The City Of Salisbury IS Reimbursed

Someone asked if the city got reimbursed for their services. This is a copy of a bill sent out that shows proof that they do in fact get reimbursed. I have seen a bill from the City of Salisbury but they live in Fruitland (outside city limits), but in Wicomico County.

Another interesting point is the address listed for the City of Salisbury on the bill: Denton, Md 21629

I'm told they can only send you a bill three times. IF you do NOT pay it the City CANNOT charge you any more and must drop the bill, period. I was in ALL of the Work Session Meetings and Council Meetings on this issue. So I would believe it's a matter of public record.

IF you have ever been harassed you should contact your Council Person and let them know.

Boss Hogg Explains How The Realatards Work

Joe:

This is what they train realtors to do in the continuing education classes.

The problem is with a broken system controlled by a monopoly known to the public as the National Association of Realtors.

I call them the Chicago real estate mob.

They lay up waiting for the little old lady with a million dollar waterfront farm who says she could go to her grave happy with $200,000.00

The the agent who knows its worth a million in a quick sale tells them they can make her happy and just write a check.

I know of a dynamic due who used to list waterfront lots in Captains Cove for $25,000 when that was overpriced and they would not sell for two years.

Then they would offer the seller $10,000 as a courtesy to help them out.

The public record would show a sale to the agent (whom had the listing) for $10,000.00 then another transfer from that same agent to another buyer for $45,000.00 THE SAME DAY!

I have seen hundreds of these right here on the Eastern Shore and guess what?

Its standard operating procedure.

These people should have called a professional real estate auctioneer to put cash on the table.

It happens every day.

This is blessed by the Chicago mob and since they spend over $30 million a year on lobbying... its perfectly legal.

Sleazy as you know what but legal.

God Bless The Wicomico County Sheriff's Department!

Now this is the kind of Press Release "I" personally enjoy the most.

Deadbeat Fathers are about the biggest scumbags on earth and far too often they get away with way too much. Their excuses are never ending and the majority don't want to pay their Child Support because the Mother of the children is with someone else. They then claim she's NOT spending it ALL on the kids and they never understand or recognize there is overhead while raising those children.

Nevertheless, the WCSO Deputy was on patrol in the area of Jersey Road and Keene Ave in Salisbury when he observed a T-Bird with MD Tags failing to dim his headlamps when passing oncoming vehicles.

The Deputy stopped the car and contacted the driver, 51 year old scumbag Bernard Moore of Salisbury. A check on Moore's driver's license revealed that his privileges was suspended due to CHILD SUPPORT NON-COMPLIANCE!

The Deputy placed Moore under arrest and released him to WCDC Central Booking to be seen by a District Court Commissioner. Now THAT'S Keepin It Real! God Bless DFC Brannan!

A Worthy Comment About Salisbury Nursing & Rehab

Unfortunately, I was a resident at Salisbury Nursing & Rehab. Center for over 6 months. My experience there found that the place should be closed immediately!!

When a patient at that facility is flat on their back and unable to move and is UNABLE TO EVEN GET A DRINK OF WATER - it is in a sad state of operation for the facility. Friends and family provided me with bottled water in order for me to have a supply available when needed, although it was not cold - anything wet was delicious!

I was cursed by members of the staff because I used the call bell to ask that my urinal be emptied. The urinal was so full that it could not be used again without causing a spill (and more yelling and cursing from the staff - for messing up the bed!).

The therapy staff is very caring, but the care staff leaves a lot to be desired. The poor care that I was given, was after being forced to go there by P.R.M.C. In addition, I was fortunate to have high end BC BS insurance that was billed by Salisbury Nursing Home for over $10,850.00 PER MONTH WITHOUT GIVING ME ANY PHYSICAL THERAPY.

Hell on earth - Salisbury Nuring and Rehabilitation Center - or whatever they are called today - I am sure they will change the name to protect the hospital and those who are filling their pockets daily without doing any work.

