Merry Christmas from Backstory Podcast, The Ripp Report, Baldwin County Eagle Legal, We will be back full steam December 27th for Freaky Friday and Backstory Podcast May you and your family have a blessed and safe Christmas

My first visit to the Veterans Hospital in Birmingham Alabama was in December of 1968, 51 years ago. Since that time I have had 14 shoulder operations and a kidney removed as a result of my tour of duty as a young Marine in Vietnam. Today I report to the same hospital for my 15th operation, a complete reverse left shoulder replacement. Believe it or not I was one of the lucky ones. You only have to spend a few hours in a VA Hospital to be humbled.

A “TRIANGLE CONSERVANCY” has been formed and guess who one of the major players is? None other than the very person that rigged elections, neglected infrastructure, favored his favorite developer, over citizens, for Publix and Fly Creek Apartments. Tim Can’t. He cost the city 13 million in a lawsuit that raged for over 2 decades and now wishes to do it all over again. The City Council and City Attorney will fully back Cant’t. They are like roaches and keep coming out in the dark and scurry away in the light.

The Fairhope City Council is really showing their colors. 🚫 CATALYST COLORS 🚫 - Ripp Report Incredible, only three Fairhope City Councilmen, the 3 B’s, Burrell, Brown and Boone, approved and purchased, 2.65 million in land for recreation, …

Backstory Podcast #11 Unopposed In this Episode: Gulf Shores Developments North of the Intracostal Waterway (CR6 Boulevard, Pedestrian Bridge across the Intracoastal, Hwy59 additional Southbound Lane, skirting the legal settlement to provide a route around Gulf State Park), Fairhope Klump PUD development at the intersection of Hwy 181 and Fairhope Avenue, Baby Trump balloon, a $6 million increase to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office budget since 2011. Baldwin County MCU. We have a new President of Coastal Alabama Community College. The McSharry lawsuit continues. The state of the Baldwin County Bar. The Senate race in Alabama. Beasley Allen Conference.

The question is: How can a city council approve the largest development in Fairhope when the Municipal Judge is the developer, that the same council appointed Judge? “Who on the council has a vested personal interest in this project”. The Ripp Report Nov.8 2019 Backstory Production Related articles: Coastal Alabama water: Center stage in courts and Congress Legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Doug Jones would establish grants to set up databases so counties can share information to pinpoint the causes for polluted waterways. Meanwhile, Daphne Utilities is paying up in court for past waterway violations.

Incredible, only three Fairhope City Councilmen, the 3 B’s, Burrell, Brown and Boone, approved and purchased, 2.65 million in land for recreation, that did NOT have the approval of National Park Service. They did this without any public participation and a very questionable appraisal. Then they closed the sale with lighting speed. This land will remain vacant for years and the council robbed multiple city accounts to come up with 2.65 million. The Mayor has warned this will cause delays in capital and infrastructure projects in the city.

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The Fairhope City council just put the final nail in their re-election coffin. Without any public participation at council meetings or any community engagement, the Fairhope City council bullied the community into a 2.65 million dollar land purchase for recreation. This property will remain vacant for years and required the council to raid city accounts in order to purchase the property. This untimely purchase will delay infrastructure, sewer and capital improvements that the city already had scheduled. It will also impact the 2020 budget and cost countless hours of staff who will have to make changes to accommodate the 2.65 million dollar purchase. The Council has voted themselves a raise and full family insurance, as part time employees.