Carterville
‘Come Live With Us’
If Not We Will Annex You In!
May 05, 2006
By Average Joe
With more news from the growing town of Carterville.
Seems that a proposal has passed the House by a 63-42 vote to
annex in yet more property on the outskirts of Carterville. This
time it is aimed at Carbondale and Mayor Brad Cole. This has got
to stop! Here we are ‘suffering’ within the
‘inner city’ and Mr. Mausey wants yet more property
to control. Carterville says they don’t have any extra
money in the fund, so how are we supposed to maintain more roads
and more property if we can’t even sustain what we
have.
"The people that are affected by this want to be in
the city of Carterville," said state Rep, John Bradley, D-Marion.
"It's strictly voluntary."
Yes Mr. Bradley, the people that ARE affected by this
is Carterville! We are again going to have to sacrifice our town!
What purpose does this fill? Why when the management in this city
can’t maintain what they have would they want more?
I’ll tell you why! GREED! Mr. Bradley states it is strictly
voluntary. Who volunteered? Mausey and his barber shop quartet? I
didn’t volunteer! Did you volunteer?
The land that is being annexed in to Carterville is a
strip of land along Illinois 13 separated by the Crab Orchard
Wildlife Refuge and is within the path of Carbondale’s plan
for long-term growth. Is this to stop Carbondale from moving this
way? Is it a land grab? Why not just do it like the old days Mr.
Mausey, run out find the land you want, and drive a stake in it
with your name on it. This is a blatant stab at Mr. Brad Cole and The City of
Carbondale.
Carbondale is prospering and growing both by size and
economy. Mr. Cole has done an exceptional job there as Mayor and
Mr. Mausey is wanting to stop them from growing because he sees
progress in Carbondale and none here. The answer is not to sneak
up and take land from another towns, because of poor decisions in
management. This is another poor decision if you ask me. "This
gives local people the ability to do something that is beneficial
to their businesses, their community and their families," Bradley
said.
BULL! What are the local people going to do with it?
Build another million-dollar subdivision? Throw up another
$10,000 flag? “Beneficial to their businesses.” What
are you planning to do, move all of the business out to Illinois
13? In the past 3 years, we have lost 2 parts stores in town, and
the Dollar General Store. They both moved out to Illinois 13.
This left a huge hole in this town. Dollar General was in
downtown Carterville within walking distance of the elderly so it
was convenient for them to get their necessities. Now the elderly
either have to do without, or find someone to give him or her a
ride. If they are going to get into a car, why not just go to
Wal-Mart? It’s about the same distance.
"I think the passage is a plus, but there are some
things we still have to look at," Mausey said. "I respect Mr.
Cole, and I hope we will be able to work through this without
conflict or hard feelings."
MORE BULL! The passage is a plus for whom? You? You
should have looked at the things before you started this. Now it
is too late! If it goes through, we are going to have to give
police protection, fire protection, ambulance service, water
service, maintain the streets, (of course you maintain them like
the streets in Carterville now, it won’t cost you a dime!
Because you don’t maintain them!) Are we going to cross two
bridges to take one of our two street sweepers out there, or are
you just going to buy a third?
You sat there in a City Council Meeting and denied
Mr. Flora $500 for the lawnmower races and told him that "the fire fighters are having to have boot
brigades at the stop signs to buy fireworks for The Fourth of July fireworks display because the city simply doesn't have enough funds". Does this mean we are going to have to hire more firemen,
policemen, city employees or pay overtime for the ones we have to
take care of the new property?
Mr. Mausey you say you ‘respect Mr.
Cole?’ How?
You ‘hope you will be able to work through this
without conflict or hard feeling?’ This sounds to me like
you are worried that maybe Mr. Cole would hold it against you. Do
you blame him? Did you do something wrong? What if Mr. Cole did
that to us, just annex in John A Logan? Would you have hard
feelings? Sound like you knew you were doing something wrong and
now you are worried about the repercussion from those you took
the land from. We wouldn’t have to worry about Mr. Cole
doing this because he is more responsible and would think it out
before doing such a thing.
Mr. Mausey is so focused on ‘Beautifying
Downtown Carterville’ to bring businesses to the town, now
he is wanting them to move out to Illinois 13. If you would come
to downtown Carterville, you would see the problem we have.
PARKING! Each business downtown only has 2 parking spots that are
on the main drag. You are not allowed to park in the ally next to
the library because of the LIBRARY ONLY signs up. There is no
parking downtown. Of course this would require to actually
maintain the streets.
Mr. Mausey, I have an idea, since you are wanting to
build a new library on the old Burr mine site, why not just move
it out to the new annexed in area and give the old library back
to the teens that you took it from! Think about it. The new
library would have a better chance of NOT falling into a sinkhole
out on Illinois 13 than where you were wanting to build it.
Readers, I need your support. The bill is headed to
the Governor’s desk. I need all of my readers to please
write the Governor telling him not to allow this.
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/contactthegovernor.cfm
Office of the Governor
207 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0244
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