A guest Blog from “the other Jim Turner”
Page County stakeholders -
My wife and I are weekenders in Page County, our place is in Hawksbill Pines near Stanley. Before I go much further, I need to clarify that while I go by the name Jim Turner, I am not related to the fellow that is very active in community politics and is a frequent letter to the editor writer – I’ve met that Jim, and appreciate his activism, but as a part-time resident I haven’t gotten involved as avidly as he.
I do keep a blog, however, about our house out there, and about the Page County lifestyle we’ve grown to enjoy so much. Since the unemployment rate peaked earlier this year (let’s hope the current trend of improvement holds), I’ve been doing a little research and analysis on the economy in Page County (blog link to posts on this topic: http://hawksbillcabin.blogspot.com/search/label/Page%20County%20Economy).
I agree with the concept that there are legitimate questions that still need to be answered about Project Clover, and overall it seems to me that more transparency about the land purchase is a fundamental requirement. The link above (like all blogs, this will show the newest post first, so if you are interested you might check back a few posts) will outline some of the questions I am looking for answers to…my next step is to download, read and review the 2008 Strategic Plan referenced in the EDA’s most recent one-pager in the PNC.
Learning about your efforts has been very interesting. Keep up the good work…accountability and transparency are the watchwords when facing challenges such as those Page County is dealing with.
Best,
Jim Turner
Alexandria, VA (and Stanley!)
