Undertaker
Regular Member
I don't quite know what to make of this. Can't find anything regarding the City Commissioners decision to eliminate the NFA bulliten on the Central Park signage. So I don't know where this lady got her info. I guess I'll have to take a drive downtown to check out the 'Park Rules' signs.
Churches allowed to dictate policies
I commend William Secrest on his Sept. 12 letter regarding alcohol sales at concerts. It was a reminder of why Ashland Inc. left the city. Business people from all over the world would not come to Ashland because of the lack of accommodations. No major hotel or restaurant would build in Ashland because of its dry status.
Ashland Inc., which did much for the city, the schools and our economy, pushed for a wet vote but were defeated. At the time, Ashland was a thriving city with a population of approximately 35,000 to 40,000 people. After the departure of Ashland Inc., we continually lost population and are now under 22,000 with no prospects of attracting businesses to the area.
Mr. Secrest was correct when he stated that Ashland will not attract major concerts without the sale of alcohol. Religious leaders feared alcohol sales would increase crime but I haven't heard anything from the churches about possible increases in crime now that you can carry a gun into the park. I find it ironic that I can’t buy a beer at a blues festival but I can take a pistol into Central Park.
If the current administration is going to let churches dictate policy that keeps Ashland in the dark ages, then it's time to vote in progressives who want to see our city flourish. Hopefully, all the candidates for city commissioner will have open forums to allow citizeåns to question their plans to pull Ashland into the 21st century.
Neva McGuire, Ashland
Churches allowed to dictate policies
I commend William Secrest on his Sept. 12 letter regarding alcohol sales at concerts. It was a reminder of why Ashland Inc. left the city. Business people from all over the world would not come to Ashland because of the lack of accommodations. No major hotel or restaurant would build in Ashland because of its dry status.
Ashland Inc., which did much for the city, the schools and our economy, pushed for a wet vote but were defeated. At the time, Ashland was a thriving city with a population of approximately 35,000 to 40,000 people. After the departure of Ashland Inc., we continually lost population and are now under 22,000 with no prospects of attracting businesses to the area.
Mr. Secrest was correct when he stated that Ashland will not attract major concerts without the sale of alcohol. Religious leaders feared alcohol sales would increase crime but I haven't heard anything from the churches about possible increases in crime now that you can carry a gun into the park. I find it ironic that I can’t buy a beer at a blues festival but I can take a pistol into Central Park.
If the current administration is going to let churches dictate policy that keeps Ashland in the dark ages, then it's time to vote in progressives who want to see our city flourish. Hopefully, all the candidates for city commissioner will have open forums to allow citizeåns to question their plans to pull Ashland into the 21st century.
Neva McGuire, Ashland