Today, Sen. Hugh Leatherman ( aka , Sir Spend A-Lot ) announced that he has procured $7 Million in state funding for Florence's proposed Performing Arts Center. The performing arts center is considered a lynchpin item of Florence's Downtown redevelopment.
It is nice to see that Florence got a nibble of that 10-15% spending increase in the State budget this year. Then again, I suppose groundbreakings like this are popping up all over the state after this year's spendfest - except in Lexington, of course!!
Downtown Florence really is in pretty poor shape - most residents wouldn't be caught dead on Dargan and Evans after dark. One element is missing from the assistance - any Federal help, Mr.'s Clyburn and Spratt ?? Oh , I forgot . All out taxes went to build a pedestrian walkway on SC State's campus. Two years ago, they used Federal money to move the train tracks around campus. My guess is next year will be a Starbuck's and a Rice -A -Roni style tram so the kids don't have to walk from class to class....
Now for a little fun. After a long search, I found a profile of Sen. Leatherman's early years, thanks to Rudolph' s Shiny New Year. Apparently, the Senator grew up in the Archipelagos of New Year's Past (1776 I believe), where this pic was located. You compare.....
Now..............And Then....
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OK, Senator Leatherman has just been permanently tagged "Sir Spend-A-Lot". Great work...
Part of being a good blogger is investigative journalism.. So while some guys focus on following the money or pulling good dirt from out of the closet, I focus on finding lookalike photos!
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