The wheels of justice move slow, especially when the good ole boys knock out the spokes. 15 months ago we reported on an incident that should have been resolved in 6 months. BARSTOOL - Ripp Report Corruption has many faces. In Fairhope the local arrest of a bar owner, Ronan McSharry, drew little more than a paragraph of coverage and little or no …
Alabama’s first congressional district has 5 Republican candidates running to fill Bradley Bryrne’s seat. Only one is CATALYST. GUESS. Republican congressional candidates differ on I-10 financing during debate The GOP hopefuls vying for the party's nomination in Alabama's 1st congressional district race differed Saturday on whether the federal government should bear a bigger responsibility in financing the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project.
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Fairhope’s City Council started out, day one, as being obstructionist. They have stayed the course for over 3 years and the taxpayers have paid dearly. The three new councilman aligned themselves with Council President Burrell, aka the negotiator, from day one. The council votes as a block vote, 95% of the time. Councilmen Brown has used his office for personal gain and has a complaint pending with the Alabama Attorney General.
JANUARY 10 2020 BACKSTORY PODCAST TODAY Fairhope’s City Council has no priorities, or if they do it is off the rails. Consider Fairhope just had another sewer spill. This council has slowed down infrastructure projects and misused city funds. They are rouge and conduct themselves as a criminal enterprise. CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE WATCH UNTIL MINUTE 2:07–9:03 Think about this, three councilmen Boone Brown and Burrell, without any community involvement or public participation paid 2.75 million for land for recreation. They have no money for development so their solution is to lease the 2.75 million in land for farming??????? This is the same three councilmen who have ignored the sewer infrastructure for years. If it were not for city staff and the mayor, who obtained BP funds, nothing would have been done. This is the first time in 20 plus years where sewer infrastructure is being seriously addressed, WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE COUNCIL.
Highway 98 and Parker Road is Fairhope’s Malfunction Junction, compliments of a Catalyst City Council. Fairhope’s City Council supported the developer, and the developer supported them. A good ole boy deal that will impact every citizen in Fairhope and everyone else that goes through that intersection. This is a very dangerous intersection and accidents are common. Use extreme caution through this intersection. It is going to become more dangerous every month this year.
WORST ELECTED OFFICIAL IN BALDWIN COUNTY I admit that Baldwin County has it’s share of corrupt and inept elected officials. Two stand out in their field as the worst elected officials with the worst records. The grand prize of being the most infamous and comprised elected official came down to Sen. Elliott and Jack Burrell. Senator Elliott came in second to Fairhope City Council President Jack Burrell, who is at the head of a City Council, operating as a criminal enterprise.
