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Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:32 PM
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By Jessie Burchette
jburchette@salisburypost.com
Rowan County commissioners continued last week making changes in advisory boards, appointing new members and removing others.
Commissioners reappointed one member of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, but removed three members for failure to attend meetings.
County officials recently drew criticism from Crime Prevention Council members for not reappointing Terry King, who has served as chairman for several years. The council advises commissioners on allocating state funds for at-risk teens.
Commissioners unanimously reappointed Lisa Kraft, who was nominated by Commissioner Jon Barber.
In removing some members, Vice Chairman Chad Mitchell cited a policy adopted in 1999 that says if any council member misses more than 25 percent of meetings in a calendar year, or three consecutive meetings, that person is obligated to resign.
Chairman Arnold Chamberlain said he had checked the records of the council and that three members have missed 25 percent or more of the meetings. He cited changes in their employment and other issues. Chamberlain said he was unable to contact one of the three.
The board unanimously approved a motion by Chamberlain to remove John Gray, John Cowan and Mike Adkins from the council.
Commissioners now have five vacancies on the council to fill and no applications.
The board reappointed one member of the Rowan County Tourism Development Authority and added two new ones.
On a split vote, commissioners chose Paul Steven Hall of the Hampton Inn to fill a hotel representative slot on the tourism board. Commissioner Jon Barber nominated Suzanne Jones of the Holiday Inn, but failed to gain any additional support.
Commissioners unanimously selected Michelle Patterson of Patterson Farms and reappointed Jeff Hall, director of the Rowan Public Library. They will serve Aug. 1 to July 31, 2010.
Others recommended, but not nominated for appointment, included Wendy Wilson of the Lazy 5 Ranch, Randy Hemann of Downtown Salisbury Inc., Jack Thomson, Historic Salisbury, and Kelly Alexander of the N.C. Transportation Museum. Alexander had completed one term and was eligible for reappointment.
Commissioners also:
- Reappointed Ken Argo, of Kannapolis, to a two-year term on the Rowan/Kannapolis Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
- Appointed Miranda Scott to serve on the China Grove Zoning Board of Adjustments from the outside zoning jurisdiction.
- Accepted the resignation of Samuel A. Washington from the Rowan County Housing Authority.
The county currently has vacancies on several boards and is seeking applications.
For more information on the vacancies and to submit an application, check the county website at www.co.rowan.nc.us. Go to the main page, click on "Commission," then select "Committee and Board Seat Openings."
In other matters, the board:
- Unanimously approved a motion by Commissioner Jim Sides to amend the budget by $700,000 to install a waterline to RDH Tire.
The county has received state economic development grants totalling $665,000. RDH contributed $35,000.
Once the project is completed, the line will be turned over to Salisbury-Rowan Utilities.
- Designated Sides as voting delegate to the N.C. Association of County Commissioners Annual Conference Aug. 21-24 in Craven County.
Sides asked commissioners to give him direction on particular issues, saying he will represent the view of the majority of the board.
- Amended an airport lease with Carolina Avionics to include an additional hangar.
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Fourth Trouble Maker
City Candidates : Wednesday, July 16, 2008 6:10 AM
She ran for the Salisbury City Council in 2007. Do they let people who are not in the city limits run for City Council? Or maybe she has moved since then. Residents of cities and other areas other than Salisbury may want to think twice about voting for candidates for the county commission that have allegiance to Salisbury. The County Commission has to consider what is best for the entire county and all of the towns in the county. Those with allegiance to Salisbury will primarily do what is best for Salisbury.
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Just curious : Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:37 PM
Who are the "city people" running for the County Commissioner? I only know one. The other one I think you were refering to maintains legal residence just outside the city of Salisbury, but resides in Greensboro for now.
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Miminal standards should include payment of taxes owed : Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:06 PM
The minimal standards to serve on a committee should be that the citizen pays his or her taxes. With unpaid taxes owed on Lazy 5 Ranch, how could Wendy Wilson expect to serve on a county committee? Particularly the tourism committee, since it is the entertainment venue owned by her family which would stand to benefit from having the tourism authority pay for their advertising. So not all the decisions to exclude people were arbitrary.
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Liberals are people, too! : Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:48 PM
The poster who continues to bash anyone who supports the Chamberlain, Sides, or Hall is making a valuable contribution to the comment section online. He/she is making everyone else look smarter.
