Monday, December 10, 2007

Important Madison County Supervisor Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities

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Madison County Web Site

There are a number of issues and hard decisions that must be made as we move forward in Madison County. I welcome your input on all county matters. Please feel free to post any inquiries, comments or suggestions. Please complete POLL Questions in the column to the right!

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT MADISON COUNTY ISSUES:


Balancing requirements and resources for New Construction, i.e. Reunion Parkway and I-55 Interchange...




...With Maintenance & Repair:
Existing Roads










Please help by providing your ideas and opinions on priorities for Madison County. PLEASE ADD YOUR COMMENTS, IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS:

  • RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
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District 3, Madison County

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

How is fire protection adequacy measured? Is it the number of firefighters / fire trucks per 1000 people? Average response time? How does district 3 stack up?

dismithj said...

Great questions regarding issue of rural fire protection! Thanks! One of the principle issues is the fire rating code which governs insurance rates. These rates are high outside of city limits.

Anonymous said...

Paper from Madison County Foundation supporting work on Gluckstadt I-55 interchange.

http://www.mcfoundation.com/highprofileprojects.aspx?id=24

Anonymous said...

You've set a new standard for public service in Madison County with this website. I can't imagine the other supervisors ever conceiving something like this. Keep up the good work.

Pete
January 25, 2008

Anonymous said...

What a web site! You have raised the bar!
Thanks for the info!

Anonymous said...

Please help Dick Hall continue his efforts to prioritize the Gluckstadt Road /exit improvements over Reunion Parkway.

It is SO OBVIOUS that Gluckstadt needs the work done first. I DO NOT want my county tax dollars (i.e. Bond Issue) spent on Reunion when it benefits Private Business. Let Reunion and St. Dominics offer to pay for Reunion.

Anonymous said...

Supervisor Smith, your website improperly characterizes Reunion interchange vs. Gluckstadt interchange as an either/or, or that one should be prioritized over the other. They are completely separate projects, funded differently, both of which will greatly benefit your constituents. Your position should be to pressure Dick Hall and the Miss. Transportation Comm. to move the (primarily state-funded) Gluckstadt reconstruction up on MDOT's priority list AND pressure Dick Hall to get out of the way of the (primarily county-funded) Reunion interchange project. The issue is NOT whether one project has priority over the other. Don't let Dick Hall get away with that spin. We need more roads, like the 463 to 51 Reunion Parkway corridor(and the resulting commercial development) NOW!

Anonymous said...

You are still an illegitimate supervisor no matter how much time you spend trying to convince people that you are qualified to serve. You will not get a single thing for your district because of your deceipt. I know you are optimistic because you have formed and alliance with Mr. Banks, David Richardson, and all other socialists, but here is the math: 3=5 and 2=0

Anonymous said...

I am a Madison County taxpayer/land-owner living in Ridgeland. I will be very upset if my taxes are raised due to an interchange that I will never, ever use. As I understand, only one (or two) neighborhoods in the entire county would benefit from this. Our taxpayers should not have to pay for this. That is not right.

Please do not vote for the bond issue.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for including the residents of your district in this easy way to keep us abreast of what is happening in our district. I have always thought that if a person who is in office is honest and truly trying to help, then something like this could be done. Don’t be a politician – be a resident and neighbor who wants to help and has to be a politician to do it.

Anonymous said...

Great job keeping everyone up-to-date.

Hard to heard cats.

high hopes said...

Great web site. It is refreshing to see someone step up and look at what is in the best interest of Madison County and its citizens. Its about the "action" taken rather than personal agreement. Please continue to keep us informed.

Anonymous said...

We saw you at the Parkway Penecostal Precinct when we were working election day, but were too busy to speak to you! Thanks for the great job you do and for looking out for your constituents.