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AGENDA -  Madison County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Tuesday, May 24, 2011  
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The Madison County Board of Supervisors will meet, Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 9am.  

 

Copied below(scroll down), is the agenda for the Madison County Board of Supervisors meeting.  Also, you should be able to access the agenda at http://tinyurl.com/MadAgenda (may be a delay before agenda is uploaded to the web). The Board meeting starts at 9am. For directions to the Madison County Chancery Court and Administrative Office Complex click http://tinyurl.com/MadAdmin


Madison County related news:  

Madison County Supervisors ask City of Canton to withdraw their lawsuit to annex Nissan.
FOX 40 News (Video)

Madison County Herald Board Pans Canton lawsuit over Nissan

Jackson Jambalaya: Supervisors oppose Canton Lawsuit against Nissan (Video & Resolution)


Will Madison County Supervisors decide to Redistrict regardless of the consequences?  A confusing mess! 


Judge Dismisses Madison County Lawsuit to extend candidate qualification deadline to June 1.

Existing county maps OK'd for elections
No time to redistrict before voting, judge says

Judge: Madison County didn't have time to redistrict

Citizens speak out; contact DoJ about Redistricting

 

 Contact the Department of Justice and let them know what you think!  

      Redistricting proposal has been sent to Department of Justice for Approval. Madison County citizens have been asking if they could provide input to the Department of Justice review of the proposed Madison County Redistricting.  It is important to get any responses in quickly.

 SEND FEDEX TO:
Chief Christopher Coates
Voting Section, Civil Rights Division
Room 7254 - NWB
Department of Justice
1800 G. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
 

Just reference the Madison County, MS Redistricting Matter

 

Emails. You may contact the Voting Section at [email protected] for general information concerning the Section's activities or to make a complaint concerning a voting matter.

 

Everyone needs to read the Attorney Generals comments about the Madison County lawsuit and rushing through the redistricting... See the AG's comments:http://tinyurl.com/697opqr AND http://tinyurl.com/5r33cgq I think AG HOOD is correct about this matter... why put the entire system in gridlock for no reason!

 

CONCERNS ABOUT REDISTRICTING:
1. Board of Supervisors did not abide by their own guidelines for redistricting.  http://dismithj.posterous.com/madison-county-redistricting-resolution-guide-0
2. Did not select "compact" option
3. Moved 10's of thousands of citizens unnecessarily.
4. Did not make the minimum changes necessary
5. Citizens were disenfranchised since they did not have the opportunity to qualify to run for office in the new district since the qualification deadline had passed.
6. Candidates who had qualified were removed from the districts where they had qualified to run. Current election commissioner were moved out of their district.
7. There is massive confusion since citizens don't know what is going to happen with an election only 90 days off!
8. Incumbent Election Commissioners were put in the same District
9. ELECTION CYCLE started on Jan 1, 2011; unfair to redistrict after opponents are known and after qualification date has already passed.
10. Redistricting OPTION 3 creates "split Supervisor" Precincts where residents from two Supervisor districts will be voting.   Since the Election Commissioners have the same districts as the Supervisors, there will be no clear responsibility chain for these precincts. i.e. which of the Elected Election Commissioners will be responsible for hiring poll workers, taking care of polling place issues, etc. This is a nightmare scenario and has never occurred in Madison County.
11. No request to DoJ for redistricting of Constables and Election Commissioners.

 

Click here for links to the Guidelines, Map Options, and related news.  Be sure to click the 30x40 maps to see street names.


  • BACKGROUND and how we got to where we are on  REDISTRICTING?  Be informed, Be aware, Be Engaged. Madison County Board of Supervisors appeal in Federal Court to have March 1 Qualification Date moved to June 1 to allow time for redistricting.

Hearing set on district redrawing

Officials promise openness in redistricting

 

Supervisors decide to redistrict before 2011 county elections 

 

County may redistrict before election 

 

Residents 'don't trust' supervisors 

 

EDITORIAL/We don't trust the supervisors either 

 

Candidates watchdog redistricting  

Supervisors seek to move qualifying day to June 1

EDITORIAL/Madison County redistricting a farce 

 

Madison County joins nine other counties in suit to extend qualifying  

 

Existing county maps OK'd for elections 

 

Judge: Madison County didn't have time to redistrict  

ReElect D.I. 

  • LANDFILL - DEQ is still conducting technical review of the permit application for the proposed NCL landfill. This is the 3rd municipal solid waste landfill in Madison County. There are currently only 18 in the entire State. It seems that DEQ is having a difficult time determining why there is a "need" for this landfill. Additionally, the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality "recommended" a 500' setback from all property lines when they approved the Madison County Solid Waste Management plan.  This approval was affirmed by the Mississippi Supreme Court, April 11, 2011. I predict this setback distance will be a show stopper for the proposed landfill.   

BOARD OFSUPERVISORS

AGENDA

May 24, 2011

9:00 A.M.

 

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INVOCATION/PLEDGE  

 

SCHEDULED MATTERS OF BUSINESS:

 

CONSENT ITEMS:

 

CITIZEN CONSERNS/ISSUES:

 

BUSINESS ITEMS:

Brad Sellers, Planning & Zoning Administrator

Preliminary Plat for Phase II of Grayhawk

 

Brad Sellers, Interim County Administrator

 

Rudy Warnock, County Engineer

 

Butch Hammack, EMA Director

 

Mack Pigg, Fire Coordinator

 

Arthur Johnston, Chancery Clerk

Budget Amendments

 

Eric Hamer , Board Attorney.

Update on Redistricting

 

Executive Session.

 

Old Business

 

New Business

 

Sheriff Toby Trowbridge


My goal is Open, Accountable and Transparent Government!
"Open, Accountable, and Transparent Government" is one of my objectives; and I encourage you and your neighbors to attend Board meetings,  show interest, and participate in the decision processes affecting our County! Your comments are valued and welcomed!  http://supervisor-d3.blogspot.com/

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