Remarks by Matthew P. McKenzie
117 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 5
I don't disagree with the moratorium. You made a good point about the staff, but they're going to get hit harder, too, once this 180 days is up, and there's going to be a lot of rezoning cases coming in front of them. And so this kind of helps out. So I really appreciate it. And I know the developers will be upset, but like I said earlier, when do we ever listen to developers?
Yeah, I just want to say thank you, Angelo and Richard, for being here. Good luck to you all in the future. It's going to be here quick. But I just want to say thanks. Staff, thank you for putting this together. You know, y'all have done an excellent job, so thank y'all. Eddie, I want to say this, and what I said in my comments has nothing directly towards you personally. I want you to understand that. I just feel like that we should have done that, but that's okay. The body passed it, and move on. Commissioners, thank you. Roger, thank y'all. I know you'll be glad when I'm out of here, so…
Amen. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.
So if you don't, if you don't mind, no, I think that's perfect. Okay.
Yeah, I'd like to say thank you. You, Roger, and your staff for doing and making it easy for us and taking what the body wanted. Just look after the employees. So thank you for all your hard work.
I'd just like to say thank you, Katrina, too.
Tony, before you leave, Mr. Chairman, do you mind if I say something? Tony, I've known you for a long time. You're a reserve state trooper, and I worked with you. And I wanted to say this in front of everybody. You've done an excellent job over the years as a volunteer, chaplain, and help in Baldwin County and Mobile County and the whole state. everywhere because you go a lot of places and I just want to recognize that for you but what you contribute to the people of Baldwin County in the state and everywhere and I really appreciate what you do and there's a lot of it's a volunteer so thank…
You don't get recognized and people don't know what you really do. So I just want to say the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you so much. You're welcome. Thank you, Tony. Who's next? Leslie Goff.
Hey, y'all don't leave because during between the work session and the work session, the meeting, Angelo wants to take a picture of all of y'all. If you don't mind not leaving.
Mr. Chairman, if you don't mind, I'd like to mention, I'd like to, me personally, it's 32 and 181. The last two or three years, we haven't issued there with all the traffic that's moving there. And we've asked Aldot, Frank has or Mark, I can't remember which one, has asked Aldot to put a turn lane there to help the traffic in the mornings and in the afternoons. And I think that would be a good project for the county to push forward, just in my opinion. So I just want to let you be aware of that.
In your statement you said that the majority of it's going to be RSF2 is that what did you say that or did I misunderstand no they're asking for RSF1 yeah there's one there's some adjacent RSF2 lots adjacent to it yes okay can you put that map back up one more time please there's some RSF2 to the west and then there's RSF3 to the south okay All right, thank you.
Thank you. Dwayne, you want to ask your question since you brought it up about the ownership of the contract? It's hypothetical. It gets, it's turned down denied. What happens then with the contract or is it, is it different steps? before it's sold. In other words, it's timeframes.
I'm just curious how that works since you brought it up.
Yeah, I'd like to say this. I listen to the citizens and I listen to the mayor and I listen to the county commissioners. Yes, we're only here to look at the land use, but you know what? I'm going to look more. I'm going to look further because You elected me to make a decision more than just a land use. I've got to look at 417 acres, whatever it is, and it's going to put an impact on the infrastructure. Yes, if it proves, they're going to move forward.
Yes, I'm out the door, y'all. I'm not getting reelected. I'm gone. But you know what? I still represent you, the people. And I'm going to say... Y'all do a great job to staff, but that's all I'm gonna say right now. But I just wanted to, I look more than just the land use because I know it's coming up and I know it's, if it gets approved and by God, Spanish fort is going to have a hail up there in my district, district two.
And that's further discussion on the site. So thank you. So we have a motion in a second on the floor.
We understand that that is not economically supportable. It's the RSF-1 that's economically sustainable. And it just sits stagnant.
No, it's the easiest one. Hey, do y'all... All in favor, say aye.
Excuse me. I'm in la-la land right now. He says that right now, but there's other times. Oh, wait. No, I don't say that.
Ready for a motion on this motion that we approve it or is it discussion or are you making a motion? I wanted to discuss it. We'll discuss it after I made the motion.
Hill, you sat here all day, didn't you? Hang on. She sure does.
Yeah, I just want to say thank you, staff. Thank you to the Plankton Zoning Department for all these cases. And I just want the citizens to realize that the four of us are still the body for right now. We are still in charge until the new commission takes over, and I'm very proud of the ones that got elected, so I look forward to turning it over to the new ones. But the four of us are still the body, and we're going to still make decisions, so thank you.
Amen. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.
So if you don't, if you don't mind, no, I think that's perfect. Okay.
Yeah, I'd like to say thank you. You, Roger, and your staff for doing and making it easy for us and taking what the body wanted. Just look after the employees. So thank you for all your hard work.