NorthSide.Talk

By BuzzfanŽ

March 5, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this

* * Although I happen to live a couple of hundred yards just outside of Johns Creek (and North Fulton), I think Milton County DOES need to be resurrected, with either Alpharetta or Roswell as the county seat. The City of Milton would be a legitimate 3rd choice, if this were to take a few years.

Time for the “rest” of Fulton to stop playing “parasite” to its Northside “host”.

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Getting my Head BUZZED to Fight Children’s Cancers!!

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By Steve Swift

March 6, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

This is a political football that Mark Burkhalter loves to bring up every year since 1996 since it riles up the citizens but it will not happen until Fulton County Commission has 4 Republicans and 3 Democrats, not the present 4 D/3R. Fulton County will NEVER give up the TAXES that come from North Fulton to fund South Fulton!

By Jim S.

March 7, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this

More government…That’s what these so called “conservatives” continue to push for by creating new, unnecessary cities, and now, counties. Of course the history of this situation is that Fulton County saved a ‘broke’ Milton County in the first place. The racial issues have been discussed at some length in response to the Nurse article on the subject. No more ‘secession’! You can’t hide from the world (particularly while most of you make your living in what would remain Fulton County anyhow.) Someone please get your priorities straight at the capitol! Transportation, Water resources, and Education Reform should be the priorities. Your, again, ‘conservative’ republican Legislature and Governor continue to spend at a higher rate than the former democratic Legislatures and Governors, without addressing any of these major issues in an insightful and constructive manner. Yet some of you remain hell-bent on focusing on these useless and unnecessary issues. Unbelievable!

By Ronnie B

March 12, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this

Georgia has 159 counties, which is far to many. What happen if the wealthiest residents of Chatham, Muscogee, or Richmond want to succeed from thier current counties. Creating a new county isn’t the answer. Working with our elected officals to solve the problem is a more practical solution

By Dave

March 12, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

Next, we’ll see East Cobbbers wanting to succeed from Cobb County. It would be called “Snob County.”

By ATL

March 19, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

Dumbest idea since Fulton took Milton in during the depression.

By NoWay

March 20, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this

“Working with our elected officials” is the dumbest idea ever when the elected officials are openly race baiting bigots. They have been offering a different government to different parts of the county for years. Emma Darnell and Bill Edwards have not been open for “working with” the people in north Fulton for a long, long time. They have used race divisions to their political advantage and are now learning the price they will pay People in North Fulton and Dunwoody have tried and tried to “work with” the elected officials who were not interested.

There is a long litany of racially motivated bad government that includes courts clearly saying that the racist hatred in the library system and the water system was “evil”

Most recently we have the example of the commission selling the parks of Sandy Springs and now asking that we “work with” them. Right.
Actions have consequences.

By nicole

March 24, 2008 1:59 AM | Link to this

Hello? What part of our judicial/legal system is not so crooked and increasingly becomeing more so by the second, that by now, there is not justice. It is like a rubics cube. The more you try to get the colors aligned the deeper your colors entertwine within each other.
That’s right folks. It starts at the top and trickles all the way down. …All the way down….. Lawyers. Judges. D.A.’s. and others…. I will stop there. I now have to throw away this computer. Oh what the heck.
Whatever so be it, here is my question…

Who do you think keeps the legal system so complicated to maneuver?

I will give you a hint. You will need a person of this profession when subjected to the most crushing , truamatizing of any number of tragic events which life may decide to throw at you; undoubtably when you least suspect it.

These persons will charge whatever they please without limitations or guidelines to follow, and ethics is truly a dirty word in this field. Cold hard cash is the only way to get the work done well.

These persons services must be paid for up front, when of course money will be an issue, as with all of life’s altering trauma’s.

Additionally, some advertise during the day on TV programs suck as Jerry Springer, and this profession loves insurance companies.

However, when you hire one that acts unethical, and you catch them, you will be hard pressed to locate any other one (of the thousands) to file a law suit against their own brethren….

Oh yes, and this is my favorite hint. The profession is actually to attain justice for individuals whom have been harmed or treated unfairly by other individuals or businesses or even, yes even, the Government themself.

Wait, wait, wait… That one always makes me fall off of my chair.

I am laughing hysterically right now. Please excuse me for a moment.

So can you answer this question correctly? And, no it isn’t the mafiosa!

Now I must dispose of my hard drive. Good day. And oh yes, that isn’t my real name. Good day.

If you have not had an opportunity to experience a law suit or criminal charge, and you pay taxes and stay home. Low profile. Don’t ruffle feathers. Well, perhaps your lucky.

By Sugar Daddy

March 31, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

1. Geographically, North Fulton residents are too far from Atlanta. The county is about 80 miles from top to bottom.

2. Fulton County has never provided enough local services to the residents of North Fulton.

3. North Fulton tax dollars are dis-proportionately distributed to South Fulton residents.

4. North Fulton is already known as separate from South Fulton.

5. The South Fulton county representatives are unashamedly racist. They hate white people, and they think it is ok to think this way. Remember how they treated our librarians? Remember how they refused to fully staff or fill the Robert Fulton Library?

By Dismayed

March 31, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this

Alpharetta or Roswell is fine for the county seat. Just not here in Milton. We have enough to do with getting our city going without the added logistics of finding a place for a new county seat. A new county would be fine for me, though I empathize with South County as to how their life will be adversely impacted by a lower tax base. Sad to say a new Milton County would not result in Fulton County becoming more fiscally adept, and as a result, South County will suffer. I wouldn’t be surprised if Fulton County would start charging us North Fulton/Milton County residents a vehicle toll to enter and leave Fulton County as a revenue-generator (this is in addition to the continuing toll on SR 400 that was supposed to end but continued because Fulton County unlawfully spent the toll money as if it were unrestricted funds)!