Town of Six Mile

[beth]

Alex: I admitted that I should not have used "anti-library" at the very beginning of my last response by saying that perhaps I should have used a different phrasing. If you want to hang onto it, that's your option.
Where you got that I said that you said public libraries would be replaced by a private company—I have no clue. I will say, though, that a for-profit company like Blockbuster and a public library are very different. Blockbuster satisfies one major need--media for people to watch. Public libraries have to satisfy many different needs. One of them is to provide a physical place for people to study, read, meet in groups, take children for storytime...the list goes on and on.
I don't deny that libraries will change--they have always had to adjust to accommodate new technologies. Rapid change, however, takes money and lots of library advocates. Those wonderful technologies and resources that you wish for don't come without a steep price tag. And until the publishing companies will agree to let libraries pay for the privilege of lending those ebooks and there are universal ebook readers (I believe that currently only the Sony reader can be used to download library ebooks), the selection of books will be limited, not unlimited as you say. The selection will also be limited to those who are fortunate enough to have their own readers or to those who can checkout readers that the libraries have enough money to purchase.

[alexsaitta]

I like libraries, especially what the building and what goes on inside adds to the community. Time will tell what the future of those buildings will be in the digital age.

If libraries will evolve beyond their primary purpose of being a storage of books, I believe the issue will then come down to what the typical community can afford.

In the 1980's, 1990's and even this past decade, a community could get all they wanted because they just borrowed the money to do it all.

Now with the lack of income to carry all these loans or maintain the buildings and provide all the other government services people have become accustom to, communities will be forced to make tough choices.

That's the issue in Six Mile now. It doesn't have a library, but neither the town of Six Mile or the county is stepping up to pay for a building. Why? I suspect it is coming down to money and the limited funds both governments have.

Often times, the typical community is going to have to make a choice, do we want to build a new hospital, a new school or a new library building?

If the evolution of libraries in America is going to come "with a steep price tag" as you said, I just don't know how they'll fair when up against other services that government is expected to provide.

[beth]

Yep...it always comes back to money and that is what the Pickens County Library system people said in an article about the Six Mile Library.

It usually pays to be in the second or third wave of "cutting technology". The organization who holds back might not be in the news all the time for innovation but it definitely is worth holding back until the kinks are worked out. And the price always drops dramatically. So while the library may not have all that you want right now, that doesn't say that they won't in the future.

In South Carolina we are fortunate to have resources like DISCUS, which means that parents who have an internet connection don't have to even take their kids to the library to do research for school and they don't have to worry about their kids stumbling around looking for information on the internet (a lot of the information is inaccurate anyway). Parents don't have to invest in a set of encyclopedias anymore...it is all there and has resources from toddler to adult. It is an amazing resource: www.scdiscus.org.

[Deleted]

Money does not fall from the sky. Most counties and towns are strapped for cash, can't afford policemen. There are a lot of good things government can do for the citizens but we have to pick the items we need the most now.

[franklin]

www.pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/12755434/article-Public-input-needed-to-decide-future-of-Six-Mile-s-fire-service-?instance=home_news_lead

Six Mile is about to get what they have long deserved on the fire district. They stacked the rural fire board with cronies from Six Mile and then charged the county way too much. The county cut half the district off and gave it to Central. Soon the county will build its own station outside of Six Mile. The Six Mile department is getting the fruits of its bad actions.

I'll be at the grand opening ceremony for the county station in Six Mile.

[franklin]

www.pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/13037588/article-Six-Mile-faces-tough-choice-on-fire-service?instance=secondary_news_left_column

The town of Six Mile deserves what it is getting in this. They pushed the county around and around, and took over the board. They should have nothing to do with the Six Mile Fire Department or the folks who run it. I hope the council is smarter than that.

[franklin]

I do not believe any one feels sorry for Ronnie Duncan. The six mile fire department a sugar daddy deal and they took advantage of the county council. First the southern part of the distrct left and now the county has pulled out. Six Mile is now reeping what it sowed.

[franklin]

Can you imagine my amazement when only after a month of operation the newly formed library board turns to the government to bail them out. And you thought the bail outs ended with General Motors. Another government solution brought to you this time by the liberals in six mile. Soon expect the six mile fire department to ask for a bail out.

www.pickenssentinel.com/view/full_story/13291247/article-Community-library-board-asks-for-Six-Mile-council%E2%80%99s-help-in-bringing-library-closer-to-town?instance=secondary_news_left_column

[geraldgarrett]

Maybe they could relocate the community library on an interim basis to the soon-to-be-vacant fire station while they work toward a more permanent solution.

Two birds. One stone. Dang, I'm good. You're welcome, Mr. Mayor. ;D

[Deleted]

The council race in Six Mile should be competitive. Scroll down.

pickenselections.org/2011/09/01/2011-municipal-election-candidates/

[alexsaitta]

Six Mile Town Council
Seats to Fill 2
Jeff Dennis. . . . . . . . . . 148
Brenda Rippy . . . . . . . . . 74
David T Yongue. . . . . . . . . 126
Write-in. . . . . . . . . . . 4

[Deleted]

Who should I vote for in the special election, Rippy or the other person?

[dbc]

Please see the following short summary about James Atkinson. He is currently running in the upcoming election in February for the vacant seat on Town Council. I have had the pleasure of serving with James on the Six Mile Planning Commission. He is an extremely intelligent candidate as you can see in this short summary. I would like to encourage you to vote for James this February 7th.

-Believer in Sound Budgeting, Fiscal Planning, and Citizen
Involvement
- BS Financial Management with Honors - Clemson University 1978
- Certified Fraud Examiner
- 32 Years Financial Institution Related Employment in Internal Audit, Credit
Quality Review, and/or Regulatory Compliance
- Family has resided in Six Mile 150 Years +
- 1975 Graduate of DW Daniel High School
- Believer in Preserving Beauty, History, Integrity, and Natural Resources of
the Town
- Community Watch for our Neighborhoods
- United Community Spirit and Citizen Unity all making this a Big Town
Compassionately
- Niche Businesses to bring customers into town

[Deleted]

Pickens County
Six Mile Municipal Special Ele
February 7, 2012

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 7) . . . . . 4 57.14
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 446
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 152
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 34.08

Town Council
Seats to Fill 1
James A Atkinson . . . . . . . . 107 70.86
Brenda Rippy . . . . . . . . . 44 29.14

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I see Six Mile has made the news. www.foxcarolina.com/story/19114251/man-holds-up-six-mile-store-locks-clerks-in-office

[alexsaitta]

Despite the dooms dayers out there looking for an economic collapse tomorrow, my overall economic theme for the last 3 years has been the US is in an economic slide. Growth in the decades of the 1980's and 1990's was 3%. It was just less than 2% the past decade. This decade's growth rate will be less.

The economy will not collapse, mainly, because the government will do all it can to keep it going. However, it will continue to slide over the next decade.

While the entire economy will not collapse, sections of the economy will sag, weaken or even collapse. We are seeing the housing market sag. We saw the banking sector almost collapse. We are seeing the bottom sector of the work force sag. Many are on government assistance. Many have little to no work ethic. As a result, more will turn to crime. That is what we are seeing here I believe. Crime will rise and I believe is already starting to rise. due to this bottom sector of the work force running into even tougher economic times.

Reagan said a rising tide raises all boats. Well a falling tide lowers all ships, but not equally, the lowest boats fall the most.