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Fifth Trouble Maker
Which one is the Pit Bull? : Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:55 AM
If Treme doesn't like them, out they go!!
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original second trouble maker
: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 9:02 AM
I know voter turnout was/is low in both city and county elections thats why I encourage anyone who is registered to vote to do so. An I volunteering? Nope, I am not a good candidate for sucking up...I wouldn't last a week on either board! The first post asked for requirements for the job, I simply stated what we all know! I still insist, if you really want change, vote or be happy with what you get!
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Are candidates really looking for Treme's blessing? : Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:38 AM
The city council could use some new blood, to locate a new city manager for starters. To bring in two new lap-dogs would serve no real purpose, as Treme already has 4 terriers and one pit bull. Instead of business as usual, Salisbury should be looking for change. In the immortal words of the Joker, "This town needs an enema."
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Fourth Troublemaker
: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 5:58 AM
I hope the ones that are unhappy are the two that the Salisbury City Council are running for seats on the County Commission Board. Most of us remember when their people were in charge of the County Commission before and the poor results and big mistakes they made then. Kinda like the mistakes the City Council made in messing up Brenner avenue shortly after improving it to 4 lanes, and the waste of nearly a million dollars on bricks for Fisher Street. The Fisher Street fiasco cost many businesses a lot of money in lost business. The big spenders were thrown off the County Commission a few years ago. We certainly don't need any of them back now. Treme will likely remove some of the current councilmen. The city people running for the County Commissioner should court Treme and see if he will bless their running for his new City Council in 2009.
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Original Troublemaker
Brings out the worst : Monday, July 14, 2008 4:30 PM
Wow, regardless of the outcome, there will be some really unhappy people on election night in November. You're right, there's something here that tends to bring out the worst. Third troublemaker gets bashed---ANONYMOUSLY---for merely asking a few innocuous questions and quoting a few statistics. Someone must have forgot to take his Zanax before logging in. Do us a favor and take one before you come out to watch the returns on election night in November. Otherwise you may scare small children. ;-)
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Salisbury Voters : Monday, July 14, 2008 2:57 PM
The reason it is such a lower percentage is because most of Salisbury's residents are convicted felons :)
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: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:35 PM
It is quite ironic how the Chamberlain-Sides-Hall supporters bash, insult, chew, and spit out all posters with differing points of views on this comments board. It is the same thing that those commissioners do in public and in the meetings. Shows the quality of the posters. There is no need to sink to this level, although an anonymous board makes it so easy and brings out the worst in people.
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Second Trouble maker : Monday, July 14, 2008 12:02 PM
Are you volunteering? Kluttz and the rest of the City Council will not like you calling Chamberlain and Sides "Salisburys Almighty". They reserve that term for themselves. If you are concerned about the percent of voters going to the polls, then look at how low it is in the Salisbury city elections. In the last one it was 14.6%. Is that why we have such poor leadership on the City Council? What percent voted in the last County Commissioner races? Was it higher than 14.6%? I bet it was. The city officials moved their election to the odd or off years to keep the turnout low so they could better control it. Do you like that better?
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second troublemaker : Monday, July 14, 2008 9:54 AM
Requirements:(1) kiss Chamberlain and Sides backsides constantly. (2) recogonize both as Salisburys almighty. (3) repeat requirements 1 & 2 until the term is up if you want to remain in office! Stop letting the same 20 people vote these commissioners into office! If you are registered to vote, do it in November and get rid of the current board! Thats the only reason they keep being reelected...not enough people get out and vote. Make your voice heard in November!!!!
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Troublemaker
What qualifications are the Commissioners looking for? : Monday, July 14, 2008 8:03 AM
I figure that there are enough opinionated folks here to come up with a list of qualifications the county commissioners are looking for as they seek to fill those five open seats. Be as creative as you wanna be. This can be fun.
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: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:32 AM
Randy Hemann of Downtown Salisbury Inc., Jack Thomson, Historic Salisbury, and Kelly Alexander of the N.C. Transportation Museum. Alexander had completed one term and was eligible for reappointment. Any reason why these folks were denied, other than they work in cities?
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reporting delay : Monday, July 14, 2008 3:19 AM
why does it take nearly a week for the Post to report this news, I saw it on cable days ago.
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