[No Toxic dump behind Hiram Elementary]

I would like to lay out the situation as I personally know it from the beginning. I was one of the original people involved with this dump site situation when it started the first time earlier this year. Ron Crist had posted Special Use Permit signs on his property on Duncan Circle. After research and contact with Paulding Co we were able to determine his intent which was to use the property as a waste site/dump site/transfer station, whatever word you personally prefer. As a group we distributed fliers and posted notices on community sites to make the public aware. A few days prior to the scheduled meeting with Paulding Co., Ron Crist withdrew his Special Use Permit application because he quickly realized it was not sitting well with Hiram residents.

 

Last month, quite by accident I literally stumbled over the fact that Ron Crist had filed paperwork with Paulding Co Planning and Zoning and asked them to "change the way the current zoning text read, to include his dump site, waste site, transfer station, as an acceptable business within the current zoning." Of course by doing this no notices had to be posted on his property informing the residents of Hiram what he was up to again. I contacted Paulding County Planning & Zoning about this (which was within days of the meeting where his application was to be heard - originally April 22nd) and asked them WHY nothing was posted, no word on the Paulding agenda website, etc. And low and behold, I was told it was a "clerical error". Imagine that, a clerical error. I then asked what had to be done to get the meeting postponed in order to give Hiram residents an opportunity to know what was going on in our backyard....I had to actually go to department heads to get a response, but the response I got was the meeting would be postponed from April 22nd to May 27th. I got the confirmation from Paulding Co Planning and Zoning on Thursday April 17 that the meeting would definitely be postponed. On Friday April 18th, who do you think showed up at my home ??? Ron Crist himself !! He was obviously upset because he had just been told that I had cost him that April 22nd meeting. Well, Ron Crist spent the next 35 minutes telling me how I was wrong, how he owned over half of Hiram, how I was going to lose, and how Paulding County Planning & Zoning had been guiding him through out this process. Of course, the part of him getting guidance from Paulding Co Planning in Zoning is something I cannot personally confirm. He just mentioned it throughout his rant to me.

 

Ron Crist wants to open a business that is normally considered heavy industrial in a light industrial neighborhood. Please keep in mind that if this text amendment were to be allowed, then going forward this type of business would have the green light to open in any light industrial area!

 

Why would a business person who claims to have the best intentions, quietly approach Paulding County Planning & Zoning to get a dump site/waste site/transfer station approved in our city? It does 100% back up to an elementary school, and it is surrounded by residential homes. I will tell you why, it is because Ron Crist cares about Ron Crist PERIOD. He has been dishonest from the beginning, and through dishonesty and intimidation he hopes to succeed. Paulding County will make a recommendation to The City of Hiram, and then the decision rests on the City Of Hiram Officials. It is up to the residents of Hiram to stop it. Please do your part NOW.

 

First, thank you for posting.

Second, when I read this, "Last month, quite by accident I literally stumbled over ", I had a mental picture of you tripping and falling and landing on the paperwork. (my mind wanders that attaway)

Third, did Mr. Crist call before showing up? Did he ask you about your concerns and address them? Or did he just tell you he owned half of Hiram (does he own any of it that has the traffic problems?) and that was it?

Fourth, while I have no doubt that you are an honest man/woman, I hope you understand that I am sure Mr. Crist would have a different version of the meeting at your house.

 

Just one last note, if he had showed up at my house unannounced, he would not have gotten in the door.

Not because he is Ron Crist, but because I am weird that way.

I would have talked with him outside......maybe.

[No Toxic dump behind Hiram Elementary]

I know nothing of Mr. Crist, except for what I have read here.

I do know this, that if you are going to have to deal with the city/county/state for permits and approval of things, it doesn't help your public image if there are hints of tit for tat.

Same goes if you are going to run for office, giving things to the government that you wish to be head of, doesn't, as they say in court, give you the appearance of clean hands.

 

Let me be clear, it doesn't mean that you expect or want tat for your tit, but it does make people wonder.

 

BTW, in case you ever wondered, I know I did, a tit and a tat are words that were used in Britain during the Middle Ages and mean "small blows".

[No one to vote for in Richard Osborne's judgeship?]

