Ready for this one? Barbara Blackmon and her puppet Canton Mayor William Truly want to annex Nissan and impose a property tax rate of 57 mills (nearly twice that of most surrounding cities). Blackmon and Truly claim with a straight face they should not be bound by agreements made by previous administrations. Canton filed suit Tuesday against Nissan:
Canton is fast becoming a war zone under the reign of the Blackmons (make no mistake, they run Canton, not that Mayor). Mrs. Blackmon and her pal Ike Brown have nearly ruined the Democratic Party in Mississippi (Jamie Franks has took over where she left off), and now Mrs. Blackmon seeks to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Barbara, what are you going to say to all of those unemployed Mississippians if you impose your will on Nissan and they close up shop? By the way, more than a few white liberal Democrats are pretty mad over this lawsuit. Stay tuned.
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Jackie Childs would be proud.
Sorry. Jackie CHILES would be proud.
I imagine Nissan can hire some good lawyers to school the Blackmons in court.
Barbara Blackmon intimidated my mom at the voter poll in 1994 during the Canton's Mayors race. Thanks to that fat cow Barbara Blackmon my mom doesn't vote anymore. I believe thats vote intimidation, but hey thats Canton. I would love to see Nissan Lawyers make a prime example of Blackmons and leadership of Canton.
This is how Canton government works. Canton has more special meeting at city hall than any other city in the state. The citizens screamed to have the meeting to be held at 6pm in the evening because the previous time at 2pm. Having the meeting held at 6pm was causing a problem with the aldermen (boo freaking hoo). Now the meeting are held at 4pm when people are still at work or trying to get home. I wonder what they are hiding?????
The Canton Police Department police fleet soo run down that it will take 60,000 dollars to repair the fleet. Most of the cars are broke down parked in front of the police station. The city of Canton police department got a grant to get 5 new police cars (2011 Dodge Chargers). Oh, the Sheriff of Madison County got a grant for the Canton PD. The police cars have yet to come because of a purchasing order problem between the city and the dealership.
The Canton road department has a bush hog that was bought in 1979 under Mayor Baldwin Administration. The city doesn't have the money to buy a new bush hog. Yet, they wonder why it breaks down all the time. If you drive through Canton the grass on the side of the roads needs cutting. The road department had a 2008 Ford work truck. The road department fail to get the oil changed in the truck and the motor seized up. The city didn't keep up maintance records fleet. Guess who bought the truck...the tax payers of Canton, Mississippi.
In the early 90 under the Sidney Runnels Administration the city of Canton annex highway 43 out to Penn's Restruant. To this date that area of Canton doesn't have a sewer system. Mayor Truly was wondering if it was still Canton's problem. That area of Canton has a petition to de-annex.
Rodriquez Brown is a alderman in Canton, and his uncle is Ike Brown. Rodriquez Brown was arrest for a gang fight over a tv on Dobson Ave near the public housing unit. Rodriquez Brown Mama use to work for the city court clerk, but she was inviloation of a law.
Then there is Alderman Eric Guiky. That man had 10 people listed as voters from his house during the last city elections. Can you say election fraud.
These crooks obviously have no respect for a legal contract. Word of this will spread quickly to any multinational company looking to expand in the US, making Mississippi off-limits for future consideration. There are many other towns and states that will honor their agreements, and they will get the jobs while Cantonites will stay broke, which I suspect is that the "leadership" there wants. Hell, if they ever developed enough brains to see what's going on they would vote Republican....
Whats funny the previous administrations is the current administration. Mayor Truly was an Alderman, and Alice Scott was the Mayor, and Alderman Weems has been alderman for aleast 20 year.
Its all about more money for the Blackmons. Why is anyone surprised?
They'll do anything for the dollars.
Getting their hands on Nissan taxes would be a huge boost to their lifestyle.
Alderman Weems is my father, and he has been an alderman since I was three, which means he's been one for 33 years. Has he done something that you find fault with? I am certain he probably has, because he isn't perfect, but I am certain you realize that one has to have a majority vote in order to get anything accomplished.
should say...am also certain...
Why do they want to annex CANTON? Learn to type. Its: NISSAN.
As many have said before: " In democracy you get the goverment you deserve ".
The stupidity of this action is beyond comprehension.
Now when Nissan closes the plant ... (not if but when)... Blackmon and
the other tribal elders will have what they can thrive in....another
Fayette, Mound Bayou, Haiti, Mogadishu or [ insert any other third world
place-name ] .
