MAGISTRATE GREENWELL TO VOTE AGAINST CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORT

After the fiscal court meeting held on January 6, 2009 I caught up with Magistrate Steve Greenwell and told him that I had heard that he was going to vote against construction of an airport. He stated that he was going to wait until after the airport survey was completed but that he was going to vote against the construction of an airport. Without hesitation he stated that his reason for voting against the airport is that the “preponderance” of his constituents is opposed to the airport. I commended him for taking that position.

Magistrate Greenwell should take an opportunity to state his position during a fiscal court meeting. Moreover, I would like to see him state that he would vote to abolish the airport board. In fairness to Greenwell I must state that he may vote to dissolve the board. However, I did not ask him to respond to that question.

Magistrate Greenwell is to be commended for following the will of his constituents. The time has come for some of the other magistrates to step up and state their position on the airport. There is absolutely no need to continue to belabor this issue. It is time to move on to other issues.