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Got a complaint? Got a compliment? Call Your Mind On Line at 537-6397 and let us know what’s on your mind. Quotes are printed exactly as they are called in and are not necessarily factual, but rather, callers’ opinions. Libelous, slanderous, personal attacks, and unfounded accusatory or lengthy comments will not be printed. Two calls per week per caller, and calls should not exceed 30 seconds, please.
“ I’m an 83-yearold widow, living alone. When I was temporarily bedridden, the best gift I got was when three ladies from my church asked if I would like for them to clean my house. What a blessing! Having my surroundings neat and clean made me get well faster. Maybe our church women’s groups should consider this way of helping others regularly.”
“The city can’t or won’t enforce the ordinances they already have in place, such as trash cans left at road side and other infractions. Why do we need any new ordinances?”
“I’m shocked we live in a time where people actually participate in such BS! I don’t need anyone telling me what color I can or can’t paint my house, and I will NOT participate in such an ordinance… it’s ridiculous… people work hard, pay taxes on EVERYTHING, and still are being told what they can do with their own money. Makes no sense whatsoever to me… some rules make a difference… but most are just total control masked in a proposal they sell as a necessity.”
“The City on behalf of a tiny minority of special interests has tried to get one over on the people by trying to slip through the overlay ordinance without the community noticing, but it looks like they caught with their pants down. Another veiled attempt to grow government for the benefit of a few at the expense of the public.”
“Sounds like we are trying to enforce Jackson Heights on the entire citizenry.”
“Thank you to The Advance newspaper staff for informing us about the ordinance public forum. If not for the article in the paper, I would not have known about the meeting. And thanks to The Advance for your vigilance in keeping the public aware of pertinent issues that affect our community.”
“Could a Vidalia city council member be trying to protect their own investments with the new city ordinance? Preventing future duplexes from being built in their neighborhood would effectively eliminate future rental competition. I encourage everyone to research our elected officials to see if they own rental properties in the districts they represent, and to determine whose interests they are truly serving. We will see how they vote.”
” “I joined a group of people to discuss with the city council the overlay, and I thought it was going to be a civil discourse. I was embarrassed by the hatefulness in some of the speakers’ tones and everybody kept repeating themselves. It was an embarrassment in my opinion. I see where some of the people are calling for the removal of some of our officials. I guess they need to go ahead and qualify for the next election.”
“Thank you, all democrats, for allowing your wonderful senator Jon Ossoff to try to block the Lindsey Graham act, which, had it not passed, would allow Russians more freedom to kill Ukrainians.”
“I don’t know anything about the current zoning issue. I do know that some of the social media comments about our city leaders are crazy. I have heard a small group embarrass themselves at the council meeting. I can’t wait to see how many show up when it’s time to qualify for mayor and council. Our current mayor and council members have worked tirelessly to make Vidalia a better place. The good news is the vast majority of Vidalians agree on this point.”
“Trump spent $16 million on the reflecting pool, $5 million to gold plate horse statues, a billion to trick out his new airplane, $250 million for the 4th of July extravaganza at the White House, but he cut prescription drug reimbursement for Medicare and cut veterans’ benefits. What a guy.”