What these idiots don't realize is that now any industry considering Mississippi,
(especially the Japanese), have probably already removed us from their list .
Anyone want to bet that proposed Canton Walmart Supercenter is now
reconsidering ?
Un F**k'n believable !
if this allowed, the future economic development of this State is over for ever.All the many people being paid to bring in business and industry should be let go so we can least save that salary expense
Micah --
I've been screaming about the incompetence and corruption in Canton here and everywhere for a year; no one cares.
Couple things: It was Gilkey's mom's house, not Eric's. And Rodriguez is a thug, but that wasn't a gang incident. I represented the guy whom he beat up.
If I'm Wal-Mart, I'd tell Canton to eff itself.
Oh, and I'll be discussing these matters when I fill in for Jerry Lousteau on WMGO Wed and Thurs. www.wmgoradio.com
I wonder if the JFP will report on this #sarcasm
The JFP is owned by the Blackmons.
I'm sure Donner K's little interns are scrambling to find some kind of liberal ass, "progressive", far fetched- "social justice" fantasy, to justify this action
by the Canton tribal elders.
Farewell Nissan, ...thanks for all you did for Mississippi while you were here.
Bye Bye Toyota , we're thankful that you considered us for a relationship. But we understand why you're
cutting your potential losses and will soon leave us.
We all agree on one thing: Truly and Blackmon are idiots and these charges are a joke! However, I am sure that Nissan has attorneys who are well versed in dealing with these types of issues.
Where I disagree with some of you: You cannot lump all of the current administration (i.e. aldermen) in the group as having voted for this issue - as Marsha said - Majority rules!
What I do know, is that Canton is a wonderful little small town where we know each other, help our fellow-man and are open to change.
Nothing lasts forever - this administration will change - either because of the fact they will hang themselves in their dealings or will be voted out of office.
And, as far as the WaMart issue. I see nothing positive about this company locating in any town.
Yeah, Nissan has attorneys that can successfully defeat this idiocy.
Nissan North America has invested too much into this plant to quit overnight.
However, that's not the point.
Nissan's previous plans to expand production at Canton to include Xterra, the NV commercial van, ect.probably have already been nixed since Blackmon, et al - filed this embarrassingly goofy ass
law suit .
My first wish was that Nissan shut the plant down, and include on on the pink slips " The Blackmon's along with your Madison County Democratic Party leaders do not wish to continue
the best economic opportunity ever to have graced Canton,MS.
.... good luck finding another job ! "
Reason prevailed, and I got over this death wish for Canton.
1:43 p.m. is right , Canton is a wonderful little small town . It could have been even better if the city administration would have taken full advantage of the benefits of Nissan and improved the Canton Public schools 10 years ago .
Real estate values should have skyrocketed up there
over the last decade. Unfortunately, the real estate market in Canton remains pathetic.
Blackmon and her puppets can not comprehend the damage they have done to Mississippi .
We made an agreement with Nissan. They accepted. Honor and integrity are basic principles of
Japanese culture. "Saving Face" is so integral to their culture that suicide is an unfortunate side
effect of many bad business deals that may bring dishonor to their families.
Hell,even Emperor Hirohito was embarrassed after the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor prior to an official declaration of war against the USA .
If crap like this doesn't wake up the Democratic sheep , I don't know what will .
There are tons of problems in Canton. Alderman Weems is not one of them. He is one of the few with sense and he is constantly outvoted. I know what the problem is. Alderman Weems knows what the problem is. Trying to fix it is another story.
3:15 --
No, Canton used to be a wonderful little small town. Not anymore. The uh, Democrats have seen to that.
It's a smaller version of Jackson, except Truly couldn't carry Harvey Johnson's jock. Truly can't spell Johnson. Or jock, for that matter.
I've been to these alderman meetings. Other than Charles Weems and Billy Meyers, I'm convinced everybody else is retarded. I kid you not, I don't see how those people dress themselves in the morning. They're the dumbest collection of human beings I've ever seen in one place.
And stupidity and corruption are a dangerous combination for a group of uh, Democrats.
Marsha --
I'm digging into the lawsuit for a thorough analysis on WMGO tomorrow.
According to the minutes, the decision to sue Nissan was a 3-1 vote.
Aldermen Meyers and Weems were not present.
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