Last night I attended the City Council Work Session whereas they had PAC 14 on the agenda. Louise Smith wanted to completely dissolve the old Board and remove Debbie Campbell completely and start over from scratch. This didn't sit well with the rest of the Council and quite frankly I felt that Louise Smith read from a document in front of her in which she had absolutely no clue what she was talking about.
Comegys felt the County Executive and County Council were trying to control PAC 14 and Shanie agreed stating the County has already started advertising in the Newspaper for Board Members.
Let me be more fair about it. She somewhat understood what she was reading as I'm sure she was well briefed on it but in no way, shape or form did she create the idea she was proposing and that was obvious.
While I know PAC 14 is GA Harrison's specialty here I'll keep this opinionated and brief and hopefully he can come back with a detailed understanding of what was just decided.
Last night they agreed to something Gary Comegys proposed holding yet another meeting, this time with the Mayor, the Council Presidents from both City & County and the current Board Members, Debbie Campbell and Stevie Prettyman.
Terry Cohen and Debbie Campbell's major concern and real interest in agreeing to such a meeting was simply the fact that the County Executive Rick Pollitt is currently working on the Budget and if PAC 14 doesn't have a Board together REAL SOON, they're not going to get into the County Budget and be funded for next year. So everyone agreed to move on to this next meeting in the hopes the County Council would agree.
Well, guess what, the County Council got wind of last nights meeting and what was said and just discussed it in their Council Meeting and took a vote on PAC 14, unanimously agreeing to move it forward just as it is right now. No more meetings! Council Members commented on how they didn't want to be removed to a smaller group of select people to make a decision on this matter, so they voted against any more meetings and the game is not over for the Mayor.
PAC 14, (according to today's County Council Vote) will consist of 4 City representatives, 4 County representatives and 1 Citizen agreed upon by both the City and County. The County funds around $130,000.00 a year towards PAC 14and I'm not exactly sure what the City puts up but I believe it's over $100,000.00. Salisbury University provided PAC 14 with a facility to house the non profit group, which could change. That's OK because I offered 300 W. Main Street, which would be almost 4 times the space they currently have on one floor alone.
It's going to get VERY interesting from this point forward Folks. Unless the Mayor finally folds her hand and breaks away from her dream of controlling PAC 14, she'll bankrupt PAC 14 too because they won't be in the County Budget if they don't stop putting up a fight as of today and get back to their original line of business.
For the second day in a row, Gary Comegys has been shot down. First was the Fire Station 2 proposal and then PAC 14. I'm kind of liking watching him take control and then seeing what the County thinks of him and his ideas, as well as the rest of the entire City Council. The Mayor Reception thing doesn't look too good and these are probably two of the biggest topics at hand right now for the City. I wonder if Comegys will sit back and say next to nothing from this point forward?
"I wonder if Comegys will sit back and say next to nothing from this point forward?"
ReplyDeleteHe can't. He has to state his position witht the election coming up. Sounds like the more he talks, the less people like what is said.
Maybe he can "Palin" himself enough to lose in the primary.
Two Sentz you just cracked me up LOL
ReplyDeleteHey Bubba:
ReplyDeleteYou ain't in the SHA anymore -- this is the real world.
Put PAC14 completely under the County's control. Only Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Cohen have any common sense on the city council and the group that wants it "community controlled" sound like a bunch of whiny babies that want their own toy to control.
ReplyDeleteBah humbug to the bunch of them!
What about the rest of us whose money goes into that station? The people we elect are supposed to protect our interests.
What a circus this is.
Just let Cohen, Campbell and Prettyman handle PAC 14, they'll show you how to get the job done and done right. Stevie Prettyman forgot more about the broadcasting business than the rest of the mare's picks will ever know.
ReplyDeleteHey Two Senseless, don't put Bubba and Palin in the same sentence. She will run circles around you and Bubba put together.
ReplyDelete"Community Control" is a facade for turning PAC 14 into a propaganda mill for the likes of Phil Tilghman, Michael Pretl, Barrie Tilghman, etc.
ReplyDeleteLet's say "No Way"!
Bubba looks like he is trying to take a dump in that pic.
ReplyDelete5:45, it worries me too that PAC14 may become a tool of a select elite group. Salisbury's got a lot of that. At least the government is bound by certain things on stuff like this.
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for the county council not wanting to pass the buck on their responsibility the way the city council majority is.
ReplyDeleteThe mare is in the state of intoxication, she has lost the grip of reality and is having hallucinations from the over indulging.
ReplyDeleteShe's always been intoxicated with herself, she's no longer the host, no star on the walk of fame, no building with her name on it and is now grasping for straws that are beyond her reach.
Endorsing poor Gary is the kiss of death for him.
Dru Bragg for Fire Chief
ReplyDeleteCori Polidor for Fire Chief, His training in Dorchester has him qualified for it
ReplyDeleteplease...PICK me to be the citizen...I'd love to be the tie breaker...
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