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They had to raise revenues...else Meredith Whitney would be talking Madison County bond defaults....

We will remember .....

Wishing We had elected D I Smith instead of Gerald Tim Johnson Steen .....

Here is a quote from Mr. Steen while campaigning:

Steen maintained, “It is especially important to unify District 3, and I feel confident that citizens will see what my candidacy is—policy versus politics. It is time we find solutions, not excuses, to our problems so that our County can progress. And, it is my belief, that more taxes will not provide those solutions to the place we all call home.”

What a joke!! I miss D.I. Thanks for voting him out fellow Madison county voters enjoy what you got..

These supes are a joke --- This vote was orchestrated so Crosby could vote against it so he could run for mayor----Vote all of these fools out if you want to preserve any integrity in Madison county----Tonight they are laughing at how you were manipulated

Actually, this sounds fair to me. As a resident of the city of Madison I don't want to subsidize services for the county residents.
Plus, it is amazing to me how some folks come up with all sorts of theories as to why some voted they way they did. I voted for John Bell Crosby and feel that he is representing me well. It will be an interesting mayoral race in Madison next year. John Bell and Mary are both friends of mine, and I wish them both well.

7:59 hit the nail on the head. This kind of game playing has been going on in Madison County for too long.

"You won't see me driving a county car. I have no need for it and will drive my own." Quote from the fellow who works at Kroger and drives the black crown vic in the parking lot.

Gerald Steen "Tim Johnson" ran slap over John Bell in tonight's meeting--It was pathetic-If Kroger boy can not control one LOUD mouth supervisor --How can he run a city-

I guess John Bell changed his mind about the car, didn't he? Heck, I can't blame him for that.

Is it true that Gerald Steen was once a democrat--Did he ever attend the Democratic convention--He would have made a FINE delegate-Give him an Obama bumper sticker-He stuck the people tonight--

Madison County has some of the lowest taxes in the State of MS, the best county services in the state, and some of the highest property values in the state. But the citizens of Madison County don't want to pay for the outstanding services that the county offers. Go figure!! Since when has it been a crime to raise taxes if there isn't enough revenue available to pay for the cost of services? It's about time the Supes did what was right, instead of scoring political points. Point being, keep ignoring county employees raises and watch how the level of county services start to decline. Then who loses? The residents of Madison County!!!

Gerald Steen has now taught the citizens the lesson that he is a RINO and CAN"T BE COUNTED ON TO TELL THE TRUTH and CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH MONEY, under any circumstances. He already has a reputation with fellow Supervisors that he is not a man of his word and cannot be trusted. Now, he has demonstrated that his word, integrity, and character are worthless...

So he has filled the shoes... and is now certifiably GERALD "TIM JOHNSON" STEEN!!! Let's not forget his record:
1. Voted to re-hire RUDY WARNOCK as County Engineer... No wonder there was a tax increase.
2. Voted to hire Heath Hall, his campaign manager, as County Publicist to improve the County image, at $2,500 per month!
3. VOTED TO HIRE BUTLER SNOW as LOBBYIST for economic development with no bid contract.

Sad, Sad Day for Madison County and its citizens!

10:19, with the economy in the toilet, do you really think this is the time to give raises to county employees?

To all of you who are saying "We won't forget." I've lived in Madison County all my life, and I can tell you that these bozos are not worried. They know you WILL forget.

10:18; There are very clear reasons for a county like Madison having 'low taxes'. You come across as sounding identical to the 'Pay your fair share' crowd.

Power and prosperity are the first two ingredients to corruption

Pay your fair share!

Where will the white folks run to next? They're getting mighty close to Canton. There's always Bovina to the west.

John Bell gaveled Mary Mclaurin,the former chairman of the Madison County Executive Committee and would not let her as questions or anyone else--The fix was on--

Actually the meeting was a continuation of the prior meeting. The hearing did not adjourn but was continued. Thus Ms. McClaurin had already been given her time to speak. Nice little trick.

Yes it is time to give the county employees a raise. It has been 4 years since their last raise not to mention that their insurance has increased each year.

