Quote Originally Posted by Masharubu View Post
[quote author=bumblebee link=topic=508.msg18583#msg18583 date=1376228866]
Yep, Rob and his family have taken a lot of shit from people. They have even been accused of committing fraud. The City has been the problem all along. They milked this deal for every fee, permit and every dime they could squeeze out, all the while hoping they could stall this long enough to starve this range out so it would never open.

Instead of people throwing bricks at TISR, we should have been hassling the Mayor and City Council for holding this whole project up
I understand what you are saying but pushing this city administration on this would have proven fruitless. They didn't like it and thought they could delay TISR into non-existance.

As for Rob and his family taking a lot of shit and harsh accusations, unfortunately it comes from a world where most of us have been burned too often and now quickly react to such signs. The good news is that if they pull this off, most honorable people will happily eat crow and Rob and his family will likely be afforded even higher recognitions of honor as a result. I know I have only a limited desire to use an indoor range, but if they finish this off, as a result I will happily stop by and spend some money with them. Just because they over-earned it![/QUOTE]

Thanks man, I really appreciate it. And you're very right about the current political climate. EVERY single person we talked to in Tallahassee gave us the run around. The Mayor, all the commissioners, the "New business growth" blah, blah, blah, didn't wanna do anything for us. I called the Mayor and spoke with him on the phone a couple years ago, and he acted like it wasn't his job to even talk to us about starting a new business in his city.

My dad built a warehouse in Montgomery, AL, and the city gave him "Free Property Taxes for 10 years" for bringing business to the area. The Leon County Commissioners treated us like we were speaking Arabic.