Thank you for the grim detail and the naked truth. I grieve for the people who grew up at the Inlet, including my late sister-in-law, who saw the live oaks cut down and the homes built closer and closer to the water. Citizens need to use their vote to allow natural resources to survive.
The consulting firm should be ashamed of and sanctioned for their willingness to ignore public outcries in favor of complicity with Georgetown County officials. I've attended every "public input" session held by the consultants, only to be silenced after the first meeting, when it became clear that there were many frustrated and angry residents demanding change. "Input" then was reduced to dots and sticky notes, and emails that were not disclosed to the public. Throwing money at this plan is useless until these county puppets are removed from the equation.
No consensus can be reached when lip service is intended.
This sentence says it all. The goal is not to reflect the desires of the public (whom they are elected or appointed to serve), but to cater to the whims of the developers. Our best bet is to expose the corruption through media exposure. They will never listen to the public.
Thank you for the grim detail and the naked truth. I grieve for the people who grew up at the Inlet, including my late sister-in-law, who saw the live oaks cut down and the homes built closer and closer to the water. Citizens need to use their vote to allow natural resources to survive.
The consulting firm should be ashamed of and sanctioned for their willingness to ignore public outcries in favor of complicity with Georgetown County officials. I've attended every "public input" session held by the consultants, only to be silenced after the first meeting, when it became clear that there were many frustrated and angry residents demanding change. "Input" then was reduced to dots and sticky notes, and emails that were not disclosed to the public. Throwing money at this plan is useless until these county puppets are removed from the equation.
No consensus can be reached when lip service is intended.
This sentence says it all. The goal is not to reflect the desires of the public (whom they are elected or appointed to serve), but to cater to the whims of the developers. Our best bet is to expose the corruption through media exposure. They will never listen to the public.