Don't forget to thank ol' Republican in Name Only "Raising Taxes is NOT an Option" Gerald Steen when your tax bill comes in this next time. He is the ONLY Republican to vote for the tax increase. Voted with the two Democrats Karl Banks and Paul Griffin. Please, please, please DO NOT vote for this RINO again! He only won his election by less than 200 votes last time after the BOS rigged the redistricting lines to eliminate their opponents after qualifying dates had passed. Sorry, they won't be able to do this again. Good people like Russ Latino and Philip Gunn and our Governor Phil Bryant and the House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill so this won't happen again. This is taxaction without representation!

Yes, the majority of voters will quickly forget and will continue to cast votes as they are directed, in order to "maintain our property values" and the fine government services we've become accustomed to, while the land deals, no-bid contracts, and lobbyist agreements are made in the background, out of most of the public's eye. Even though Madison represents "the best of the best", the majority of the best are pretty clueless when it comes to their elected officials. All it takes to keep the masses happy is throw them a bone every now and then, and/or continue to bring up all the buzzwords they've been taught to listen for.

That's why I don't feel sorry for them. They were warned for the last few years. I don't blame the Supes. They were rewarded last year.

As a resident of the City of Madison, I think the millage increase was necessary and appropriate. It was good government IMHO.

Can we get rid of the public relations person and the lobbiest on retainer? those two items would save us around $100,000. And what about increasing the dumping fee from $2 to $3. I also wonder whether the county employees would have agreed not to except a raise if it would have prevented the lay offs?

As a resident of the City of Madison, I wouldn't mind the increase to cover the previous waste if it came with a promise to eliminate the future waste that we'll get to pay for down the line. I have no problem at all with raises for county employees, it is all the other garbage that is the issue, and that needs to stop.

I miss the old/original Madison. One main road into town, Sledges on the corner ready to fix your car. No Wallyworld, no massive shopping centers with traffic everywhere, the small shops were great, no 'red brick' empires, and 2 bank locations. If you needed to get something not at the local small stores, then it was 15-30 minutes away, no problem. It was clean. It was quiet.

I look at it today and just get disgusted. Money, lies, cheating, filth. Many redefined 'progress'. Well, we've got crap stacked all over the place up here in Madison now and the costs are everywhere. What an improvement. You can't fart without hitting a politician, a Sally Sorority, yet another building, another bank because 200 just isn't quite enough, higher costs everywhere, or some jackoff who thinks his &^% don't stink.

How I miss that one road quiet, friendly town with Sledges on the corner of 51.

Those were the days. Now the crooks and crimnals have followed the money into our county. The common denominator is that Bob Montgomery is running the County through Karl Banks, Griffin, Steen and Crosby. And that is the rest of the story folks. Get rid of Banks and Griffin and things might change. Ask Karl Banks about that new outdoor grilling area. It is amazing how well you can live off of $45,000.00 per year.

So, I guess Mayor Mary's influence via Ronny Lott is not sufficient to determine the wishes of the board. If that's the case, she will work to have him defeated as she did with John Bell Crosby, Doug Jones, Bill Banks, and Louise Spivey. So far the only one to survive her wrath is John Bell Crosby. It will be interesting to see if Ronny can survive. He will do something within the next four years that will disappoint her....stay tuned.

Madison County, what a joke that place is, I wish Jackson would annex the place, they have a lot in common.

9:18; You'll more likely see Madison annex Jacktown. Madison has toyed for years with the idea of owning a theme park. A zoo will do for starters. And they could hire a genius-troll like you to stand on a crate and collect tickets.

Thanx for the kind words Shadowfax, I think you are a moron-troll, btw.

Re: raises to county employees. Do you get a raise when you spend all day every day on Facebook? I want a job like that, too!

The Board of Supervisors need to go on the offense with a good news story... They could let the air out of the tax increase balloon if Steen, Crosby, and Lott would vote to rescind the NCL Landfill appeal.

The citizens of Madison County are begging them to simply do their job and quit the shenanigans of feeding the attorney and engineer. And, the no bid contract lobbyist and the campaign manager who is on the County payroll.

Do any of the Sups in MadisonCo pass themselves off as -- actually impersonate -- sworn law enforcement officers?

I think you are a moron-troll, btw.

And yet you are still here reading and responding.

Wait...Republicans increased property taxes to reduce the debt rather than only cut the budget ? They didn't just increase fees for various things to hide increases revenues?

I wonder, are any of the defenders above talking about Madison's needs and Madison having the lowest taxes comparatively Repubicans, I wonder?

KF, I appreciate that you are consistent in your point of view.