D.I. Smith - Alderman-at-Large - Ridgeland

Re-Elect D.I. 2021 Push Card

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Re-Elect D.I. 2021.05.25 Campaign Mailer

Unfinished Business

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS... On Thursday, January 7, 2021, I qualified to continue to serve you as Ridgeland Alderman at Large, and fight shoulder to shoulder with you to stop this absurd garbage dump!!! We have made great strides since I joined the fight in 2008 as your Madison County Supervisor, and continuing the fight as your Alderman at Large since February 2012! In 2010-12, we could not get Ridgeland to join us in opposition to the dump. They were being given false information by some members of the Board of Supervisors who supported the dump. So, we had a small group of fighters in 2011 and 2012 but we had DEQ, and Hinds County, on our side in opposing the proposed dump, and the DEQ Permit Board denied the permit application in Nov 2012 due to setback distances! We thought the dump was dead forever!

Now the staff at DEQ has flip flopped and support the dump with reduced setback distances that do not meet guidelines! It’s all about greed for political contributions, and not about need!!! Sadly, many politicians are looking out for what is best for them, and not what is best for those who elected them!

In January 2008, the Madison County Board of Supervisors hired Eric Hammer to serve as the Board ATTORNEY; previously Eric had served as the attorney for the developer of the dump! Also, the Board of Supervisors hired one of the current developers of the dump to update the Madison County Solid Waste Plan, which established the need for the dump! In the calculations for need, the contractor used numbers twice the national average to estimate residential waste for Madison County households, and no consideration of recycling!

It is hard to win against this kind of corruption and cronyism political decisions. Two members of the Board of Supervisors have voted for the dump numerous times since as early as 1998... Karl Banks and Paul Griffin, who now serve as the President and Vice President of the Madison County BoS! Karl is currently doing everything he can to get the dump approved!

I’ve committed to doing everything humanly possible and legal to stop this proposed dump! The City of Ridgeland has Annexed the proposed dump area, and an appeal to that case is currently before the State Supreme Court.

Tuesday night, the City of Ridgeland Aldermen voted to not be included in the Madison County Solid Waste Plan, those reducing the County solid waste disposal need by approximately 25% since our garbage goes to Scott County! Again, reducing the need for any more dumps Madison County!!!

This is not over... So we are not through yet! I want to keep working for you in helping fight this environmental injustice!

Your Vote and Influence are GREATLY APPRECIATED!

D.I.

D.I. Smith

Ridgeland Alderman at Large

601-940-2710

DISmithJ@gmail.com

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Contact D.I.

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601-940-2710

Email: dismithj@gmail.com

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Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network: Every Home Should Have a Weather Radio

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Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network: Every Home Should Have a Weather Radio

Are you a VET? Get VET Designation on your Mississippi Drivers License

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Mississippi has issued its first driver's license designed for military veterans. The presentation was made Thursday at a Highway Patrol office in Pearl. Officials say Mississippi is one of 16 states offering a "veteran" designation on driver's licenses and other state-issued documents. There are approximately 200,000 veterans who call Mississippi home. Certification from the Mississippi Veteran's Affairs Board must be presented before the new veteran's license can be obtained. Click this link to print the instructions to obtain "certification" by the Veterans Affairs Board. Veterans who wish to obtain the credential in advance of the normal renewal period must pay the associated replacement fees to get the document. Any subsequent documents an enrolled veteran receives from the Department of Public Safety will have the "veteran" designation.

Rising Madison: Star Spangled Banner!

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Landfill Permit DENIED

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UPDATE: Madison County Supervisors vote in closed session, Monday, July 15, 2012, to appeal MS Environmental Quality Permit Board landfill decision http://goo.gl/GilB8
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Today after nearly 4 hours of listening to presentations and discussion by the DEQ STAFF, the NCL Landfill developer's legal and engineering staff, and concerned citizens, the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board voted to accept the recommendation of the DEQ Staff for a 500' setback distance, and denied the proposed permit application! So unless this decision is overturned in the courts, the proposed NCL Municipal Landfill is dead.

This process started 12 years ago when the developer approached the Madison County Board of Supervisor asking to rezone the property to allow a landfill!

It has already been to the Supreme Court once when the Madison County Solid Waste Management Plan was amended to add the proposed landfill. The Madison County Plan had been approved by the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality with the recommendation that Permit Board consider and require a greater than 500' setback...

The "need" for an additional landfill and environmental discrimination have not been fully analyzed and were not part of today's decision.

Thanks for all those who took an interest in the what is going on and had the opportunity to attend and participate in today's meeting! You made a difference!

