A Salisbury Mother Is In Custody For The Murder Of Her 8-Month Old Baby Girl

On September 16, 2009, 29-year-old Debra Sanches left her 8-month-old baby unattended in the bathtub for an extended period of time. When Sanches returned, she found her 8-month-old baby floating unresponsive in the bathtub.

On Monday, September 21, 2009, a Wicomico County Grand Jury indicted Sanches of 2nd Degree Murder, Involuntary Manslaughter, and 2 Counts of Reckless Endangerment. Assistant State’s Attorney Jamie Dykes says Sanches’s 18-month-old toddler was left in the tub with his 8-month-old sister. The 18-month-old was unharmed.

“These are among the most difficult cases due to the age and vulnerability of an 8-month-old baby,” says State’s Attorney Davis R. Ruark. “Cases of this nature should serve as a strong message to all parents that children are our greatest gifts and we all have a responsibility to love, nourish, and protect them.”

Earlier today, Sanches was taken into custody by Sgt. Mark Wagner and Det. Ryan Mitchell, both assigned to the Wicomico Child Advocacy Center. Substantial assistance was rendered by Sgt. Scott Cook of the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit. Sanches is being held in the Wicomico County Detention Center without bond.

Sanches’s other five children, ranging in age up to 12, are with family members.

If you know of a specific instance of child abuse or neglect, we strongly urge you to notify the proper authorities as soon as possible.

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R.I.P. OCPD Reserve Officer Jack Doran

IN MEMORY OF A FORMER OCPD RESERVE OFFICER

It is with great sadness the Ocean City Police Department is advising the passing of former OCPD Reserve Officer Jack Doran, Friday, September 18, 2009.

Jack was an OCPD Reserve Officer for 5 years from 2000-2004. Jack was the Reserve Officer of the Year in 2002 volunteering 775 hours that year.

During his 5 years Jack served the OCPD with 2,231.25 hours. Jack is the 4th reserve offer to pass away in the last 5 years.

The Reserve Officer Program began in 1999 with seven civilians. The Reserve Officers volunteer their time to assist the OCPD with various public safety functions and are an invaluable part of the OCPD operational structure.

Since its inception reserve officers have saved the citizens of Ocean City over a million dollars of police salary money.

Jack Doran served his community with distinction, integrity and honor. His singularly distinctive accomplishments as an Ocean City Police Reserve Officer reflect great credit upon himself and
the reserve officer program.

Jack will be missed by all who knew him and loved him.

New BreastFest Info

(Save the...) BreastFest has been rescheduled!!! It will now be held October 1st, 7pm at the Purple Moose Saloon on the Ocean City, MD boardwalk. We want to raise breast cancer awareness with the main focus on promoting breast self exam. The DE Breast Cancer Coalition will have a booth at the event excepting donations, giving out informational material, and selling t-shirts, coozies, and bracelets. Our goal is to put a different and younger face on the victims of breast cancer. Breast cancer can strike women, and men, of any age. There will be a prize raffle, a 50/50 drawing, and live music from the area’s hottest bands. Please check the website for updates as they are occurring daily. www.myspace.com/savethebreastfest


All of the proceeds will be donated to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. The contributions will support the mission of the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition (DBCC) to empower our community through outreach, education and support services, in order to facilitate the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The dedicated staff and volunteers will continue to provide education and raise awareness about early detection. DBCC provides services to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients through our Peer Mentor Program by providing one-on-one emotional support, education, and resources.

Population Of Taiwan vs. The Amount Of Money Appropriated

Look at the numbers....

http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/population-taiwan-303241.html

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-3081&version=pcs&nid=t0%3Apcs%3A57

And they wonder why US citizens are pissed!

Oh Look, The Daily Rag Is At It Again!

SALISBURY NEWS: Nabb Center to exhibit Smith Island photos

SALISBURY — The images captured by photographer Rollins Tyler on Smith Island, MD, in the 1930s show the powers, perils and relationships between nature and humankind on this remote Chesapeake Bay island.

Professor Dalton On The Three War Memoirs By Eisenhower, De Gaulle, And Churchill

Statement by Richard Lynn, Professor Emeritus University of Ulster, December 5, 2005:

"I've checked out Churchill's Second World War and the statement is quite correct - not a single mention of Nazi 'gas chambers,' a 'genocide' of the Jews, or of 'six million' Jewish victims of the war.

Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe is a book of 559 pages; the six volumes of Churchill's Second World War total 4,448 pages; and De Gaulle's three-volume Mémoires de guerre is 2,054 pages.
In this mass of writing, which altogether totals 7,061 pages (not including the introductory parts), published from 1948 to 1959, one will find no mention either of Nazi 'gas chambers,' a 'genocide' of the Jews, or of 'six million' Jewish victims of the war."

