by Homer Jack Moore
For background on the now-approved Dollar General in Micanopy, visit www.gainesvilleiguana.org and search for “Dollar General.”
On Sept. 9, Stewart, a Native American and a member of the Florida Indigenous Alliance, gave wise counsel at a recent meeting of the Alachua Board of County Commissioners on a matter pertaining to a proposed Dollar General convenience store at a scenic gateway to the town adjacent to the Micanopy Native American Heritage Preserve. “No matter how much you polish a piece of excrement,” he explained, “a piece of excrement’s gonna be a piece of excrement.”
Then turning toward Matt Cason, president of the Gainesville Concept Companies, a development firm that plans to build the Dollar General, and leaving no doubt for the commissioners about whom he was speaking, Stewart continued, “A piece of excrement stood in front of y’all and said, ‘No matter what y’all do, no matter what anyone does, my money says everything.’”
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