"Duh " Award Goes to Florence's Barry Morris

Those who read our May 21st blog will recall the opposition of some North Florence residents to a proposed patio home development. Tuesday night, the Florence City Council approved the zoning change measure.

Council member Barry Morris, who toils by day as a professor of economics at UNA, cast one of the two dissenting votes. After the meeting, Morris made the following not so pedantic statement:

"I believe we're on the verge, gentlemen, of making a very bad precedent in the development of Florence," Morris said, where land adjacent to R-1 zones will become zoned at a higher R-2 density.

Mr. Morris, unless all of Florence is zoned R-1, there are already many R-1 districts adjacent to those regulated as R-2; you may even find some that connect to business districts if you look closely. You have displayed as much illogical reasoning as those who have opposed this project, a development that will replace a trailer park no less. For your district's sake, please think before you issue any more statements to the press.

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In addition to Tina Parker, Polly Ruggles has announced her intentions to run for Colbert County District Judge. Ruggles is a cousin by marriage to Federal Attorney Alice Martin. Among her qualifications listed is "mother." Perhaps she also makes a fantastic apple pie?

Morris photo courtesy of UNA