Energize Elbert County!

Citizen Awareness in Action

A NONPARTISAN citizen awareness group promoting education and action committees in Elbert County

Energize Elbert County! is currently not having regular monthly meetings. The goal of this group and this forum is to inform and educate citizens about issues affecting us in Elbert County. Being informed is vital to being in effective action. If you are inspired to lead a meeting, present an educational topic or pose an issue to the community, please contact Karen at ksuchan@mindspring.com or Jerry at gesuchan@earthlink.net

Information and links to all toll road action groups:

http://frontrangetollroad.blogspot.com
http://stupidslab.com
http://nosuperslab.org

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Subject:		My Thoughts, Questions and Comments Follow (Continued)
Name:		Jerry Suchan
Date Posted:		Oct 12, 05 - 2:28 PM
Email:		gesuchan@earthlink.net
Website:		http://home.mindspring.com/~ksuchan/E/energize_elbert.htm
Message:		"someone needs to tell me the difference between these two land use issues. One company tries to play the game according to the rules i.e., applies for a special use review and gets turned down. The other company just marches in and basically announces that it is doing this upgrade and gets the green light without any administrative process." I agree being likewise unenlightened. As I commented above, I wonder what laws and regulations are in effect here? The current membership of the BOCC Actin Group is not large enough to research all things that come up. Is there any inspired citizen out there able to help with this one? "There was supposed to be a Public Comment period (which may have been published in the Ranchland News) but since no "public" was present (apart from myself) there was no input. " If the public is not going to represent it's own interest then they will just get additional fees* without knowing what happened to them. Blind sided one might say. My guess is that almost no one in that proposed Brittanie Ridge Metropolitan District knows they are in it or what a metro district is. Does anyone know if this is one of those Metro Districts to be managed by the famed Mr. Wells and company? How does one find this information? * "The cost of this plant will be paid by assessing each residence a $15,000 tap fee. To operate and maintain the plant it is planned to impose a 10 mill, capped, property tax fee. There will be no financial impact to the county according to the Plan." Perhaps no financial impact to the County budget, but certainly an impact to the budgets of the members of the proposed Brittanie Ridge Metropolitan District. That is not to say it is not a good thing or otherwise, but who knows? Respectfully Submitted, Jerry Suchan

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