July 5, 2006/posted by JFP—The newly elected president of the Jackson City Council, Ben Allen of Ward 1, tells the Jackson Free Press tonight that he is leaving his long-time conservative, and often controversial, radio stint on the Ben & Larry Show on WJNT AM. His last show will be Thursday morning. "The Ben & Larry Show was a free-wheeling radio show," Allen told the JFP Wednesday night. "All comments from all walks of life were welcomed. But I don't want to put the city or council in an awkward situation. My circumstances have changed."
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Unlike Mayor Johnson's administration, Mayor Melton, by way of a letter dated January 30, 2006, has requested the Council's initial input and assistance on Board appointments. The purpose of this post is to acquaint any interested person with the application process for the various Boards and Commissions that have openings (and opportunities in) our City. Please review these openings and contact your Councilperson if you have an interest in being considered.
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The City Council was given a briefing yesterday on the state of our city finances. This entire discussion, in my humble opinion, continues to focus in the wrong direction. Here are the facts....
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Three members of the Jackson City Council ( Barrett-Simon, Crisler, Allen) will be in D.C. next week for the "National League of Cities" meeting. Marcus Ward, our new lobbiest, will be accompanying us to "The Hill" and will be briefing us on the Mayor's legislative agenda and our City's funding requests. I will make it public as soon as I have it. (We do have the "brief", not the detail.)
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about the zany activity going on in the Mayor's office?!?!?!
For years, while Mayor, Harvey Johnson was constantly asked the same question about the consistently "outrageous" behavior and antics from one of my colleagues in the Legislative Branch of our Government (City Council). The constant "pot-stirring" , be it race, board appointments, street namings, bogus bribery allegations directed to another colleague, bodily threats, death threat finger pointing, and general mayhem was the one constant of our Council then, and the "Author" of this mayhem was consistently one person. No one up there was immune from this type of innuendo and ugliness. I was at many meetings when Harvey was asked/instructed/demanded by citizens to "FIX IT".
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by Adam Lynch
Photo by Jaro Vacek
Originally published January 25, 2006
*See comments for breaking updates.*
Ward 1 Councilman Ben Allen voiced concern over the possibility of the County’s 911 Commission imposing a Motorola emergency communications system upon the city of Jackson at the Jan. 23 council work session.
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Much ado is being made of the tactics Mayor Melton used this past week in the "shakedown" of one of our local "Gentlemen Clubs" (boy is that a stretch).....
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This week's City Council agenda contains a "Resolution Supporting a State Funded Preliminary Study Regarding the Development of an African American Sports Hall of Fame" in the City of Jackson.
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Apr 17, 07 | 4:20 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram amyhartley: I'm a Realtor with Coldwell Banker. I have two couples who would like to move to Byram, but are terrified about all of this annexation talk. Can anyone tell me the latest on the negotiations? How will it affect the school districts?...
Feb 25, 07 | 10:16 am "Those that rule the world are those that SHOW UP!" Ben Allen: We need volunteers to step up. The "Traffic Calming Committee" has a 7 member board. This board handles all complaints/suggestions/requests for neighborhoods across the city regarding traffic issues (speeding, calming measures, stop signs, etc). One...
Dec 28, 06 | 2:38 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Byramite4now: I realize this is an old topic but it is obviously still pertinent, considering today's article in the Clarion-Ledger ('Jackson to appeal ruling in Byram annexation/incorporation').
It's ironic that this topic is alleged to be "The Truth" when...
Oct 11, 06 | 12:46 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Kingfish: let me know and I'll give her the names of three lenders in town that have great service, are reputable, and ethical and have good rates.
I'd tell her to use April Davidson at Mortgage 1st, Janice Shumaker at Community Bank, Margaret Byrd or...
Oct 11, 06 | 12:37 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram L.W.: Thanks for the advice, Kingfish. Although I'm sure she's still moving (crooked home inspection on top of everything else so repairs have been costly), I'll give her this info for future reference.
That WLBT link is correct. I have been...
