Jackson Jambalaya

Your article seems very reasoned and factual.... and I agree, he should not be allowed to vote on such projects.

appears he doesnt like all the attention.

I totally agree. Looks like we need the feds to investigate Madison County again since AGAIN the local and state authorities dropped the ball.

Keep up the good work, JJ. There is absolutely nothing wrong with reporting the facts. Banks just didn't want it known he owned the land. Too bad, so sad. If he isn't doing anything wrong, why is Banks calling you names and complaining?

Agree as well. What was written here was factual, analytical, and with a valid platform of concern, ethics.

On the other hand, was someone who frankly sounded like a hissy fit on a playground. Just resorted to name calling. -and at the WRONG kid.

Banks has also committed voter fraud. Let's hop on that one, too!

If he wants to talk about cowardly individuals, he should put himself at the top of the list.

Heck, I thought it was well written the first time we read about Mr Banks.

The whole board should have been cleaned out when all went down a few years ago with David Richardson and etc. but oh no they believed corruption was only with just Richardson, now who is the jike on?

Having read your previous posts on this land ownership issue and the declarations and voting behavior of Karl Banks it seems that Karl Banks has not challenged the facts you exposed.

What if the land had been sold at a loss 4 months ago. Would that in any way change the propriety of the actions apparently exposed?

What if a through the proper means said land had been foreclosed four months ago, and all ownership interest of Mr. Karl Banks and any of his relations and business associates in this land was lost. Would that in any way excuse what the facts appear to have exposed in these alleged dealings?

The actual profits being realized are just the final step in the chain of events, and even if the profits are never realized,that changes nothing about what has apparently been done.

I agree with 3:14. If Mr. Karl Banks has a problem with Kingfish bringing this issue into the light of day, then why doesn't Mr. Banks just publicly show the information to be false, and prove that what he has done is entirely, properly legal for a board member? Instead of throwing a childish temper tantrum?

Just show the world you are in the right on this, Karl, and it will all go away.

Why would the Madison County Journal even put Karl Bank's childish temper tantrum IN PRINT? Looks like the new management is even worse than the last at the paper.

Keep on Karl. We'll get the truth out now.............

Does Robbie Bell still work for the MCJ?

Her email address/contact information is on the advertisement rate form on the paper's website. In my eyes, this could deter potential advertisers. I certainly wouldn't place an ad with this publication.

Talk about "unfit for humanity":

Robbie L. Bell,
Associate Publisher

As others have stated, it matters not that the water park is a "no go". Karl voted on something that would have been of economic benefit to himself. He should be asked to resign.

asked... he should be forced out. And if laws were broken, he should be prosecuted.

another corrupt low-life helping to keep our state firmly in last place in the good lists, and first in the bad.

I'm surprised watson put together such a sloppy piece without even cont acting you for response. He's better than that.

I say let the Ethics Commission settle it! Who's filing?

Early on Supervisor Karl Banks seemed to know the right thing to do--

See Madison County Board of Supervisors minutes Jun 25, 2004, page 15 of 24:

In re: Calhoun Station Parkway, Phase One
WHEREAS, Mr. Karl M. Banks did state that he was recusing himself from further consideration, discussion and deliberation of this matter due to the fact that he owned an interest in certain real estate located along, adjoining or adjacent to the proposed parkway as extended, and

10:36 AM May 8:

Good find that there.

That is embarrassing for Supervisor Karl Banks.

That is incriminating; Supervisor Banks apparently knew what to do and why, and then forgot, or for some other reason decided to do what he previously knew he should not do.

Those darn anonymous bloggers.

That's why we should no have minutes and public records. Or if we do have minutes and public records, better have honest pols then.

You spineless, cowardly BLOGGERS!

Oops... he did it again!

For Searching Reference Only: Page 11 of 16 (6/18/04)

In re: Consideration of Proposed Calhoun Station Parkway
WHEREAS, Board Attorney Edmund L. Brunini did appear before the Board and announced he had a recommendation for the Board’s consideration concerning the proposed Calhoun Station Parkway, and

WHEREAS, upon such announcement, Mr. Karl M. Banks did state that he was recusing himself from the consideration, discussion and deliberation of said matter due to the fact that he owned an interest in certain real estate located along, adjoining or adjacent to the proposed parkway as extended, and

WHEREAS, Mr. Banks then excused himself from the meeting, physically departed the Board room, and requested to be notified upon the conclusion of the matter, and

WHEREAS, after the departure of Mr. Banks, Mr. Brunini did state that it was his recommendation that the Board void the contract entered into by the Board of Supervisors as previously constituted with engineer Rudy M. Warnock pertaining to said project and that the Board afford Mr. Brunini the opportunity to prepare an improved contract form, specifying, inter alia, that only such design and construction work as required by the Mississippi Development Authority in connection with the Nissan project be performed as to Calhoun Parkway, and

WHEREAS, Mr. Brunini did further recommend that County Administrator Donnie Caughman correspond with Mr. Warnock and instruct him to cease work on said project and provide the Board with whatever work product has been generated heretofore by him and his firm and subcontractors, if any,

Following discussion, Mr. Andy Taggart did move and Mr. Tim Johnson did second a motion to declare void the aforesaid contract with Rudy Warnock pertaining to Calhoun Station Parkway as never having been ratified by this Board and to instruct County Administrator Donnie Caughman to correspond with Mr. Warnock and instruct him to cease work on said project and provide the Board with whatever work product has been generated heretofore by him and his firm and subcontractors, if any. The vote on the matter being as follows:

Supervisor Douglas L. Jones Aye
Supervisor Tim Johnson Aye
Supervisor Andy Taggart Aye
Supervisor Karl M. Banks Not Present and Not Voting
Supervisor Paul Griffin Aye

the matter carried by the unanimous vote of those present and the aforesaid contract with Mr. Warnock pertaining to Calhoun Station Parkway was and is hereby declared void, and the County Administrator was and is hereby so directed.

SO ORDERED this the 18th day of June, 2004.

Thereafter, and following additional discussion, Mr. Andy Taggart did move and Mr. Paul Griffin did second a motion to instruct County Administrator Donnie Caughman to negotiate with Mr. Warnock and other engineers relative to the completion of design work on that portion of the Calhoun Station project which is mandated by the Mississippi Development Authority in connection with the Nissan project and to make a recommendation to the Board as to an appropriate engineer to complete the design on said project. The vote on the matter being as follows:

Supervisor Douglas L. Jones Aye
Supervisor Tim Johnson Aye
Supervisor Andy Taggart Aye
Supervisor Karl M. Banks Not Present and Not Voting
Supervisor Paul Griffin Aye

the matter carried by the unanimous vote of those present and the County Administrator was and is hereby so directed.
SO ORDERED this the 18th day of June, 2004.

http://madison-co.com/images/admin/pdfs/79_59827_june18-04.pdf

All of this is just lies! I only owned 9.4%!

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