annexation redux

VG is leading the charge towatd annexation, like MS, without bothering to actually DO anything close to due diligence. In the past three months ten VG people that I know have been asked about possible pollution, mitigation fees, zoning, and how the people in the areas to be annexed feel about being annexed, and NOT ONE even knew those issues exist! Is VGs Mayor and Council suggesting that they have done their due diligence in these matters? If so, when was it done? What are the exact dates those issues were discussed? It doesnt appear that VG has done any more due diligence than MS officials have - little and none of any substance. Perhaps the residents of VG do not care about these issues, but the residents of MS DO! 1371 MS residents signed a petition to have a vote and their say on the issues associated with on annexation. To try to stop the vote would be a serious political blunder. This may be one of those rare cases where political suicide might actually be a GOOD thing. We could call it a mercy killing or euthanasia, and the financial suffering of the taxpaying residents would be over.

blind ambition, part 2

Where ARE those maps of toxic waste sites? They were in MS City Hall lobby for a while a couple of years back. Where are they NOW, when we need them? Has anybody from VG Council looked at them? If not, why not? If they did, what was their findings? It is apparent that VG has done minimal due diligence in this annexation undertaking and, as a result, are uninformed about the potential risks involved. Sounds like another case of blind ambition more than due diligence and fiscal responsibility, very similar to MS. Is VG saying they are willing to annex these properties WITHOUT any control of the zoning? They would be under the total control and at the mercy of the County. VG sounds recklessly ambitious and uninformed, at best, if they havent considered all of these possibilities thoroughly and in detail, much like MS.