Andy Harris Raises Over $1,000,000

Annapolis: State Senator Andy Harris today announced his campaign has raised over $1,000,000 since he entered the race in June 2007. In less than nine months, Andy Harris has broken every Republican Primary fundraising record in the district.

"This is a clear indication that my conservative message of improving the economy, ending illegal immigration and winning the global War on Terror, is resonating with people everywhere," said Andy Harris. "I am truly humbled by the depth of support I have received."

Harris' fundraising has established a strong fundraising base for the final few weeks of the campaign. He has amassed over 5500 unique donors.

"Voters want change," said Chris Meekins, Campaign Manager for the Harris campaign. "They want a return to our core conservative values and Andy Harris is the only conservative in this race."

Andy's conservative message is also being embraced by voters throughout the district. In a major upset last week, Harris won an overwhelming 67% of the vote at a 400 person straw poll in Anne Arundel County. Earlier this year, Harris won a straw poll in Wicomico County on the Eastern Shore as well.

Federal Election Commission reports show that Harris had out-raised Gilchrest over the last two reporting periods.

Accident On Riverside Dr -- Shad Point/Cherry

There was a serious accident on Riverside Drive again this morning. This time they flipped a SUV on its side with a woman and a child inside the vehicle.

The complaint is, people are driving way too fast on this road and they want something done about it sooner than later. Thank God no one was seriously injured.

Governor's Transportation Plan - Eastern Shore

Highlights of the governor's improvements include:

$18 million to dualize and widen the next phase of US 113 from Goody Hill Road to Massey Branch located south of Berlin in Worcester County;

$2.5 million in engineering funds to dualize and widen the next phase of MD 404 from MD 309 to Cemetery Road;

$4 million to build a roundabout and sidewalks along the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Access Road providing students a safer route to the Princess Anne school;

$3 million to study expanding capacity along Nanticoke Road from US 50 to Rockawalkin Road in Salisbury;

$2 million to complete project planning to improve traffic flow and safety along Race Track Road from US 50 to MD 90 near Ocean Pines;

$1.6 million for drainage improvements to reduce flooding along US 13 and local roads in Salisbury

$7.3 million to upgrade rail lines on the Eastern Shore;

$5 million to upgrade railroad grade crossings on the Eastern Shore

In addition to these local investments, the state has added $56.8 million in capital funding to buy buses and improve facilities used by locally-operated transit systems. Local transit agencies can apply for these funds as part of an annual application process administered by the Maryland Transit Administration.

Fire In Delmar Right Now

Since I don't want to be called a Fire Chaser, I chose not to go to this fire on Virginia & Pine Street in the Woodlawn Subdivision.

However, I will say that the sirens in Delmar, Hebrom and Mardela have been going off for at least 15 minutes before this Fire Truck from Hebron passed by my home. Hopefully all is well and everyone is OK. Be safe!

BREAKING NEWS! Town Of Delmar Maryland Is Being Sued By FOP Lodge 111

Case Information
Court System: Circuit Court for Wicomico County - Civil System
Case Number: 22C07001624
Title: Delmar Police Dept Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge 111, et al vs Delmar Mayor And Commissioners, et al
Case Type: Other CivilFiling Date:11/19/2007
Case Status: Open/Active
Case Disposition: Disposition Date:

There's more to the Court Documents but here it is in a nutshell.

FOP Lodge 111 has Filed suit against the Town of Delmar, Maryland over Collective Bargaining. Get this! I've been informed that the State of Delaware offers Collective Bargaining for ALL Municipalities with more than 25 Employees. Now that doesn't mean 25 Police Officers. That means 25 Employees, period.

That being said, the Delmar Police Department works for both the state of Maryland and the state of Delaware. Therefore they have filed a petition with more than 320 signatures, (more then required for that Municipality) to put Collective Bargaining on the Ballot and the FOP filed it to the Town Attorney and the Mayor of Delmar.

