Sunday, May 20, 2012

Losing the Rez one step at a time

Lost in all the publicity surrounding another successful launch of the Dragon Boat Regatta was this little tidbit about Dyke Road from The Rez News blog:

"The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District will consider a change to Dyke Road this week. The Shoreline Committee met Monday and voted to recommend a designation change for the elevated road surrounding Main Harbor. The board of directors will take up the issue at their Thursday meeting (May 17).

The proposal would designate Dyke Road as a "No Through Stree
t"." Rest of post

The Rez News informed me the committee voted to close the road to traffic. See the rest of the post for the details and reasons for the closure.

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's needed because the construction of "Harbor Walk - Atlantis II " & the "Coming soon: Hotel Valencia" will
start Monday morning.

Micah said...

"Coming soon: Hotel Valencia" haha...I fell out of my computer chair laughing when I read that...11:47 you is funny as hell....

Anonymous said...

As long as it is still open for bicycles

Shadowfax said...

Another example of the power held by Burwell, who leases the property and claims he owns the water. Who in the hell does he have pictures of?

Anonymous said...

Is "Dyke Road" a concession to lesbian marriage?

Ironghost said...

I'm amazed the residents up there put up with Burwell and the Rez Board. It's obvious this boondoggle will never be built.

Anonymous said...

Im just curious how Burwell got the Rez board to agree to this finacial charade? Who in there right mind would think someone, i.e. an investor or lending institution, would drop a reportedly 60 to 100 million on an investment at the resevoir, unless of course a casino was involved. Why would the Rez board agree to this since there was no bank note, bonding or non-refundable deposit backing up there fanciful story? I know he "HAD" some "BIG" investor but, an investor INTERESTED is not an investor INVESTED! I COULD say I want to buy something, I COULD say i have the money but, until i can prove i have it I wont be able to take it! So Burwell has this grandiose idea, pitches it to the board and they say OK? REALLY? When this first started i would say anytime it was brought up that this whole thing was BS! TWO things are going on here. Either the Rez board is infested with IDIOTS or someone got paid off!

Anonymous said...

It's a bit of both.

meople said...

was curious about investing in some real estate out at resevoir area and stopped in his office to see if he would sell any of his shore land (knowing he didnt need it) listen to the answer i got. "Son you couldnt afford my land" finally he said land sold on dyke road for $3400 a linear foot. I asked was that his price and he said no he would be atleast twice that. Saying his land was priceless due to the no limit of the heigth of the building he could build out there. Greedy Son-of-a-bitch will lose every peeny he has out there. I hope. FYI: I wanted to build condominiums out there, and I dont need investors was gonna pay cash but i guess his ego will not let him make sound decisions. And Mr. Burwell if you read this dont ever call me son again. I will make it a point to speed up your bankrupcy.

Shadowfax said...

The only way anybody can restrict thru traffic on that stretch of levee-top is to gate it or put a guard out there. I wonder if Burwell will next put a bounty on residents (and others) who use it for morning walks?

Anonymous said...

" Sounds like another DUI trap".

I couldn't agree more. This speed bump trail around
Main Harbor is completely within the Ridgeland City limits.

Gene and Jimmy are pissed and embarrassed about the recent screw-ups of their SS Units. Guv Phil's appointee to the Rez board has really pissed off Gene.

Ridegland can make more DUI money off normal people drinking a cold beer w/their fried catfish with another BS traffic law.

Cock of the Walk, Phillips, & Pelican Cove are the big losers if this passes.

I'm all for getting drunks off the road.

But this only scares customers from
coming out here & spending their money
at the Rez.

Anonymous said...

3:11, Claiborne is that you?

meople said...

Touche 8:12. No one knows about disasterous bankrupcy than I

Shadowfax said...

I don't understand 9:15's point. The piece of road in question doesn't lead to those restaurants and people coming and going to and from those places would have no reason to get up on that short levee road.

Anonymous said...

My wife and I enjoy taking Sunday afternoon drives around our PUBLIC reservoir. You remember, the one built with PUBLIC tax dollars. The Dyke road is/was a nice part of that drive.
McGee, Burwell and the rest of that band of thieves believe that they are entitled to what was promised us as public waters when the lake was built.
I hope they all rot in Hell.

Anonymous said...

So true 2:08 .

Anonymous said...

good! I'm glad it will be closed to through traffic. We live out here, pay lease hold fees, and for years enjoyed long walks around Dyke Rd....but it has gotten too busy with cars for it to be enjoyable anymore.

Anonymous said...

Well, good for you, 7:20. Only problem with that is you knew fully well when you signed your lease that you were LEASING not buying. It's still supposed to be a public lake, regardless of how entitled you feel. I don't believe for one minute that there is more traffic since the Dock is gone, Main Harbor is gone, the piers on the West side are gone, and most people avoid the speed bumps. There is an obvious increase in the area of the Breakers since they piers were moved over there. If that's what you're complaining about, maybe you should take that up with Brer Burwell. Bottom line is you people think that you can steal our public facility, asshole.

Anonymous said...

One other thing, 7:20
If you think traffic is bad now, if Burwell ever gets anything actually to the construction stage, let alone occupancy, just how bad do you think the traffic will be? You think it's going to get better?

Anonymous said...

What's all this guff about "public dollars?"

The Reservoir was built with dollars from leaseholders.

The only "public" part of it was the government issued bonds which were repaid by 1992.

Not one dime of taxes was spent on developing the Reservoir.

It is not a "public" lake.

It is a lake paid for by private citizens which is overrun by people who think it was build with tax dollars.

Anonymous said...

@ 9:16

It will never be built. It makes no sense financially. There is no need for a hotel at the Reservoir. It was a scam from the start. HOWEVER, the goofball running the scam is forced to pay a huge rental fee every year...which is a good thing.

meople said...

@ 2:08 - Forgive me for not taking your word for it but could you provide any facts beside your opinion?

Anonymous said...

@ 4:31

http://www.msgovt.org/files/pearlriver/PearlRiverWaterReport.pdf

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the reference. Noted:

"....for the general welfare of the entire people of the state.”"

In plaing English - NOT just leaseholders.....

Anonymous said...

Later:

"The Mississippi Legislature identified the Pearl River Reservoir and the surrounding
area as an asset of the state of Mississippi and the people of the state; “the exercise of
the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the
state, for their well-being and prosperity and for the improvement of their social and
economic conditions” (MS Code § 51-9-217)."

Anonymous said...

9:00
I read that report as stating that a 2 mil property tax was levied in Hinds, Madison, Leake, Rankin, and Scott counties to pay for the interest and principal for the bonds issued, along with an annual payment of 500,000 from the City of Jackson.
Page 11 states that 1,397 acres were reserved for parks and public use.
Page 15 discussed the "Wetbacks" lawsuit charging that the District was using TAX funds for uses other than bond retirement.
Pages 16,17,18 continue that discussion.
Page 24 has a chart showing legislative appropriations to PRVWSD from 2000-2012 totaling approx. 159 million.
Page 29 lists Harbor Walk as a PUBLIC marina.
Granted, the lessees pay fees, but, it TAXPAYERS paid for the bonds. The PUBLIC built that lake, and people like Brer Burwell and "Spokes" McGee want to take OUR lake for THEIR enrichment.
Please show me where I'm wrong about taxes paying for the bonds.

meople said...

thank you everyone i was hoping i wouldnt have to point out the obvious holes in 4:31's arguements. But hey thanks for the facts 4:31. you live and learn on here to not let your pride get in the way of your arguement. (right shadowfuss?)



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