Sept. 10, 2009 From Prof. Dalton:

A short follow-up to the statement by Prof Lynn, on the three war memoirs by Eisenhower, De Gaulle, and Churchill:



Eisenhower’s book, Crusade in Europe (1948), is a single volume of some 550 pages—the smallest of the three. Reviewing the index, one finds no listing for ‘Auschwitz’, ‘Holocaust’, or ‘gas chambers’. The single entry for ‘Jews’ refers to the following paragraph:


Of all these displaced persons, the Jews were in the most deplorable condition. For years they had been beaten, starved, and tortured. Even food, clothes, and decent treatment could not immediately enable them to shake off their hopelessness and apathy. They huddled together—they seemingly derived a feeling of safety out of crowding together in a single room—and there passively awaited whatever might befall. To secure for them adequate shelter, to establish a system of food distribution and medical service, to say nothing of providing decent sanitary facilities, heat, and light was a most difficult task. They were, in many instances, no longer capable of helping themselves; everything had to be done for them. (pp. 439-440)


No mention of extermination, mass murder, gassing, crematoria—nothing. Only “beaten, starved, and tortured”—which, given the alternative, isn’t so bad.


De Gaulle’s work, The Complete War Memoirs (1954/1964), consists of three volumes and a total of more than 2,000 pages. In the index we again find no reference whatsoever to ‘Auschwitz’, ‘Holocaust’, or ‘gas chambers’—nor this time even to ‘Jews.’ This being the last-written of the three works (French original in 1954), De Gaulle obviously had plenty of time to reflect on the Holocaust; evidently it merited no discussion at all.


The largest memoir was written by Churchill. The Second World War (1948-1953) is a massive, six-volume account of the war. It consumes nearly 4,500 pages of text. Once again, the indexes (one per volume) have no entries at all for ‘Auschwitz’, ‘Holocaust’, or ‘gas chamber.’ There are a few references to Jews, but most are simple passing comments. Only one entry, out of six volumes, addresses Jewish persecution. In Volume 1, page 58, we find one single phrase: “brutalities towards the Jews were rampant.”


These men all knew what transpired at Nuremberg. They saw the concentration camp photos, and actually visited some of the sites. They had access to the most confidential information available. And yet: no extermination camps, no ‘6 million’, no gas chambers, no Auschwitz—only beatings, starvation, and assorted brutalities. One could almost be forgiven for thinking there was no ‘Holocaust’ at all.


--Thomas Dalton.

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO HOST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH NATION’S ‘DRUG CZAR’ GIL KERLIKOWSKE

ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 24, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley will host a roundtable discussion with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, traditionally known as the nation’s “Drug Czar,” along with law enforcement, youth, and community leader stakeholders to discuss the current drug control strategy and its effectiveness at every level of government, including what can be done to improve it. The roundtable is part of a six city tour by Kerlikowske around the nation to assess the drug control program and ways to make it more effective for the American people.

The roundtable discussion is closed to the press, however and opportunity for photos and b-roll is available during the final 15 minutes of the roundtable. Following the roundtable discussion, the Governor and Director will hold a media availability.


WHAT: Governor O’Malley, ONDCP Director Kerlikowske to hold roundtable discussion on the nation’s drug policy and hold a media availability

WHEN: TOMORROW, Friday, September 25, 2009
Photos and B-roll opportunity for 15 minutes begins at 10:45 a.m.
Media availability begins at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Boys and Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
121 Southvilla Avenue
Annapolis

A Letter To The Editor

"Joe sure took the times to report the facts on the story you posted almost a week ago lol kudos again to you"

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090924/NEWS01/909240352/Police-say-OC-bar-was-stage-for-sex-video--underage-drinking

‘That’s Amore’… Pasta Burglar Busted

Location:
May 15, 2009- Mr. Pasta, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington
June 5, 2009- same as above
June 8, 2009- same as above
June 12, 2009- same as above
June 28, 2009- same as above
July 22, 2009- Fairfax Eyeworks, 2205 Concord Pike, Wilmington
July 23, 2009- Sprint Quality Printing, 3609 Silverside Road, Wilmington
July 23, 2009- Brandywine Flowers, 1303 Veale Road, Wilmington
July 25, 2009- Mr. Pasta, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington
July 26, 2009- Pizza Hut, 1300 Veale Road, Wilmington
September 2, 2009- Mr. Pasta, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington
September 18, 2009- Mr. Pasta, 1607 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington

Date and Time: See above

Suspect(s): Jason Vinckx, 39, of West Greenshire Court in Claymont, Delaware

Resume: Detectives from the Delaware State Police Burglary Squad at Troop 2 have arrested Jason Vinckx, of Claymont, for his involvement in a series of burglaries which date back to May 15th.

