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Friday, January 04, 2008

Major Accident In Pasonsburg


Major accident in Parsonsburg on Dagsboro Road. They're shutting down the road, 5
ambulances on route and calling in a Helicopter. I'm told 2 people were killed. More to come.

Two young men died from one vehicle. The people in the other vehicle involved are OK.

You Have To Wonder About Some People


Last night, GA and I were testing something out on Blogger and we put up a "Test Post" with nothing to it. Today on Blognetnews, look what's the #1 clicked on article. Dee, Dee, Deeee! ROTFLMAO! Should I put up another one that just says, IDIOTS?

Body Found

The Police are on their way to a Shed on Siloam Road off of Riverside Drive Extended. Allegedly someone found the body a Co Worker in a shed. Police are having a difficult time finding the exact location and it's too early to tell what happened to the person inside. No, I'm not driving out there to find out either.

Daily Times OR Salisbury News?

GO HERE and see what's new at the Daily Times. Things that make you go hmmmmm!

Donations, Donations, Donations, Then Comes More Taxes

The Salisbury Fire Department wants your money. There's a possibility Bill Ahtes and Co. may be knocking on your door because they need $5,000,000.00 when another Theater some 4+ miles away will open in Delmar to compete with the Pipe Dream in Salisbury. Then there's of course the $36,000,000.00 the Salisbury Zoo wanted. The Fire Department just screwed the taxpayers out of $10,000,000.00 and now they want a $800,000.00 Fire Boat to protect those VERY FEW homeowners on the river. The Zoo just got a commitment for $500,000.00 towards a building they haven't raised a penny for yet to show good faith on their behalf. Let's not forget the Library is now being targeted for relocation and the City is loving it because they want to relocate City Hall there at the County's expense. Oh, did I forget to mention they have Station 16 they could retrofit?

Cigarette taxes just went through the roof. A barrel of oil just went over the $100.00 mark. O'Bite Me Malley just raised State Taxes up to 6% and now they're saying the jobless rate just rose above 5%!

Since the City of Salisbury is so rich and there's millions upon millions of dollars just floating around, what the hell, right?

I feel for this woman coming in as the new Director of the Salisbury Zoo because you know what Folks, we're tapped out! The City just got a 14% Tax Increase and quite frankly if you haven't had enough I can assure you there's much more to come. Barrie Tilghman will drive everything she can through before she's thrown out of Office in about a year or so.

Duvall points all his fingers at Rick Pollitt while he's been closing his eyes to all of the BS going on right under his nose in the City. Has he turned to the dark side? Looks that way and it's a shame because these Blogs were all supposed to be about YOU! I do all of this to educate those of you who can't be there and can't find the time to bring all of this information to you. The Daily Times won't do it and I think it's a damn shame Old Billy has turned on everyone and joined the Tilghman Team.

I shouldn't close without also saying, where the hell is Bill Reddish too? He has a voice that could make a positive difference but I haven't heard a thing in many months from that man.

As I wish this new Director the best of luck, her timing couldn't be worse. There's nothing left and no one believes the Zoo is worth it any more. The Fire Department, well, they're just all screwed up and they still have their hands out. Hey, if you're that stupid to give more, God Bless You. Bill Ahtes should walk into the Council Work Session with a 55 Gallon Drum of Vaseline and rubber gloves because he's about to screw everyone who is a partner in the old Fire Station 16.

SBYNEWS Lost & Found

In an earlier Post this yesterday I reached out to someone who may have lost their Purse on the Downtown Plaza. To give you an idea of our readership volume, it was a home run! GO HERE to read the Post. Below is their appreciation message.

"Thank you.
I was with the girl who lost it. We were taking advantage of the architecture on the plaza for a photo shoot. We were shooting a lot of luggage and got distracted.
Thank you again."

