Welcome to the Official Site of
South Huntsville Civic Association
Email: southhsv@southcivic.com
Mission Statement
South Huntsville Civic Association (SHCA) is a conservative, research, education and oversight organization dedicated to the protection of citizen's rights through the preservation of property values, free markets, and citizen awareness. Established as a non-partisan PAC in May 2009, involvement in our community is based on our belief that citizens are endowed with constitutional rights for which we must take responsibility and be willing to defend. We take issues of importance into the public arena. SHCA is dedicated to gaining the allegiance of our fellow citizens and our elected representatives on important community matters.
SHCA studies various community matters by researching the issues, and then offering both our analysis and ideas to public servants, citizens and to the media. As a "watch-dog group", we consider a wide range of issues in the areas of development, education, government and society. We heavily rely on our members for their support through emails, phone calls and petitions when a call to action is occasionally required.
At the South Huntsville Civic Association, we invite you to join us. Get informed and become involved in the very important business of our American way of life.
Message from South Huntsville Living:
South Huntsville Living was created as a private endeavor for the enjoyment of current residents and for the introduction of our community to those considering moving to the Huntsville area. We hope to provide enjoyment to our citizens and support for our local merchants and property values. Please visit the site soon and fall in love with south Huntsville all over again!
southhuntsvilleliving.com
SHCA Food Drive
to benefit
Sponsored by: The South Huntsville Civic Association (SHCA)
Where: Bailey Cove side of the Star Market parking lot
Donations are tax-deductible
For more information on this effort, please visit our "upcoming events" page.
The following statement was issued on April 13, 2013.
We are currently waiting for a decision from the Alabama Ethics Commission.
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South Huntsville Civic Association
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This communication is being sent as a time sensitive update. Our regularly scheduled news letter will be sent next week. |
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It is with disappointment that we bring you the following information:
It was announced on Wednesday, April 10th that Councilman John Olshefski has accepted a job with Huntsville Utilities (owned by the city of Huntsville) as Vice President of Customer Care. Councilman Olshefski stated that in order to avoid a conflict of interest, he would recuse himself from all discussion and all votes which are related to Huntsville Utilities. During the city council meeting this Thursday, there were 2 items on the agenda which involved Huntsville Utilities. Councilman Olshefski did recuse himself. The citizens of district 3 were without representation and will continue to be without representation as long as Olshefski continues to hold both positions. Local politics, especially at a municipal level, involve matters which affect us on a day to day basis. One's local utilities is indeed such a matter. A city councilman cannot genuinely serve both his constitutents and a utility company in an effective manner without there being a conflict of interest no matter what precautions may be taken. Even if Councilman Olshefski has well meaning intentions, his role as city councilman for South Huntsville and his new role at Huntsville Utilities are incompatible.
Because of the appearance of a breach of ethics, the disenfranchisement of over 30,000 citizens, and an avalanche of citizen complaints, SHCA chose to pursue this matter. |
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South Huntsville Civic Association believes that the public trust has been violated and requests the immediate resignation of Councilman John Olshefski. We must move as soon as possible to restore representation to the citizens of district 3. We are also requesting the support of Councilman Mark Russell, President of the City Council and of Mayor Tommy Battle in our efforts to restore representation to 20% of the citizens of Huntsville. |
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While it appears that the councilman might also be in violation of AL State Code, Section 11-43-53, we await a decision on this legality from the Alabama Ethics Commission.
Senator Paul Sanford has issued statements on this issue:
"The Councilman's decision to recuse himself from votes on Huntsville Utilities is a nice gesture, but this choice will disenfranchise the residents of District 3, or one-fifth of Huntsville residents. That is unacceptable and many people have contacted me about this situation."
"Councilman Olshefski was elected to represent the people of South Huntsville on the City Council. He is short siding his responsibility to the voters by not giving them a say on important matters pertaining to Huntsville Utilities," said Senator Paul Sanford (R - Huntsville).
SHCA will continue to monitor this situation. |
Partner with SHCA
South Huntsville Civic Association is growing! Don't let our name fool you. SHCA will always confront challenges within the south Huntsville community because that is who we are. As we continue to grow, we are also being called to address issues within the wider community of Huntsville and most recently in other parts of Alabama. While we maintain our name of origin, South Huntsville Civic Association, we may work with citizens throughout Alabama who wish to form an alliance. The issues we confront are often not unique to south Huntsville. Our effectiveness increases as our circle of like minded citizens grows. We invite you to contact us if you believe we might be able to work together to improve communities throughout Alabama.
Be sure to request that you be added to our email list. This is the best way for us to notify you as future events are planned!
Click the "Contact" tab at the top of this page.
Also, feel free to click the "Donate" tab if you would like to support our efforts to encourage citizens and law makers to act boldly in defense of our communities and our nation.
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