The first set of paperwork went and sat with absolutely NO REPLY whatsoever. So, the FOP sent it AGAIN for the second time and guess what, NOTHING HAPPENED. Being that you only have a certain amount of time to get something like this on the Ballot, it became VERY obvious the Mayor was stalling and the Police Officers learned the Town Attorney was delaying at the request of the Mayor.

So the FOP filed it again for a third time in which the Mayor responded by telling them they would only consider it IF they were to do so they wanted to include the Labor Code along with it so the Voters could vote on BOTH! This would mean at least 7 pages of documents added to the Ballot and everyone immediately realized this was yet ANOTHER stall tactic on the Mayor's behalf and he pissed off the FOP bad enough that they have Filed a Lawsuit against the Town of Delmar.

Ladies & Gentlemen, you're reading it here first as NONE of the other News Sources are even ONTO this story.

There's more. The Town of Delmar has a rule in which if you don't take your vacation and or sick leave by the end of the year you lose it completely. Well, when you're a small Police Department like Delmar is, there's a sense of loyalty in such a small department and you just don't screw your Brothers and Sisters by taking off and leaving no one to work. Therefore many Officers easily lose quite a bit of earned pay because they're so small. Get this though. If you quit, you get the pay. If you leave and take a job elsewhere, you get the pay. It makes no sense. So why doesn't the Town of Delmar just flat out pay them the money instead of forcing them to lose it?

This is one reason for Collective Bargaining. Now keep in mind, the Chief of Police works at the pleasure of the Mayor & Council. Therefore, you're not going to hear a whole lot from him about this issue and or who he supports, I respect that. Once again, this is yet ANOTHER damn good reason for collective bargaining. They can't retaliate against you and make your life a living hell if you in fact stand up for the men and women serving under you.

Barrie Tilghman has made the perfect example of just how badly she'll RETALIATE against you in ANY department if you do NOT agree with HER. I'll not name names at this time but ALL of you know what I'm talking about.

I'm sure you'll be seeing and or reading more about this situation in the very near future on the local news stations and in the DT. Let's sit back and watch who gets on the ball first with this one.

I personally stand behind the FOP Lodge 111 on this one and I'm honored to expose the shenanigans of the Mayor of the Town of Delmar for stalling and turning against the will of the taxpayers of Delmar who signed the Petition to bring it to the Ballot.

WWII Vet Allegedly Treated Poorly At Local Nursing Home

I was in Salisbury recently for a funeral of a relative. While there I had time to spend with my father who as an aging WW2 vet is starting to have a lot of health problems.

After I left and I returned to my work place he suffered a fall and had to be hospitalized. For some strange reason he lost his ability to stand and walk. My step mother bless her heart has had him moved to the Genesis Nursing Home on Civic AV. Here he is to undergo physical therapy so that he can become mobile again.

Last night while talking to her she was very unhappy about the way the staff at the facility was treating him. It seems that after his therapy treatment yesterday they brought him back to his bed and just left him there with all of his cloths on including shoes. Now he is not able to remove any of these items without a lot of help.

Has our society gotten so callus and financial driven that we no longer care for our fellow man. Here is a person who went into the US service and did what he thought right, but when he needs help the health care profession does not have the compassion to do their job right.

Maybe you can shed a little light on this area. If we all are lucky maybe we can live to be so old and not need this type of care. Personally if this type of treatment continues I will most likely consult the legal community and see what can be done to help improve the situation.

Another Local Real Estate Scam!

Real Estate Code of Ethics

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Before the Blogs came alone, things like this would go unnoticed because The Daily Times is too afraid of the Donny Williams & Richard Insley's of the City.

Quite frankly, I have never had a problem personally with either of the two but the rumors of the two of them could go on for many hours, all of which I'm not going to get into.

That being said, let's look at what we have here, shall we? This TINY little gem is on North Blvd. The PROFESSIONAL Real Estate Agent went ahead and listed this property originally for $159,900.00! The Agent was well aware from the very beginning, (for personal reasons) that this home needed to sell fairly quickly.