If I'm not mistaken, the governor will appoint a successor to serve till a.special election can be held. Not swearing it will be a special election, but pretty sure about the appointment.

Judge O and his lovely daughter can be so proud...they screwed the citizens of Paulding in a number of ways!

You say she's good looking?

We may want to rethink this thing, I always wanted to be married to a good looking lady judge.

[No Toxic dump behind Hiram Elementary]

I believe this was an opinion piece, not a news article. If you click on the author's name, you will see other things posted by him in the Patch. He seems to be very anti-Crist, because that's all he writes about or comments on.

 

Ex-brother-in-law?

 

Just a joke, just a joke.

I do not know anyone involved in this deal, on any side.

[How's the Governor's Gun Club doing ?]

I like the idea of a gun tip a week type of thing.

That would be a good way to not only give information, but others could add their experience to the thread as well.

While I may not always like his way of typing his thoughts on topics, I do respect Nitro's input on guns, perhaps he could start a tip a week thread.

Unless I am mistaken, he is an firearms instructor and an avid re-loader.

[How's the Governor's Gun Club doing ?]

It's a little more expensive, but when you consider that we used to drive to Big Woods Goods way up 575, the few extra dollars it costs is still less than driving there. or even to Douglasville to Stoddards or to Smyrna to Adventure Outdoors. I don't like the Adventure Outdoors range at all because they have these huge metal grates that you stand on and everytime you fire it makes the grate reverberate, it's loud and it feels weird underneath your feet. It also prevents you from picking up your brass for reloading.

 

Which I would presume is the point.

[In Defense of United Paulding Taxi]

We have a Krispy Kreme?

[In Defense of United Paulding Taxi]

I don't think a 15 yr old taxi is going to make Paulding look bad.

We got other things that can handle that.

If Cobb can live with $50, then so can Paulding, but then $100 isn't that huge of an increase.

 

My thought has always been that the "powers that be" didn't want a lot of taxi service in the county.

That is not unusual in rural counties that are changing demographics and have the "old guard" still resistant to change.

Heck, even back in the 70's, little ole Smyrna had a good taxi service.

[Attention Whitey & et al - a public hearing on traffic]

Have you figured out where people will get on and off of the thing yet if it were to be built? Exactly how would it help with traffic?

 

Don't ask picky questions, just jump on board and ride.

[Attention Whitey & et al - a public hearing on traffic]

Well, are you guys ready for that monorail yet?

 

 

[Paulding County's only taxi company is under attack]

No worries. I'm unelectable. There are way too many witnesses.

 

I'm always at the wrong window.

[Paulding County's only taxi company is under attack]

 

I was doing JUST what you say...leaving the door open to see who supported the Airport and continued Progress and growth in Paulding and who did the dance to get elected by "kissing the Anti-growth lawsuit groups butt"...Yes, the mailer clearly states it was PAID for and distributed by Protectpaulding.com BUT it also is 100% Vernon Collett and even if he DOESN'T support what it says the mailer IMPLIES he does and I DO NOT think this group would have done this on his behalf if they had not talked with him and had his approval to mail it.

 

I finally agree with you on something.

[Paulding County's only taxi company is under attack]

 

 

Nah.

She's a big ol' flaming liberal.

 

Flaming?

She's a he?

Just kidding, just kidding.

[Paulding County's only taxi company is under attack]

I just got a VERNON COLLETT mailer...I was up in the air until this arrived as to who to vote for BUT the mailer is PAID FOR by the ANTI PROGRESS FOLKS at Protectpaulding.com / STRIKE ONE AGAINST VERNON...then he states that he is ALSO against progress in Paulding and will work to STOP THE COMMERCIALIZATION of the Paulding County Airport / STRIKE TWO AGAINST VERNON...So I just spent the last 3 hours going DOOR TO DOOR in the neighborhood showing the mailer and making sure he wouldn't get any votes from around our area!!!

The Airport is ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE and Ms.Patti, her website, the Anti Progress folks at Protectpaulding.com, and the 3 or 4 who have cost the County time and $$$ are and will remain STUCK IN THE PAST!!! Sorry VERNON but you climbed up on the WRONG HORSE THIS TIME!!! Your mailer made up the minds of close to 21 voters who now plan to make a LOT OF PHONE CALLS!