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases


On January 1, 2008 at approximately 1:31 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department responded to the 500 block of East Lincoln Avenue, Salisbury for a report of a fight involving several subjects with baseball bats. Upon arrival, officers observed a male subject waving a metal bat in an aggressive matter towards another male subject. Officers ordered all subjects to the ground and detained them until additional units arrived.

Arrested
Charles Henry Cornish, 41 yoa Salisbury, MD

Charges

1st Degree Assault

2nd Degree Assault

Reckless Endangerment

Disorderly Conduct

Malicious Destruction of Property less than $500

Disposition
Released to Central Booking CC#200800000009

On January 2, 2008 at approximately 12:05 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department arrested a male subject for operating a vehicle while his driving privileges are suspended. A search incident to arrest, officers located a baggie of suspected marijuana in the subjects sock. Officers also recovered suspected marijuana from the vehicle.

Arrested
James Edward Scott, 36 yoa Salisbury, Md

Charges

Driving While Suspended

Possession of Marijuana

Disposition
Released to Central Booking CC#200800000179

On January 3, 2008 at approximately 5:25 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Wal-Mart store on North Salisbury Boulevard for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival, the officer learned that the below listed suspect attempted to take several DVDs, television cable and personal hygiene items without making payment.

Arrested
Angel Lettice Oliver, 30 yoa Ocean City, MD

Charges

Theft less $500

Disposition
Released to Central Booking CC#200800000344

On January 3, 2008, at approximately 3:45 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department placed the below listed suspected under arrest on an outstanding arrest warrant from Baltimore County, Maryland.

Arrested

Norman Albert Holland, 49 yoa Salisbury, MD

Charges

Circuit Court Bench Warrant

Failure to Appear

Disposition

Released to Central Booking CC#200800000336

On January 3, 2008 at approximately 9:40am, Officers arrested below listed suspect for an incident that occurred in December 2007. On December 6, 2007 Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call in reference to an assault against a child. After meeting with the victim it was determined that the below listed suspect had assaulted the victim with a belt.

Arrested

Sharon Lynn Strange, 19 yoa Salisbury, MD

Charges

2nd Degree Assault

Dangerous weapon-conceal

Disposition

Released to Central Booking

The "Theater of Delmar"


GO HERE to their Website. Now why in the world would you want to compete with this? Because Salisbury wants to screw the taxpayers out of a building. They did it once, they'll do it again.

Delmar Theater

800 - 1000 Seats

Official Broadway Stage

Concerts

Ballets

Plays

Certified Recording and Production room

Looks like Ahtes is way behind the 8-Ball this time. Now you know.

Totmom Has A Great Post Up This Morning


GO HERE to view it. Enjoy the visitors.

Did Anyone Miss The Boat On This One?


"4:30 p.m. Presentation of study on future use of Fire Station #16 – Bill
Ahtes/Memo Diriker"


Just look at the language provided by the City Government. They're already speaking as if this IS the future of what will happen to the old Station 16.

So when I got in front of the Council and asked them where things stood on this building a few weeks ago, they responded, NOTHING!

Obviously NOTHING means, we're waiting for Bill Ahtes. They have NEVER asked me for any other proposal, other than my purchase offer price, which is getting stronger and stronger for the City as real estate values continue to take a dive.

My offer is still $250,000.00 CASH. My intention would be to put an All-You-Can-Eat Seafood Restaurant in that location with the kitchen in the lowest level. The dining area in the main street level and a bar in the upstairs level. It would continue the Fire Department Decor, similar to Station 7 in Pittsville.

I'm told we'll hear something later today from GA about the actual study performed by Memo Diriker and what a joke that is too. Nevertheless, the point here Ladies & Gentlemen is, are you truly going to let two or three elected Council Members take a valuable building and GIVE it to Ahtes and that arts group, who has a track record of screwing people out of their donations as well as getting a building donated and then claim they can't get it done so they go out and sell it for a 100% profit?

