Friday, October 21, 2005

Thoughts on Harry Blackley's views as expressed in "The Selma News"

Harry Blackley and I are in agreement on most things he expressed in "The Selma News". We feel the same way about working with sewer, water, and electrical capacity to keep it ahead of demand. I don't necessarily know how much ability that we as a town government have to keep "good paying jobs" in Selma or even to bring them here other than to be "business friendly" and continue to seek and attact more industry. By this, I don't mean giving corporate welfare in the form of tax breaks. This includes helping existing businesses to expand. Selma is in a great position to attract further business with our geography, available area work force, and utility expansion. There is no guarantee that new business will bring new residents, but that is the hope.

Harry didn't have a lot of other things of note in the paper, other than touching on the crime and police issues, in which we are in agreement; and one extra curricular issue that I will leave alone for the moment.

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