Comments on: Leon County Commissioner Brian Welch Addresses Six Issues

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:40:30 +0000

Personally, I’d like to see better questions asked of Mr. Welch. While all of the questions are important, I’d like to first and foremost ask him why they are trying to totally trash NE Tallahassee with the continued development and deforestation of our area. How come he is only interested in supporting development with multitudinous houses located on tiny lots with bike lanes so you can walk and bike to the store. What stores is he talking about? Kohls is empty and there are only a few tiny stores at Bannerman Crossing. Otherwise it’s restaurants, restaurants, restaurants. Where is the infrastructure for Bannerman Road? Does he realize that the City thinks that Bull Headley and Bannerman are the same kind of intersection as Capital Circle and Mahan? Excuse me? Is anyone concerned about the traffic on Thomasville Road? Or has anyone seen that the housing being developed is not affordable? And, how about the fact that Hawks Rise, Deerlake, and Chiles are at capacity? He should know this being a teacher. Where are they going to put the kids? Oh, I see, after they build all this stuff then maybe they will think about schools and widening the roads. Instead of thinking of that first.

Frankly, Mr. Welch is no better than Brian Desloge. He talks a good talk, but he’s all for his personal agenda without representing his entire constituency.

By: Rob White

Rob White — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:11:38 +0000

@NE Moderate McLeod? He should stick to restaurants. Don’t ruin a good thing by getting into politics.

@Edward Lyle Welch has been best on homelessness so far without support of the Board. That’s not his fault. He’s one vote. He’s vocally supported doing more and still wants to. Also, listen to the full interview. He answered the question on protesters that was asked. Wasn’t really asked his opinion, just how it went down.

By: DeepSix

DeepSix — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:28:52 +0000

Brian Welch is either blind, or he’s lying. Every stop light I catch, there are at least two panhandlers who are also homeless. He’s lying…

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:03:03 +0000

Well… it didn’t take him long to acclimate.

1. Homelessness Workshop: “… he has not personally seen any organized panhandling of groups of people since they decided to have workshop.“

The plausible deniability words he uses are “organized” and “groups”. And is he actually trying to imply that simply announcing yet another wasteful and feckless “homelessness workshop” scared them away?… wow, talk about disconnected. Not all panhandlers are homeless, slick, get out of the house once and a while will ya.

2. Marijuana Decriminalization: ~ He claimed that no matter how you feel about the issue, “It’s not in our jurisdiction.”

I’ll give him credit for that because it’s a solid and factually-unimpeachable argument.

3. Rent Control: David is on the right track here. Landlords should be prohibited from increasing rent mid-lease. And if a rent increased is planned, they should be required to give 60-days notice prior to the current lease end date, thus providing adequate time for a tenant to accept it or plan to not renew/vacate.

4. Protesters: Narcissistic Marxicrat clowns seeking some camera time is all. However, a lame dodge of the question by Welch. Man-up sport.

By: NE Moderate

NE Moderate — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:56:49 +0000

Look out for Drew McLeod. A Republican could easily snap up this conservative-leaning seat.

By: A Skeptic

A Skeptic — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:29:56 +0000

@Snidely — I checked at the USAA site and the only way they’ll grandfather me in is if my father enrolls first. Since he passed away in 2014, that’s just not gonna happen….

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:52:03 +0000

@ A Skeptic = Yes, that is correct which is why I don’t understand why the Commissioners are spending so much time on this issue unless Landlords are NOT following the Laws.

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:33:46 +0000

@ASkeptic: I have not vetified this myself yet so dont hold me responsable if not accurate. But I was advised by a friend that if your parent served and you have their SS# USAA might still be an option.

By: A Skeptic

A Skeptic — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:45:48 +0000

@Pat — I’ve never served in the military so USAA isn’t an option. I am searching for other quotes though….

By: A Skeptic

A Skeptic — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:42:41 +0000

@David — A lease is an enforceable contract and Landlords cannot arbitrarily raise rents unless a clause in the lease specifically allows it. (Even then, there are rules.) If the lease is month-to-month, the lease period is 30 days. (The lease is also subject to sales/tourist taxes.)

I believe that the landlord must give 30 days advanced notice and time the increase to sync with the next lease period (after 30 days) start.