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Major Port In Brunswick county, NC
Unfortunately I don't see much that we can do. The area of the port will be built on is located next to a saltwater river. Doubtful that cp's grows on that land. The danger of this is more like a nuclear explosion. The majority of the damage won't come from the blast, but the fallout after the blast.
Wesley
God must have an interesting sense of humor
It depends on who is there to vote for and against it in the end. That's polotics. It would definately give NC a HUGE boost in their economy, but the also need to consider the fact that area is one of the ONLY areas in the WORLD that vfts grow natrually. There is also an array of other plants and wildlife that are somewhat limited to that area. When it comes up to vote, we have to let people know about, otherwise it'll probably pass with too much ease. I'm not against, I actually like it, but we'll need to keep an eye on the surrounding area. Anyway, that's more or less just a recap of what Ozzy's original post says, but hey it's a good summary!
I agree with some of what you say Wesley, but there a few things I disagree with.
I doubt there will be a vote on this. The county wants it really bad, they are moving fast to make it happen and I'm sure nothing will stand in their way. It will bring in millions and millions of dollars. The rich makes sure they get richer, that's politics.
I don't think Brunswick county doesn't need a boost in it's economy. It is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. The development rate is unbelievable. I'm amazed everyday. It needs to be slowed down. When all the natural areas are gone and there is nothing but concrete, we'll look back on it, just as we look back at the massive buffalo slaughter in the 1800's.
I'm also undecided on whether it should be built. If it is I really want to wire it. It is a very big highly funded project. Which means that the pay scale will be very high. It will probably double my income.
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I doubt there will be a vote on this. The county wants it really bad, they are moving fast to make it happen and I'm sure nothing will stand in their way. It will bring in millions and millions of dollars. The rich makes sure they get richer, that's politics.
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I don't think Brunswick county doesn't need a boost in it's economy. It is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. The development rate is unbelievable. I'm amazed everyday. It needs to be slowed down. When all the natural areas are gone and there is nothing but concrete, we'll look back on it, just as we look back at the massive buffalo slaughter in the 1800's.
I'm also undecided on whether it should be built. If it is I really want to wire it. It is a very big highly funded project. Which means that the pay scale will be very high. It will probably double my income.
Every place with a body of water too wide to step across thinks building a port facility will provide an economic bonanza. Just like they used to think subsidizing a canal or railroad would turn some backwater into New York or Chicago. There's no question Brunswick County's growing like mad, but I'm not aware of any significant production happening there that would favor a port there over anywhere else. Especially if the highway & railroad links don't already exist.
The same thing happens with cities thinking that they can become Seattle by putting a public market downtown or become Boston by building an old-looking baseball stadium. The common trait is that the Chamber of Commerce members always line up for the public assistance they want to deny for everyone else.
What really caught my attention was the article's mention of the "Pfizer site." That has to be a horribly contaminated place and maybe nothing would please the Phizer or whoever owns it as much as a sweetheart deal with a public or quasi-public entity fto use it for or economic development.
Former baseball player Jim Bouton, who wrote the famous book Ball Four years ago wrote a new one called Foul Ball a couple years ago - http://www.jimbouton.com/foulball.html. It tells of his attempts to bring baseball to Wahconah Park, an ancient minor league stadium in western Mass. As an aside, you gotta see it if you're ever nearby, especially if the gate's open and you can get inside. The city's political establishment was trying to create support to build a new ballpark on General Electric property. The GE site is badly contaminated, with GE being on the hook for a massive cleanup unless, for instance, it can hand over the land for public development.
Always be wary of economic development schemes that are suddenly getting all kinds of favorable publicity and support. That publicity is orchestrated with the goal of preventing any honest discussion. And newspapers always love further development because it means new subscribers and advertisers at a time when customer growth is otherwise pretty flat. Not including Rattler's paper, of course.
The same thing happens with cities thinking that they can become Seattle by putting a public market downtown or become Boston by building an old-looking baseball stadium. The common trait is that the Chamber of Commerce members always line up for the public assistance they want to deny for everyone else.
What really caught my attention was the article's mention of the "Pfizer site." That has to be a horribly contaminated place and maybe nothing would please the Phizer or whoever owns it as much as a sweetheart deal with a public or quasi-public entity fto use it for or economic development.
Former baseball player Jim Bouton, who wrote the famous book Ball Four years ago wrote a new one called Foul Ball a couple years ago - http://www.jimbouton.com/foulball.html. It tells of his attempts to bring baseball to Wahconah Park, an ancient minor league stadium in western Mass. As an aside, you gotta see it if you're ever nearby, especially if the gate's open and you can get inside. The city's political establishment was trying to create support to build a new ballpark on General Electric property. The GE site is badly contaminated, with GE being on the hook for a massive cleanup unless, for instance, it can hand over the land for public development.
Always be wary of economic development schemes that are suddenly getting all kinds of favorable publicity and support. That publicity is orchestrated with the goal of preventing any honest discussion. And newspapers always love further development because it means new subscribers and advertisers at a time when customer growth is otherwise pretty flat. Not including Rattler's paper, of course.
The site is not contaminated. It's undeveloped. Heres a pic of the site.
Here is another pic zoomed out.
The buildings below the site is a citrus plant. The buildings to the left is the Brunswick nuclear power plant. The building above is Sunny Point, a major military port.
There are no need for jobs here. There are more jobs avaiable then people looking for work. In the last 13 years, that I lived here, I have never gone more than a day before finding a job. When I moved back here this summer, I named my price. When I went on an interview, I told them how much money I wanted and I got it. I turned down a number of jobs. After I finally took the job I wanted I still had companies calling me offering more money.
So the area really doesn't need more growth or more jobs. This project will just make the rich richer.
Here is another pic zoomed out.
The buildings below the site is a citrus plant. The buildings to the left is the Brunswick nuclear power plant. The building above is Sunny Point, a major military port.
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There are no need for jobs here. There are more jobs avaiable then people looking for work. In the last 13 years, that I lived here, I have never gone more than a day before finding a job. When I moved back here this summer, I named my price. When I went on an interview, I told them how much money I wanted and I got it. I turned down a number of jobs. After I finally took the job I wanted I still had companies calling me offering more money.
So the area really doesn't need more growth or more jobs. This project will just make the rich richer.
Wesley
God must have an interesting sense of humor
.... Google... I love it. LOL
They're pushing it through with a vote, huh? That's sounds a bit like there is someone big somewhere that doesn't want this to go through, but I could be wrong.
As for the boost, I was talkin NC in general, not just brunswick. Hmm, maybe the 5% percent of the country that doesn't have jobs should move to Brunswick. LOL
They're pushing it through with a vote, huh? That's sounds a bit like there is someone big somewhere that doesn't want this to go through, but I could be wrong.
As for the boost, I was talkin NC in general, not just brunswick. Hmm, maybe the 5% percent of the country that doesn't have jobs should move to Brunswick. LOL
