Comments on: Zoning Task Force Open House Tonight

By: Daydreamer

Daydreamer — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:30:07 +0000

I couldn’t tell if you were being serious or funny, but I’d be pretty surprised if DM posted comments using an alias. Now some of the other regulars around here…

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:04:53 +0000

I’m really Mayor Floyd!

(Just kidding, mayor, I’m nowhere near tall and handsome enough!)

By: Chris Billingsley

Chris Billingsley — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:30:49 +0000

Thanks Diane. I agree with you. My experience with some board and or committee members is that they are pushing an agenda. It’s one thing for them to do this during a government meeting. This is not illegal or unethical. But to promote a cause anonymously on a blog creates an impression that an idea may have more support than it does. I am not opposed to government officials or employees expressing their views but this should not be done anonymously unless the person clearly identifies their position and point of view.
But to tell you the truth, I don’t loose any sleep over who does what on Decatur Metro. I have used DM to promote my views and causes. And I have always suspected that many of the posters are really part of the multiple personalities of Mr. Decatur Metro.

Decatur Metro.

By: oateoateo

oateoateo — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:45:05 +0000

Not entirely true. The cost to bury a detention pond is 2-4X the cost of having one exposed (around $25k), and there is no qualification that an exposed detention pond be covered. It just has to be there. That does not even take into consideration the extra homeowner’s insurance required to cover potential personal injury due to said required detention pond. I could go on and on….but I have better things to do than bang my head against a wall.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:58:39 +0000

Again I disagree. First of all, much of what you get in a newspaper is collected from other sources and is an aggregate or collection from various sources, not original reporting. I have done press for a nonprofit for 11 years and I can’t tell you how many times I have seen a reporter’s byline slapped on what is basically my press release, word for word. The AP and other newswires provide another chunk of content. Small town newspapers are often nothing but aggregate content. And anything you read, you believe at your own risk.