Comments on: City Attorney, Erwin Jackson Set to Discuss Public Speaking Controversy

By: WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:47:33 +0000

Has the meeting already occurred, or is it still scheduled? Doesn’t such a meeting fall under the Sunshine Law and require public access? Will the meeting be open to the public?

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:06:12 +0000

Controvesey? Controversy

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:52:27 +0000

My man DavidB,
Be of stout heart and good spirit. Dr. JACKSON and the FBI investigation are the brightest lights of hope to clean the mess our “usual suspects” have made.
Sure we all kind of feel like abused pets at the dog pound because of what our dirty “usual suspects” have done to us.
We can not bring back the 1960’s or 1970’s but we have a good shot at cleaning house down at City Hall !!!

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:35:14 +0000

The meeting was conducted in a very unprofessional manner and the city commission disenfranchised citizens regarding their right to speak, to where the vote they took regarding the interim attorney, may be illegal and possibly should be rescinded.

When Curtis Richardson took over it was so inappropriate I could not believe what I was seeing! Curtis was – acting the fool – and bullying Mr. Jackson…hardly a way to conduct a public meeting. Curtis has not shown leadership or wisdom during his tenure and he has had numerous opportunities.

It is perfectly within the common sense realm to question the city attorney interim position. Will this attorney be caught up in the investigation thereby taking away energy from the job at hand? Did the interim attorney, Ms. Jackson, go along with inappropriate decisions and actions? Did she question the Ziffer sidewalk payout or was she part of this scam?

The leaders who spoke for Ms. Jackson should be asking these questions as it is relevant to the integrity to serve ALL the people! Perhaps, these leaders should practice Martin Luther King’s message:

“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

The reporters who report on city and county meetings should report when commissioners leave the dais before a vote at every meeting.

The city commission and especially Curtis Richardson owe Mr. Erwin Jackson an apology.

By: rb

rb — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:47:26 +0000

David B.: Your observations are dead on. Moved to Tall. 50 + years ago when it was a wonderful small town full of decent folks that had common sense to grow a fine community where raising a family was a pleasure…..then the liberal progressives moved in and changed all that with more taxes,feel good give away projects, walking trails , bike trails, greenways, multiple parks (even when and where we do not need them ) , eliminated widening arterial connectors in favor of more bike lanes and trails, created development opportunities requiring taxpayer funding with city/private financing, and generally created a city atmosphere dominated by a traffic choked street system and questionable leadership. (they even took a 4 lane arterial connector and made a 2 lane street out of it with loads of high maintenance landscaping to please the snowflakes/moonbeams….Gaines Street). It is indeed a sad situation, getting worse by the day .

By: Linsie

Linsie — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:17:50 +0000

Can’t wait to see if Joe West who is a candidate for the commission would work for free for the people or as Erwin Jackson stated $5,000. per year is plenty!

By: DavidB

DavidB — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 14:17:48 +0000

It takes money & advertising to oust these corrupt city commission members. Noone has the money, and with local media (save Tallahassee Reports) in beds with unethical leaders, well, we are only going to get the same old, same old. I hate to say it, but the small number of readers of TR (compared to the population of Tallahassee) are not going to be enough to make real change.

I’ve said it before. Tallahassee is not a great place to live and raise your children. People here are becoming more hateful and angry all the time. I’m sick of the flying middle finger in this town, the terrible service in stores and restaurants, and the overall hateful attitude the permeates the air here. Tallahassee just lost another huge greenspace. It’s slipping away.

No, I can’t “just move”. Too many things anchor me to this place. Few more years, yes, I’ll be gone, but in the mean time I’m stuck in this cesspool.

By: Franklin Thompson

Franklin Thompson — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:51:26 +0000

A speaker may speak for more than their 3 minutes if other speakers are willing to donate their time.

By: Major Villum

Major Villum — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:22:22 +0000

Doing the math, if they allow 30 minutes and 3 minutes per person, that is 10 speakers max. Simply illegal. This is why citizen’s don’t show up; nor offer to speak, aside from shear disgust.

This is just another demonstration of known violations of State Law and the COT presented ‘Policy’ – policies which are all a joke. Like the Commission, Legal, Ethics, Human Resources, Finance, etc……FBI would you add this to your list, too? Malfeasance pure and simple.

Succinct – presentation by Jackson while being interrupted. Shortest Jury trial in history….

By: News Maven

News Maven — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 02:12:24 +0000

Next time they want to name something after Allan Katz, someone should instead recommend naming the city commission chamber “The Dr. Erwin Jackson Room.”