Tag: Rauf Bolden
Rauf Bolden: Solving the traffic problem in Orange Beach
Roads are the lifeblood of a community, moving prosperity, maintaining economic flow. The ones in Orange Beach do not perform well, especially during the...
Rauf Bolden: Municipalities, ransomware and the cloud-based browser
You could almost hear people gnash their teeth, wondering about ransomware attacks on municipalities in New Mexico and Georgia.
"The city of Farmington continues to...
Rauf Bolden: Finding out what residents want in Orange Beach
Without sophisticated polling and surveys to guide decision making our cities will become intellectually bankrupt, and politically rudderless in a sea of data. The...
Rauf Bolden: Call for a Council Records Preservation Act in Orange...
The policy process is never a tightly managed affair. Creating a Council Records Preservation Act must be comprehensive, preserving all memos, letters, texts, emails,...
Rauf Bolden: Affects of history on Orange Beach
Calling a politician an opportunist is redundant. History is littered with politicians, kissing the ring-of-opportunity in public even as they roll their eyes in...
Rauf Bolden: Call for a better paid Mayor and Council in...
Jumping into the vortex of social change requires courage, rewarding executives for time and effort spent invigorates the community. Coaxing the City Council into...
Rauf Bolden: Residents’ data security in Orange Beach
As Thomas Jefferson said, "The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good...
Rauf Bolden: Call for tax cuts in Orange Beach
Populists often put their finger on problems that irk the country.
“Council will not cut local taxes,” I argued with friends, sailing on Arnica Bay.
“The...
Rauf Bolden: Call for establishing an Ethics Commission in Orange Beach
People rub their eyes at the prospect, having $87 Million on the table for one bridge and $60 Million on the table for another,...
Rauf Bolden: Vanishing property rights in Orange Beach
Power corrupts goes the old saying. Taking away residents' property rights is the new infatuation, firstly with short-term rentals in residential areas, lastly with...