Ag Authority Answers/School Consolidation

 

For those who came in late, here are the two questions a local activist presented to the Ag Authority:

1. Who was the lumber company that cleared the site, how much money did the Ag Authority receive for clearing the site, and has this company made or will make a political contribution, directly or indirectly, to any board members?

2. Privately, elected officials who are also Ag Authority board members have indicated to Florence City officials that they are declaring “war” on Florence. They now plan to take ALL TVA in-lieu-of tax money and force Florence to provide sewer service. Is that true and why are these elected officials trying to punish their constituents?

The board's answers:

1. Oakley Forest Products, along with others, cleared the land and paid the Ag Authority approximately $160,000. A brief search of campaign contributions revealed Rep. Phillip Pettus and Rep. Lynn Greer have both received $1000 from the company awarded the construction contract.

2. Sen. Melson would neither confirm or deny that additional TVA in-lieu-of tax money will be taken from schools and municipalities. Rep. Lynn Greer indicated it might be a possibility.

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Read the second answer. Do you want Lynn Greer to decide if Lauderdale County Schools consolidate? The survey has already been done. Once the money is taken form the school system, it will be simply a matter of a school board vote to consolidate the schools.

We have one or two bloggers here who live in the county; however, none of them has a child in the school system. In other words, this blog has no horse in this race. If you have concerns about consolidation, YOU are the one to make your opinion heard. 

Don't say no one has ever told you it's coming...