IMO, at $159,900.00, that's NOT a very motivated price to move a home like this quickly. That being said, they reduced the price down to $134,900.00 in the hopes of sparking some more interest.

I have yet to say WHY this home needed to move but let me assure you of one thing here, the Real Estate Agent was WELL aware of it, hence the final selling price and to whom it was SOLD to!

Once the home stayed on the market long enough where no one was showing interest, in comes the SHARK! That's right, look at the name of the LISTING Agent and then look at the name on the contract of sale. The Real Estate Agent purchased this property directly from the property owner for, $75,000.00!!!!!!!!

Then look at the final paragraph. That comes from the Code of Ethics. Does someone want to contact that Board now? I can assure you, if "I" had known I could purchase that home in pristine condition for $75,000.00 CASH I would have done so for one of my kids and it would NOT have become the rental unit with 5 cars in it as it is right now.

That's right. This Real Estate Agent immediately turned it into a rental property and has taken advantage of the former owners. I could see if they put it on the market for 2 weeks at that price and someone who is desperate for a nice home for their family to OWN had the opportunity to buy it, that would be one thing. But to screw the former owners just so a Real Estate Agent could screw their Client into a quick sale and then turn it into a rental, (IMO) has screwed every struggling prospect and deserves to be reported for this one.

So let's see how many of you agree and let's see how many of you follow up with reporting this one?

Perhaps we should recognize the withdrawn date and the purchase date as well. It was pulled off the market on 10/22/07 and PURCHASED on 10/31/07?????

Salisbury Love's A Subsidy

Did Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman ever receive a passing grade in basic arithmetic? You have to wonder given the Tilghman administration's love to perform services at a loss to the taxpayer.

One example is the recent billing for landlord licensing and registration fees. Keep in mind, the fees charged by the city are a $25 registration fee and a licensing fee of $25 per unit. If you are one of the grand slumlords (Richard Insley, Donnie Williams, T. J. Maloney, etc.) or one of the large apartment complex owners (the Rinniers, the Twilleys) this can come to several thousand dollars. However, the vast majority of the city's (over 700) landlords own one unit or just a few.

News From U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski

News From

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski

Democrat from Maryland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MIKULSKI, CARDIN ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR

SOMERSET COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced the Ewell Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $86,925 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). Senator Mikulski is on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the AFGP and fights each year to increase its federal funding. Senator Cardin is on the Budget Committee.

“I know how important this funding is to Maryland communities – often it’s the difference between life and death. First responders protect our homes and communities, and the federal government has a responsibility to protect them by providing them with the tools they need to do their jobs safer and smarter,” said Senator Mikulski. “Every day when our first responders report for duty, they don’t know what they will face. That’s why I fight every year for the equipment, training, and staffing our protectors and communities deserve.”

“First responders have always been on the front lines, keeping our families and our neighborhoods safe from harm. I thank these brave men and women for their continuing service and sense of duty to our community,” said Senator Cardin. “I am proud to support federal investment through local grants like this, which is essential to ensure our community heroes have the equipment and training they need to do their jobs safely and efficiently.”

The Ewell Volunteer Fire Department in Somerset County will use its $86,925 to purchase 15 new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) units with spare bottles, face masks and hoods. This is the second award for the department. In 2005, it received $38,000 to purchase new turn out gear. For more information, call Charles Cavanaugh at 410-651-9641. Since 2001, Somerset County fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) departments have been awarded $970,179 in AFGP funds.

In his 2008 budget, President Bush only requested $287 million for the AFGP, down from $547 million last year. The Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee increased funding to $560 million in the omnibus spending package that the President signed into law in December. It also includes $190 million, an increase of $75 million, for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants, also under the AFGP. President Bush’s budget eliminated funding for SAFER grants for the second year in a row.

AFGP grants fund firefighting equipment, personal protection equipment, training, firefighting vehicles, firefighter/first responder safety projects, and staffing recruitment and retention. Since 2001, Maryland fire departments and fire service organizations have received nearly $56 million through the AFGP.