 

[Paulding County's only taxi company is under attack]

I think a better transportation system is a good start.

 

I would get permission from the Ant-growth group first.

 

You mean like a Marta rail?

[Paulding County's only taxi company is under attack]

While I ain't no super smart businessman or politician or nothing, but it seems to me that if you are a county that is new to writing taxi cab rules and regs, it would behoove you to look to the counties that surround your county and see what their rules and regs are.

Then, I know this is crazy thinking, but what can I say, I'm nutty this way, then you write your rules and regs to match the counties that surround yours, so that the cabs that would most likely be crossing county lines would be able to do so without a lot of issues and problems.

 

I would find it interesting to see how Douglas's and Cobb's taxi rules and regs differ from Paulding's rules and regs, if any.

If the only difference is a $50 fee more, per year, then I don't see that as a big deal.

That is less than $0.14 a day. (and you too can feed a hungry child, ooops, wrong commercial)

 

I have no clue what the differences, if any, are.

But that is what I would be looking to show if I was a cab service that was having a problem.

[Big Black Ants]

Those big black ants can be annoying.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is one way to get ride of them.

 

[Candidates forum tonight only at Chatt Tech auditorium]

Animal's post has been deleted by me, stradial, since the original post by Animal was deleted, as it should have been.

 

I can guess who is a (deleted word) (no not a curse word) rumormonger.

Reading your post, I am reminded of a a quote from Joseph Welch; "Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator; you've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"

 

I ask you, "Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"

 

[OLD resturant in Dallas]

There's not enough room to park very many cars, I guess it's going to be a very small car lot!!!

 

Used Smart Cars.

[Are the canidates who they say they are?]

I'm still trying to figure out why Pubby addressed Hitman when Animal was the poster. Did Hitman post something that was deleted?

 

I would presume so.

[Are the canidates who they say they are?]

Hitman:

 

I've seen this bit of information on the net. I've known about it for some time and it doesn't fit the image or background of the person named.

 

As a journalist, the allegations made by what is allegedly a criminal person are not credible enough for a couple of reasons. The first being the source - anyone could make this allegation - the second being the timing - why now? and the third - the anonymity and ability of anyone to have made that assertion for any reason.

 

The plain truth is that anyone could have posed allegation. There presentation of a widely available mug shot, the lack of other corroborating material.and understanding there is no way to ascertain the truth or falsity of the charge all point to a political hatchet job. Barring solid evidence, credit card receipts, a face-to-face confrontation or additional allegations from other individuals, nothing of that kind will be presented here.

 

pubby

 

PS: You note I'm posting as pubby - publisher and owner of paulding.com and you can bet I'm serious about these unfounded allegations being published here. Know that I'm not into negative campaigning and indeed spoke out against the incumbent state senator for the area defined as Post 2 in 2012 on the subject of such negative campaigning.

 

Truth that can be confirmed is another subject.

 

Good job pubby.

I always tell my wife, if the story doesn't make sense, there is a reason it doesn't make sense.'

Usually because it is not the truth.

And some stories are just so badly told, it is easy to see they are not the truth.

Yep, everyone I know that saw it said that dog won't hunt here.

If it is false we have a very, very serious issue in this county.

That goes way too far.

 

Then "we have a very, very serious issue in this county."

[Are the canidates who they say they are?]

 

 

 

 

 

Uhh ... this is amazing ... If I deny it, I become a boring old man who is not hot at all ...

 

If I admit they'll say I'm just another politician and you know how politicians lie.

 

If I don't say anything, I've entered a no-win territory ... so here is my answer :

 

 

one click is too easy

Not so fast!

keep clicking!

my answer is

I wish

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Patton "Pat" Hughes (aka: pubby)

 

Ok, that was funny.

Really? I heard Guard Dads name.

 

 

Chelsea Clinton

 

Same person, right?

[Are the canidates who they say they are?]

OOOOOOOKKKKKKKKK

[Are the canidates who they say they are?]

Well, that is certainly clear enough.

[Weather Spotter Class offered by Paulding County EMA]

I can spot weather without a class, I just use a window or step outdoors.

 

Sorry, I tried to stop them, but my two fingers wouldn't listen.