ALSO, THANKS to the DEQ staff who did an outstanding job! They have worked hard over the years to ensure the public was informed and had the opportunity to provide input!

Click here for more back ground information, discussion, and related news articles...

"THE WILLIAM LEE MONTJOY" POOL SAFETY ACT signed by Governor

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:03:00 +0000

The Governor signed "THE WILLIAM LEE MONTJOY" POOL SAFETY ACT yesterday. This bill applies to every Apartment and Homeowner or Property Owner Association with a pool. There is a grandfather provision for existing pools, however there are some required modifications to ALL pool gates and locking systems which must be completed by January 1, 2013. See SECTION 5.

This bill was passed UNANIMOUSLY by the SENATE, and 107-12 by the HOUSE. Here is a link to the complete bill status and all the versions, etc.

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1281.xml

Click here to read the bill...

Results of Special Election Run Off for Ridgeland Alderman at Large

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Smith wins Special Election Run Off for Ridgeland Alderman at Large. Click here to see the Official Results by Ward

RIDGELAND DECIDES: Vote Tuesday, Feb 21, Ridgeland Run Off Election, Alderman at Large

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See Ridgeland Decides!

The Citizens of Ridgeland will vote next Tuesday to select a Alderman to fill the seat vacated by Gerald Steen... Please click through my campaign materials to see why I'm by far the most qualified for this important position. Your vote and influence are greatly appreciated.

Official Results, Special Election, Alderman-at-Large, Rigeland, Feb 7, 2012

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The Official Results of Tuesday's Special Election

Run Off Election is Tuesday, Feb 21, between D.I. and the Mayor's son, Wint McGee

If you will be out of town, vote absentee at City Hall.

Why Ridgeland needs D.I.

Elect D.I.

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ELECT D.I. ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE - Ridgeland; Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012

Ridgeland -- D.I. Smith has officially announced his campaign for election as City of Ridgeland Alderman at Large.

D.I. pledges to maintain his commitment to low taxes, open government and job creation. “We have a great city because our neighborhoods are strong, our business climate is favorable and our taxes are affordable.” “As your next Alderman at large, I want to build on these strengths while making Ridgeland greater through the South East Ridgeland Redevelopment and protecting our property values through strong code enforcement and being proactive in fighting crime."

D.I. earned the reputation as a watchdog for taxpayers over the last four years when he helped raise awareness about property taxes in Madison County and provided online resources for taxpayers and to stay informed about issues in the community.

Smith was a champion of homeowner issues as a member of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. He led the fight to renew curbside recycling for the County and helped subdivisions get speedbumps, signage and additional traffic calming measures, and DI took the lead on informing property owners about the new FEMA flood maps, allowing effected subdivisions and property owners to take timely action to avoid massive increases in their property insurance costs.

DI Smith is a member of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce, the City of Madison Chamber, the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Military Officers Association of America, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Army Aviation Association of America, the Army War College Alumni Association, and the Madison-Ridgeland American Legion Post. He has also done extensive research, writing and speaking about programs affecting the military.

D. I. and his wife, Linda, are members of Highland Colony Baptist Church, Ridgeland, MS; where DI also serves as a Deacon.

You can find D.I. on Facebook at http://facebook.com/dismithj and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/dismithj

You can click here to get involved in supporting D.I.'s campaign

City of Ridgeland ELECTION POLLING LOCATIONS:

Wards and Polling Precincts| The City of Ridgeland

DEQ PUBLIC HEARING on the proposed North County Line LANDFILL

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The Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality (MDEQ) invites you to a

Public Hearing
for the proposed North County Line Landfill
Thursday, December 15, 2011
starting at 7:00 p.m.

Tougaloo College – Holmes Hall Auditorium
500 W County Line Road, Tougaloo, MS
(601) 977-7744

For More Information:

Melissa Collier
Director of Community Engagement
MDEQ
(601) 961-5025

Lynn Chambers
Permit Manager
MDEQ
(601) 961-5117

CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

November 8th GENERAL ELECTION: What State House Dist? What State Senate Dist?

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I've had several calls and emails wanting to know what State House and State Senate District they lived in... You can see all of the various districts that you are in by clicking on the link below. Simply scroll down the streets which are in alphabetical order...

You can see the "address library" for all of Madison County at
http://dismithj.posterous.com/madison-county-address-library-july-8-2011

Here is the sample ballot for the Nov 8 General Election - Madison County
http://www.madison-co.com/images/admin/spotedit/attach/10/Sample_Ballot_11-2011_General_Election.pdf

2011 Property Tax Bills

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Back in July 2011, I reminded everyone to examine and inspect your property records. Now the tax bills based on those property rolls are going in the mail.

