lost trust
in our county govt.

He will have to, because unless you have been living under a rock in
Iceland, Mr. JLegg, here's a news flash for you... the county can barely
provide mandatory basic services let alone issue any "rebates" to anyone
for any reason. Of course if you are in a generous mood, you can issue the
"rebate" to all of our senior citizens. Wouldn't that be a nice gesture
folks? Let's all give Mr. JLegg a big round of applause for his generosity
and caring attitude. It's always easier to think up ways to spend the
county's tax dollars which by the way Mr. JLegg, are the same tax dollars
that will come out of your pocket..........still want to issue a "Rebate"
now???
DuWayne

Why do you continue to blog? Responding to meaningless rants and raves
just makes you look no better or worse than the person you are responding
too.

Seems Twiss was onto something

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/07/shorter-school-weeks-to-save-
money/

If you really think that the county is out of money then you are crazier
than all of your inane posts make you out to be.

This whole thing is a gambit by the county to get morons like you to jump
up and down and demand that they raise our taxes.
I have outlined numerous times on here and other blogs about how they can
be in the red in less than a month. Stop falling for their lies and stop
being scared.

ITS ALL A TRICK BY OUT OF CONTROL MONEYMAD POLITICIANS TO GET US TO GO
ALONG WITH RAISING OUR OWN TAXES.

The things that I have outlined will work.And a tax rebate for ,what will
mostly be senoir citizens is a good thing, you said it yourself on another
blog last week.

Its time to stop being afraid of them.
p.s. Im not the one who took their money 50 years ago so why do you think I
should give it back?

Commissioners please reconsider hiring a permanent chief for the fire
department - as one of the largest departments (behind the Sheriff & Jail)
it is very important that a permanent chief be hired for this department.
The employees have been in limbo - the division in the department is
becoming greater the longer that the department is without a permanent
chief. Thr savings that will be seen from having an "acting or interim
chief" versus a permanent chief with be minimal. A department this size
(personnel and budget wise) needs a qualified, experienced person in the
top seat. Decisions need to be made and stability needs to be restored.

Just saw that the Commssioners are holding a called meeting tomorow night,
does this mean that they are going to stand up to Danny and demand that the
Chief be hired according to the personnel policy? We don't need the good ol
boy system in the Fire Department or in any part of government, we need a
chief hired based upon qualifications.

What charm school did you attend? Transportation is a money maker for
Barrow County????? Are you insane??? Ask Cobb County about their mass
transit program. Ask the city of Atlanta and MARTA how profitable their bus
and train systems are! You don't get out much do you? Raise Taxes??? Are
you a complete recluse, or were you simply asleep during the last primary
election cycle? You have no clue do you?
Tell you what. Run for office. Use your real name, and take responsibility
for your remarks. I have. Win or lose, at least I was willing to serve the
citizens of Barrow county with an honest political platform that did not
rely on name calling and gutter politics. Ask Dan Cromer or Dexter Sullivan
how I conducted my BOE campaign. They will tell you. We had the cleanest,
issues focused race,during the primary election. From now on, get your
facts straight before you post, or at least use a more clever name that
won't reveal who you really are.
DuWayne

First of all, my name is my name, and Im not going to change it ,sometimes
I do feel like a boy named sue, but what can you do?.
Second of all my ideas have never been to raise taxes, go back and read my
proposals or get someone to read them to you. What I said was to roll back
the millage rate on property taxes and at the same time get another local
option sales tax. That is not a tax increase,unless you are a non property
owner.But then if you are a renter you need to be paying for the services
that you recieve.Thirdly a public transportation system in barrow would not
consist of planes and trains, but a few bus routes and only if federal
grant money could be secured, and dont point to Cobb or atlanta for a
failed version, look instead at Gwinnett, theirs is totaly done on grant
money.
Plus, a transit system and a local option sales tax would need to be voted
on by the people in a referendum.

Once again Duhwayne the sky is not falling, stop being afraid.

IF you plan on running for office again in 2012 -- stop lowering yourself
to the level of the people you are arguing with.

Answer if you must, but keep it to the facts and stop the back and forth.
You can never win an argument with a fool or an idiot.

We need a commuter dude like 11 Alive . Thers been a huge pot hole on Bueua
Vista for weeks . Be careful.

I dont know why you continue to say the same thing again and again to these
idiots that post on here. The people of Barrow get it and understand where
you are coming from and what you are saying, I think most will be behind
you.The people like anderson and some of these other anonymous posters are
a big part of the problem here in barrow county, they dont get it , they
dont understand basic common sense economics the way that you do.The people
that post on this site and many others are what I like to call
psedo-intellectuals. That is they just regurgitate things they hear other
people say,in a manner that sounds "better" to them .

The people of Barrow County are behind Jack Legg for chairman in 2012.

address the BOC. Let the people of Barrow see you for who and what you
are. Hey, they tape and air the BOC meetings so anyone who watches will
see and hear you.

You seem to have plenty of solutions for the economy state the county is
in, so why don't you address the board and voice your "solutions" in public
and not just on this blog.

Ahhhh....but who are you my friend???.
I have put my name out there, no you cant have my phone number or
e-mail,just imagine the tirades I would get from idiots like you.What was
your name again??
btw I go to most commission meetings.

I have to say that I like the sound of a tax rebate, and I can appreciate
where the name and its premise came from.I think it would be blessed from
the big guy above, if ya know who I mean.I think you are doing a good job
and I hope to get the opportunity to vote for you.

I don't think this blog or website was designed for you ego idiot's to
advertise yourselves. You don't sound too bright to me. Get your own
website and leave us alone.

If you had a brain, you wouldn't be so crass!

These "ego idiots" are talking to themselves. Can't you tell that they are
patting themselves on the back???

Get real! Do you think we were born yesterday???

I have actually written on this blog with my iphone. All is not lost! I'm
sure that fat-face that is kissing himself all over because he thinks he's
in charge has his access without blocking. When I think of him, I think of
a dog!

Hang in there employees but the next time someone sends you a letter saying
that he wants to make things better for you, ... burn it and don't vote for
him/her!!!

When I think of him, I think of Bugs Bunny saying, "What an idiot! What a
moron! What a bafoon!! (sp?) Been a lot of years.

He rides employees for their personal opinion and let's others ignore their
jobs if they're good at kissing booty and cutting throats of employees.

Wanted to let you know that we are thinking about you and we're wishing you
the best! Please keep fighting. It's no fun without the Bulldog sinking
his teeth into a deserving victim!

We miss you!