Tuscumbia - the Charity City

 

When that unexpected snow storm hits, it's great if private companies help clear a town's roads. A horrible flash flood? It's fantastic when citizens help shore up areas that are prone to insufficient drainage.

But how about when normal city equipment goes on the fritz? How often are towns forced to rely on local organizations to repair the broken or even purchase new for the town they call home? Apparently the City of Tuscumbia has welcomed that private assistance again in Spring Park.

On Thursday, we received this message from a concerned citizen:

the mayor and city council members plan to put on another “look what we did” show sometime tomorrow when they turn the waterfall back on. They couldn’t just leave it running when they put in two pumps on Tuesday, they turned it on then back off so they can put on on their show with possibly some news media there.

Was he correct in his prediction? Absolutely. The City's small ceremony did acknowledge that the AL-TN Trail of Tears Corridor Association and TVA "assisted" with the effort to repair/replace the two pumps that power the park's waterfall.

Thanks to both entities, but especially the AL-TN TTCA, a private organization not funded with our tax dollars. We are concerned that this trend could spread in the wrong direction. Will we soon hear of the Highland Hookers providing new equipment to the Chisholm Road soccer field or the Satanic Temple collecting trash in Sheffield?

Collecting trash in Sheffield? Hmmm...