The Madison County Tax Collector, Kay Pace, will mail the 2011 Property Tax Notices today (Nov 1, 2011). The notices are mailed to the property owners as of Jan 1, 2011. Anyone who has purchased property during 2011 may have to contact the previous owner or the Tax Collector to get a copy of their tax bill.

If unpaid, damages accrue after February 1, 2012 at the rate of 1% per month.

Click here for the Madison County Tax Collector (601) 859-5226. For your convenience, tax bills may be viewed and paid on-line.

The 2011 Tax Rolls and information on your property can be found at the Madison County Tax Assessors web site under "Land Roll Express Search."

Additional Property Tax information can be found on the Mississippi Department of Revenue web site.

Madison County FY 2012 Proposed Budget and Tax Levy

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Click here to see the proposed FY 2012 Madison County Budget and Tax Levy
http://dismithj.posterous.com/madison-county-proposed-budget-fy-2012

Madison County 2011 Tax Sale and SPECIAL Parkway East Supplemental Tax Sale

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Picture from this morning's Tax Sale http://a.yfrog.com/img576/9745/55911109.jpg

Click here for additional information about delinquent taxes http://goo.gl/4Jbis

Madison County Tax Sale and Supplemental Tax Sale 2011 SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES

The 2011 Tax Sale and special Supplemental Tax Sale will be held 9 A.M., Monday, August 29, at the Madison County Office Building, Canton. Click here to see additional information on the Madison County Tax Collector's web site.

So, Friday, 5 P.M., Aug 26 is the last opportunity to pay 2010 property taxes and avoid additional fees, penalities and interest payments.

As of 5 P.M., Tuesday, Aug 23, 2011, there are over 3,000 parcels with unpaid taxes and special assessments equaling approximately $4.0 million. A comma separated variable (CSV) file can be downloaded at the Tax Collectors web site

This year's tax sale will be preceded by a special "supplemental tax sale" of Parkway East PID parcels. See The Madison County Journal article New legislation allows county to put delinquent property on tax sale

Here are links to on-line spreadsheets of the tax sale listing and the special tax sale list.
http://goo.gl/QG8Dq for web version
http://goo.gl/OSZDF Google spreadsheet version

Madison County Election and Absentee Ballots

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Detailed results of District 3 Supervisor race

Madison County Republican Official Recapitulation Primary Election

There were over 1,000 absentee ballots submitted in Madison County. There were also scores of affidavit ballots and paper ballots completed when machines were not working.

Many of the absentee ballots are having to be "transcribed" to a scanable ballot to allow them to be machine counted. So, no absentee ballots have been "COUNTED".. that will be done by the scanner.

The processing of absentee ballots will resume at 1pm today. After all absentee ballots are completed, affidavit and paper ballots will be processed.

Hopefully, we will have official results sometime later today (Thur).

ReElect D.I. "Push Card"

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Madison County MS Re-Districting 2011

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Judge rules in favor of county, elections to be held on new lines

Everyone needs to read the Attorney Generals comments about the Madison County lawsuit and rushing through the redistricting... See the AG's comments:http://tinyurl.com/697opqr AND http://tinyurl.com/5r33cgq I think AG HOOD is correct about this matter... why put the entire system in gridlock for no reason!

Existing county maps OK'd for elections
No time to redistrict before voting, judge says

Judge: Madison County didn't have time to redistrict

***Madison County Journal 3/23/2011*** Supervisors adopt 'Plan 3' map for redistricting

Madison County is in the process of ReDistricting Supervisor and Justice Court Districts.

Jackson Jambalaya 3/22/2011 Madison County Supes: The Fix is in. (Video)

WLBT TV 3/21/2011 Madison supes hold off on redistricting decision

Clarion Ledger 3/21/2011 Madison supervisors reject call for redistricting delay (Be sure to click comments)

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held Monday, March 21, 2011, to provide information and obtain public input on the options. Click here for the Redistricting Guidelines.

PUBLIC HEARING VIDEOS: (Monday, March 21, 2011)
PART I http://www.vimeo.com/21325164
PART II http://www.vimeo.com/21327749

Redistricting only occurs every 10 years; so, we will have to live the consequences for a long time. It is important to participate to insure taxpayer concerns are heard and heeded! PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND!

Click for Maps and analytical information.
SD is Supervisor District; click 30x40 to see map with selected streets.

Clarion Ledger article 3/16/11 Madison County Supes eye redistricting

Madison County Journal 3/17/11 Smith could face Redd in remap

Madison County Herald 3/17/11 Supes to pick 1 of 3 maps at meeting

Madison County Herald 3/3/11 Redistricting sets rules of the game