"It’s been a very devastating week for Gary Comegys so far. On Monday his attempt to set the wheels in motion to replace “Station 2” really came a cropper at the Council’s work session -- not even Louise Smith sided with him, asking where the City would get the money to proceed with design and construction. Despite her habit of never voting in the minority, the 4-1 vote suggests that Comegys was flying solo for once, without Barrie Tilghman directing the controls from behind the curtain. He crashed, the plane burned, and his survival, politically speaking, is in the balance.
Then came Tuesday, when the Wicomico County Council flatly and unanimously rejected a last minute City scheme, concocted by Mr. Comegys, to hold another joint City-County confab to discuss what to do about PAC-14. Such an event was held recently, but Comegys (this time together with Smith) apparently dispute the County’s recollection of what was decided by consensus at the meeting. Because that has caused the County to have the minutes transcribed, we will soon have the actual scenario.
In any event, the County Council voted to revive the existing PAC-14 board of directors, with appropriate change to reflect the withdrawal of Salisbury University’s former members from the board. Meanwhile, the City continues to dabble and delay taking any action even though Mr. Comegys makes repeated warning that if things don’t happen soon PAC-14 will be in jeopardy. Go figure!
Later yesterday, following his debacle with the County Council, Mr. Comegys once again demonstrated his lak of judgment at the City Council’s work session on the 5-year capital improvement plan. He suggested that it need not be based on anticipated revenue, but simple a kind of wish list. That’s absurd in light of the purpose of this planning concept for infrastructure and other capital items.
It looks like the rumor that the County Council is just as fed up with Mr. Comegys as its members are with Mayor Barrie Tilghman may be correct! And Salisburians now have an even clearer picture of what Comegys as mayor would be like – it sure ain’t pretty."
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15 comments:
Barrie = Gary = Scary!
I might even vote for the former pizza delivery man against Bubba in the general election if it came to that choice, but in the primary my vote and the wife's are for Bob Caldwell.
Bubba never met a budget that he couldn't bust! It's his SHA training & experience as an "engineer".
As for pac 14 just get rid of it for crying out loud. We are in hard times if you did't know.
14's only an instrument for promotion of the mayoral agenda anyhoo, imo.
it ain't worth much
The televised council mtgs are the main benefit of PAC 14. The rest of most of the programming is probably not even viewed.
"Politically speaking" Bubba is a dead man walking!
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Bubba Gump
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I said a long time ago he'd never get past the primaries. Glad the slumlords have forked over a bundle to the numb skull.
I pray that man doesn't make it through the primaries.
But I fear he might. I still can't believe he made it back on council (at least just barely).
Well just after he was re-elected we won't forget he raised our taxes 14%. Then he wanted to raise our water bill in a quick sceme to make up for past failures to keep infrastructure up to date.
To answer the ?, we can only hope! (did he self destruct?)
He thumbed his nose to all firefighters and police officers and that also will NOT BE forgotten.
Joe, please tell all your readers when Mayor Barry's retirement is, the pice of the tickets and if there will be an open bar. There are some of us who want to attend and sing two songs namely, "The Ole Grey Mare Ain't What She Used To Be" and "100 Bottles of Beer On the Wall".I understand that you have been asked to do her eulogy should she die anytime soon.
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