Name:   realfast64 - Subject:   Is Publix coming? Date:   5/31/2021 10:50:59 AM

   I am not down on alex city. I have been here since 1968 i have seen what has happened to our town.  I know who and what companies wanted to come here as russell started to close. Those companies saw a work force already here, a work force that wanted to work. Workers that were allready trained in the manufactoring process. I worked with headhunters that were hired by maufactures to find ares that had the things they needed.  One was not wanted because they were union and payed to high of wages. During this time the city purchased the property for more than 4000.00 dollar per acre. Nothing is there today but trees. But they stopped another for coming in and quietly purchasing said property.  Belive me when i say many looked at this area and were interested but were not courted.  

   We had a local bussiness that tried feverishly to purchase part of the russell complex. Said company were going to do all improvement theirselves. They were not allowed to purchase but the company that did had many demands that were met. One was hundereds of yards if not thousands of concrete dumped in a hole. 

   One might aslo ask why temp services so successful in this area.  I would thing if alex city had a large work force that you allude to why such bussiness would could survive. 

   Now that it appears the present washington admistration raising capitol gains tax to the 30"s that manufctoring will be leaving again. Alex city has little chance of attracting new bussiness. 

   All what i have said Saddens me but it is the truth. We need to come together and preserve what we have instead of trying to aquire more with little no return.  If this offends or angers you i am sorry but is the truth and factual.