I am putting forth my Christmas gift request now. All I want for Christmas is for Fairfield County to deliver an economic development strategy that produces more than additional empty buildings, rich land sellers, below state average economic numbers and below average quality of life ratings. I realize this wish seems too much like pure […]
Only in Fairfield
October 13, 2016 By
Only in Fairfield County . . . Can the absolutely inept attempt to rule over the misinformed and the uninformed; can we have bond payments that were approved in executive session instead of by referendum; can we pay 30 percent more in taxes than the people who live on Hilton Head Island, and have at […]
Vote Palmer
October 13, 2016 By
I was particularly heartened by an illuminating answer to an all-important question posed at the recent Fairfield Chamber Candidate Forum. In fact, we all have to question which State Senate candidate will be able to wield the most political influence for the betterment of Fairfield. Is it candidate Mike Fanning, who is postured on the […]
Rules is Rules
October 13, 2016 By
I’ve been busy, trying to wrap my head around the concept of County Council hiring, as a consultant, the former interim County Administrator. I mean no disrespect to Milton Pope. I wasn’t a fan, but neither was I a detractor. No, it’s the concept I find befuddling! Why? Did our new County Administrator ask Council […]
Imagine
September 22, 2016 By
Just imagine what would happen if we held an event during which: • Many competing local politicians attend but none engage in politicking. • People of various ages, creeds, races and experiences stand together united in a community purpose. • Attendees make new friends with those they might otherwise have never known. • The public […]
Mega Site Collision Course
September 15, 2016 By
History is about to repeat itself in the form of another S.C. Department of Commerce boondoggle. The first time this happened was when the S.C. Department of Transportation was designing the route for Interstate 77. The Commerce Department conceived the idea that an industrial site could be placed along the route if it was moved […]
Zoning Protest
September 8, 2016 By
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – In an Aug. 11 Ridgeway Town Council meeting, Council refused to recognize a petition signed by 50 citizens declaring their opposition to Russ Brown’s rezoning request. Council’s deliberate disregard of the signatures of these citizens was enough to force three property owners on Hwy. 34 in Ridgeway to continue their fight against the […]
Common Sense
September 1, 2016 By
Common sense was the clear winner in Fairfield’s great “biscuits vs. book bags” debate (Grants -The Voice 8/17). To be more precise, this debate was a Fairfield County Council discussion about the merits of a discretionary service delivery system which is based upon an unwieldy and uneven grant process which often features requests that prioritizes non-essential item […]
Inconsistencies
August 25, 2016 By
To clear up inconsistencies quoted by Fairfield County Council Chairwoman Carolyn Robinson in the paper, it is currently legal to sell alcohol on Sunday in the following neighboring areas: Kershaw, Richland and Lancaster counties, as well as the cities of Camden and Chester. Chester County has a referendum on the ballot this November. This information […]
One Perspective
August 25, 2016 By
As elections approach we will all be hearing rumors and trying to decide who’s telling the truth. I have come to a simple conclusion, and that is the truth is a perception. It becomes your reality the minute you say ‘I believe that.’ So, instead of believing in others I am going to ask you […]
