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CRY BABY CRY BABY BO0 HOO HOO YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF WHINNY WHIMPS !!!!!!!!!!

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Coming from you that is a great compliment.

A great example would be Corpus Christi, Texas. A coastal city, it has never been successful at turning itself into a first-class resort town. Well, who should they get help from to turn their town around? People that have lived in the city for 30 years, or someone from San Diego, Myrtle Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, or other successful costal resort town? It's not a knock on the people of Corpus Christi, but you know, we all don't know it all (even though there are some people who like to fake their way through it).

I certainly Agree in most Part with your entire post, some very good points and yes there is no question on a Universal Basis anyone from the outside can obviously help, that Includes as you say San Diego, Detroit anywhere in the US, right?

The Point here many of us make is there are people in the city who have Business interest plus Tactical Community interest or in other words they live directly in the city and the Landscape and looks is a Major issue for them, most folks who live in let's say Oak Grove, Willimasburg, London, laurel County, Northern Knox County are great folks and could have much to offer, but unfortunatley they do not live on the corner of 4th street, 5th Street or Ky Ave.

Their Priorities are Human just like anyone else so they in turn are more concerned for there own homes and there own General area, 95% of the Folks are just like that, nothing wrong here it's just Reality.

How far out of the City can one live and sit on any board? i know people from many states and as far out as California that have very good Business interest in the city of Corbin, can they sit on the tourism Board?????? they pay just as much in Tax's as Estep and his friends???? What is the line or boundries????

Now, I gotta address your Corpus Christi Example. I have traveled there Dozens of times on Business, you picked a Poor Example especially for those of us who do Business there. Corpus Christi decided many years ago to trade the Tourism Industry to Occidental Petroleum & Exxon.

As you drive through the City the Smell from the refineries will knock you over, they are all also home to a massive Naval Fleet who service many types of ships & Aircraft. Down through the years the city has made Millions fo Tax revenues from these Industries but they traded that for their Beach tourism Dollars and are far more well off than 90% of similar Size cities in the US as far as Budgeting, Just smells really bad.

Now back to Corbin, we have contracted out tooooooooo many critical positions that effect the Lives of our local people, by doing this we have also hurt our ability to Annex, read Bob Terrels notes in here that pertain to the advantages of having a larger population and the many perks we would Quality for!!!

The City will have no appetite to expand if we continue to let some of these folks serve who do not want to be in the city anyway but we are letting them control our destiny.

Let's get a Better Local Game plan on how to expand and depend on outside contractors who have no Local Games to play and are far away instead of 300 Feet Out of the city!!! Those are the Outsiders that are really needed!!!

Come on city Commission, lay down the law, if the Mayor does not go along then overide him, you have the votes, get some Courage!!!!

Anonymous wrote:

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CRY BABY CRY BABY BO0 HOO HOO YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF WHINNY WHIMPS !!!!!!!!!!

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I'm really sorry folks - my pre-schooler must have snuck over to my PC and started mashing keys. 
 

It wasn't long ago when the Tourism Commission was pressuring the NIBROC group to disclose how the Tourism funds provided for NIBROC were being spent. Now our daily newspaper can't even get a copy of the Tourism budget.

What happened? What caused the change from when Tourism wanted NIBROC to be accountable for their spending of Tourism funds? Now Tourism is acting just like the NIBROC group who have not been accountable for their use of Tourism funds.

Could it be the weekly papers editor and the nibroc chairman is now in cahoots with each other, intentionally giving a false representation of their budget to the daily paper, so they could post their article in the weekly in their next issue. That is why the daily paper is so important. Regardless of what happens now, the daily paper can report it the next day, and the weekly has to sit back and wait, and wait, and wait, for their next issue to come out.

I'll bet the good ol' touirism chairman doesn't ask for, and won't get if he did, a copy of the nibroc expenditures detailing the money they receive from tourism. 

Strange how the weekly is constantly slamming and ridiculing the daily paper, but I have yet to see any derogatory remarks from the daily about the weekly.  What does that tell you!!

 

I heard that there was a good turnout at the Downtown Improvement Forum held last night at the office at the Depot.

It is great to see how Sharea Myers is leading this group of dedicated volunteers in this effort to improve our community. Mayor McBurney, as usual, was lending his support and encouragement, and three commissioners were there as well. Thanks to all who took time to offer their suggestions.

The Tourism Chairman must want the Downtown Improvement program to fail because all he does is criticize its Chairman and the competitive newspaper.

I have heard this also - chicken buckets hanging from downtown street lights. I know Estep has a fasination with Colonal Sanders, and the Colonel has a rich history with our town, but I don't think the rest of the tourism board will go along with this. We want tourists to identify Corbin with scenic beauty, a vibrant Main Street, arts, music, shopping, our rich history with the railroad - but not greasy, unhealthy fast food. Sorry to those KFC fans, but the museum is enough - we need real tourism attractions and marketing, not KFC buckets hanging from the sky - we'll be the laughing stock.

Come on Folks, tell me your kidding me here? Giant Buckets Of Chicken hanging from Street Lights? Has Estep and the Wild West "Outside the City Limits Gang" struck again?

Butch Cassidy Estep shoots down a well thought out project for Giant Buckets Of Chicken hanging from the street lights, and in the meantime he is learning Magic tricks in Pigeon Forge.

This sounds like an Escapee from the Looney Bin somewhere, I also want to see Ole "Butch" Estep front and center at that Joan Jett Concert with all the Gothic Crew that will show up.

I certainly hope the our Hero's do not get away with this caper, Giant Buckets Of Chicken? I think the Place to put the First Giant Bucket is in front of the News Journal Office.

Where is the Mayor & City Commission during "The Hole In The Wall Gang Of Outsiders" current Chicken Heist? And this will help Tourism? We'll be the Laughing Stock of the Nation on this one!

OK, I've worked out the lamppost/banner Main Street plan: On the first lamppost hangs a KFC Extra Chrispy Fried Chicken Bucket, next lamppost is a KFC box of Biscuits and Gravy, next lamppost is a Dixie Dog oozing with Chili, onions and cheese (with Onion Rings), next lamppost is a Dixieburger from the Root Beer Stand, the next lamppost is a Root Beer Ice Cream Float in a giant glass Mug, the next lamppost on Main Street is a giant syringe full of Heparin blood thinner, the next lamppost a large capsule full of Lotrel Blood Pressure Medication, the next lamppost a giant vascular stent, and the last lamppost a large art deco banner with a 1950's retro style Alka-Seltzer ad.

Please offer your thoughts at the next Tourism Commission meeting.

First, Sanders was, from the relatives of mine and others in our church that dealt with him back then telling me this, a real "butthead" personality wise.  That said, his wife was the cultural and philanthropist of the family.  She was the one that ran the show, not him.  She supported the chairities, and supported the arts and all.  Now, all those that have told me that over the years, are dead and gone, so there's no confirmation to that.

That said, I agree we could and should have some things associated with him and the KFC saga. But not banners and statues.  Having the KFC sign on the emblem of our city vehicles, especially the police cars, is totally ridiculious. Are they still there?

And the railroad, another story. Yes, it was instrumental in our towns development, but, that is a past issue as well. Many didn't know the rail yards were not in the city. Every time it was discussed in the early days, the railroad threatened to pull out if we annexed them. Now, it wouldn't be as easy. They have major investment dollars there.

For tourism, it seems based on their reported meetings, that all they do is donate money. Nothing proactive. If not, show me where to look.