Stockton Landmark District vote: amendment concerned residents two could get washed with wave "vote no".

Published: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 6 H 59

STOCKTON (Alabama) - started nearly a decade ago Stockton residents working on legislation to preserve the character historically flavoured their city.

Now, the effort is a vote on Amendment 2 November, and some are concerned about the Landmark district Stockton could be defeated a vague sense "vote no" to the other amendments on the ballot.

"This change affects only us," said Stockton resident Lynn Hastie-Bozone Friday. "It will cost you nothing."

Hastie-Bozone, daughter of the late historian Davida Hastie, said efforts to protect the heritage of the city and rich history that still places started color more than nine years ago.

"A group of us started working a long time ago, we could keep our history and maintain our identity," said Hastie-Bozone. "There was no other district of heritage in the comté.Nous would be the first to ensure that we had to pass by the legislator and a vote of origin.

Amendment does not add any element of zoning or taxation, in accordance with the document.Le only change would bring the document would block forced annexation to the city by any other municipality.

The nearest town, Minette Bay officials expressed no objection to the amendment.

"It prevents annexation unless people voted to join another city or re-incorporate city", said Bozone Hastie.

Some inhabitants of the region have joined efforts along the way when they realized the sleepy city already incorporated in 1834 could be a target for development and the annexation in the years to venir.Avec bicentennial Park in the vicinity, the possibility of the County and State purchasing Live Oak Landing and a potential Chinese automotive manufacturing plant a few kilometres, quick action sought, Hastie-Bozone said.

"Some other communities in the County of could apply similar protections", said Elaine Riley, who has been at the forefront of legislative efforts with her husband George.

"It just gives us the power to say no to is appended if that is what we chose," said Riley.

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