Oct 11, 06 | 11:42 am The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Kingfish: Ok, LW, I think this is the story.
http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?s=5304518
I'm calling BS on some of it. She didn't know it was an ARM? That is partly HER fault. Federal law...
Oct 11, 06 | 11:33 am The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Kingfish: link to story? I'd like to see it.
The ONLY way it would matter if she is doing a refinance. On any current mortgage she holds, the property values of the market will have NO affect on her mortgage payment (I mean principal and interest. Taxes...
Oct 11, 06 | 11:21 am The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram L.W.: If she already has a mortgage in the area, it will have NOTHING to do with anyone moving out of the neighborhood. the taxes might change but that is normal.
That's what I figured, but since she's been dealing with a shady lender that she...
Oct 11, 06 | 1:02 am The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Kingfish: The only time that will come into play is if when you apply for a mortage the appraiser marks "declining market value" on the appraisal. When that happens, no lender will touch it and you can understand why in case they ever have to foreclose on the...
Oct 11, 06 | 12:33 am The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram L.W.: LW, sorry, wrong thread but I couldn't find the one about Byram you posted on yesterday.
If your friend said her mortgage had gone up because of people moving out of byram or Jackson, that is not true. That has nothing at all to do with a...
Oct 10, 06 | 12:26 am The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram L.W.: Oddly enough, I was discussing this case earlier today with someone who lives in the Brookleigh area, and she was telling me about how her mortgage had shot up due to all the uncertainty about the area and that a lof of "For Sale" signs were popping...
Oct 09, 06 | 10:49 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Ironghost: It's always about money. Ignore the cries of incorporation, just follow the money. I just wish I'd bought land along Highland Colony 10+ years back...
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Oct 09, 06 | 9:58 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram golden eagle '97: Annexation or no annexation, the city of Jackson is on the verge of a major turnaround, especially in the business sector. Jimmy Heidel said on WLBT that there are 31 business projects that are either underway or on the drawing board in the city....
Oct 09, 06 | 5:14 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram millhouse: That's what I was thinking... maybe could've been a little better, but definitely could've been a LOT worse.
Useless trivia - in High School, I used to date the Judge mentioned in this article's secretary's daughter....
Oct 09, 06 | 4:55 pm The Truth about Jackson's Attempt to Annex Byram Tom Head: Thanks, millhouse! The judge's decision is probably the best possible outcome, under the circumstances.
Cheers,
TH...
Aug 05, 06 | 12:38 pm BREAKING: New Council Prez Leaving Talk-Radio Show jeff lucas: I thought Ben had left for good until I tuned in Friday and heard him on with Phil Bryant. I only listened for a few minutes but I enjoyed the discussion. Ben's a good guy, and I can appreciate his enthusiasm about Jackson in spite of the...
Jul 11, 06 | 1:12 pm BREAKING: New Council Prez Leaving Talk-Radio Show ladd: Thanks, Colby. You'll have to give me a bit of time on that one, as I'm too busy to blog indepth right now. I'm writing an editor's note now, and ought to quit peeking at the site (but it's giving me inspiration for this one, so hey). But I...
Jul 11, 06 | 1:01 pm BREAKING: New Council Prez Leaving Talk-Radio Show colby: Donna,
I sincerely love your passion for this city. I may not agree with everything you say but I do respect your thoughts, research efforts and ability to get a point across. I keep hearing or not hearing about a "plan" that is needed by this...
Jul 07, 06 | 7:59 pm BREAKING: New Council Prez Leaving Talk-Radio Show EatMoPie: Donna, I think if you turned down the vitriol a few decibel levels you may be surprised where you find you agreement with those you consider the enemy. We are all working to find the best solutions to the troubles facing Jackson. We just have...
Jul 07, 06 | 5:37 pm BREAKING: New Council Prez Leaving Talk-Radio Show Kingfish: Donna, I think you three are safe.
You three are too old for him to hug.
could not resist. gave in to the dark side. ...
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