Then there's the other thought of, why the hell is the City even considering this building as surplus? Barrie Tilghman has been bitching for years that they don't have enough space in the GOB, so why the hell aren't you retrofitting this building when it's FREE? Can someone PLEASE tell me why there's never been a practical politician in office? Why in the hell do they have to spend everything and raise taxes? If these people weren't so stupid and out of control, the City would be in much better shape than it is.

Get on here, even under anonymous and state how you feel about this. I personally believe it's a serious issue and I also believe Barrie Tilghman and Gary Comegys are screwing the taxpayers again trying to make people believe we need a theater. It's BS. It raises no tax revenue. They get a free ride for at least 6 years. At least if I opened a restaurant it would create about 50 jobs and I'd ask for no real tax breaks other than possibly being in an enterprise zone.

One Year Ago Today





Mayor Barrie Tilghman and Daughter K.C. Tilghman were out and about trying to take advantage of the after the holiday deals locally. When Barrie heard everything was 50% off, she literally took 50% off.

Answers To The Lawn Mower Races

Westside Tractor Races

The Westside Community Center (WSCC) is a facility owned and operated by
Wicomico County (Dept. of Recreation Parks and Tourism). A citizen’s
advisory board known as the Westside Advisory Council was established in
1977 to set policy, adopt the budget and develop programs. The county
contributes a full time center director and maintenance man. The board
raises funds to pay for the full operation of the center.

The Tractor Race event was established in 2005 as a fundraiser for WSCC
and netted about $200 that first year. The event has been organized by a
citizen’s committee (made up of volunteers, members of the community at
large and WS advisory Board members) known as the Tractor Race Committee.
In 2006, the committee made several changes in order to make the event
more profitable. They added the Reason to Ride Bike Show to the event and
brought in outside vendors to handle the food and beverages. The 2006 and
2007 events did make money each year.

The following are observations of the Westside Advisory Council and the
staff following this year’s tractor races:
• Terry Scott, the event committee chairman, resigned and was the person
who did most of the work for the lawn tractor race portion of the event.
• The tractor races continued to grow in number but so did many of the
expenses. A major increase was from the racing group (ARMA), who doubled
their fee from $1,500 to $3,000.
• The committee struggled to get enough volunteers to plan and run the
event. The burden fell largely on same few people straining county
employees and volunteers alike.
• The growth of the event also increased the Department of Recreation &
Parks workload where over 500 man hours were spent to stage the event
annually due to the unique needs of the lawn tractor portion of the event.
• The lawn tractor races had become more expensive and labor intensive to
conduct while the motorcycle show portion was far more profitable and much
easier to administer. Despite increased advertising and other efforts,
attendance did not increase above the 2006 event and the 2007 event netted
in $6,800 ($1,000 less that the year before).
Less than 10% of the net revenue was generated by the tractor races
illustrating a minimal return on the investment. The Bike Show side of the
event brought in nearly $6,000 in sponsors, registration fees, and raffle
items without any additional expenses.
• The open area used for the event over the past 3 years will be developed
into a recreational park in the early spring and the track space will not
be available.

On December 10, 2007, at the WS Advisory Board’s regular meeting, the
group decided to not continue the tractor race aspect of the event. It
will continue with the less labor intensive and more profitable aspects of
the event which were food, entertainment and the motorcycle show.

I'd like to thank Rick Pollitt & Jim Finneran for getting this information for me/us.

Two Important Upcoming Meetings

SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION AGENDA
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JANUARY 7, 2008
CONFERENCE ROOM 305
GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING

4:30 p.m. Presentation of study on future use of Fire Station #16 – Bill
Ahtes/Memo Diriker

5:00 p.m. Further discussion – West Road-Westside Manor Annexation – Matt Hedger

5:30 p.m. Library relocation project – John Pick

6:00 p.m. General discussion/upcoming agendas

6:15 p.m. Adjourn

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The City Council has scheduled an additional work session for 4:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 to further discuss the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
The work session will be held in Conference Room 305 of the Government Office
Building (125 N. Division Street).