For an unknown reason, Vinckx primarily targeted the Wilmington restaurant Mr. Pasta on Philadelphia Pike. He hit this place on 8 separate occasions and stole money. Aside from this eatery, Vinckx also struck the other locations listed above. He simply broke into the businesses by damage an exterior door or window and mainly looked for cash.

Approximately one week ago, Troop 1 patrol officers stopped Vinckx off of Marsh Road as he was riding through area shopping centers in a suspicious manner. Although he was not charged, patrol officers shared this intelligence with burglary detectives. A mug shot of Jason Vinckx was then compared with surveillance video at several of the burglary scenes and a positive match was noted.

Armed with an arrest warrant, last evening detectives responded to Overlook Colony and located the suspect at his girlfriend’s residence on 3rd Avenue. He was taken into custody without incident and transported back to Troop 1 for processing. He was linked to 12 separate incidents and charged with 49 total burglary related offenses (comprised of both felonies and misdemeanors). He was committed to the Howard Young correctional Institute in lieu of an $82,400.00 secured bond.

Author Confirms Bill Ayers Helped Obama Write 'Dreams'

New release on president's marriage verifies work of WND's Jack Cashill pointing to ex-terrorist's role

Confirming the literary detective work of WND columnist Jack Cashill prior to the 2008 election, author Christopher Andersen says in a newly released book that former domestic terrorist William Ayers helped Barack Obama write the president's highly acclaimed memoir "Dreams from My Father."

Obama's 1995 book won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album and drew praise from Time magazine, which called it "the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician."

But since July 2008, Cashill has unveiled in nearly two dozen columns, summarized here, his compelling evidence that the unrepentant co-founder of the radical Weather Underground group – dismissed by Obama during the campaign as "just a guy who lives in my neighborhood" – shaped and refined the book with his exceptional writing skill and radical ideas.

Get "The Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama's War on American Values" from WND's Superstore
Cashill, who acquired a copy of Andersen's new book today, told WND the author "lays out the scenario just as I envisioned it."

GO HERE to read more.

Bike Week 2009

Defending The American Dream Bus Flyer

Slam It And Jam It

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday turned back a Republican amendment to wait 72 hours and require a full cost estimate before the final committee vote on the health care reform bill.

It was the committee's first vote out of more than 500 amendments awaiting them, in what has already been a contentious mark-up session.

The amendment would have delayed a vote on the final bill for about two weeks to allow the Congressional Budget Office to complete its final analysis on the cost and implications of the legislation......"

The American people are angry that Speaker Pelosi didn't allow the public and their elected representatives to read the trillion-dollar 'stimulus' bill or the national energy tax before they were rammed through the House," Minority Leader John Boehner, Ohio Republican, said Wednesday. "Congress can, and must, do better."

Read more here..

PUBLIC WARNING

Patients, be on notice:

Obama is wrong when he promises you that you can keep your current healthcare plan and your doctor if his public option passes.

Here are two simple reasons why he is either lying, yet again, or he knows nothing about the subject:

1. Your employer decides your health plan. If your employer chooses his cheaper public option with inferior services, you will lose your current plan. His public option will be cheaper because he will fund it with taxpayer money. The more he funds it, the more he can outcompete (not in quality but in cost to employers) the private plans.

2. If you become a member of his public option and he slashes doctors’ fees as he has stated he would, your doctor might have no choice but to redirect you to another, lesser doctor who is employed by his public option.

Either way, if Obama's public option passes, there is a good chance your healthcare will change significantly. Don't believe those who tell you otherwise.

As your parents used to say, “If you do nothing about this, don’t come crying to me later.”

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On September 22, 2009 at approximately 8:50 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of Fitzwater St. and heard what was believed to be multiple gunshots originating in the area of Second Street. The officer responded to the source of the gunshots and observed a vehicle leaving the scene at a high rate of speed. The officer pursued the vehicle onto Marine Road, where the vehicle was abandoned and the suspects fled from the vehicle on foot. Efforts by the responding officers to locate the suspects, and an effort by a K-9 provided by the Wicomico County Sheriffs Office were negative. Three (3) handguns were located in the area of the abandoned vehicle. The vehicle was reported stolen from the Waterside Apartments. The officers met with two (2) victims of the shooting on Second Street. The first victim reported hearing the gunshots and found that the window to her vehicle had been shattered. The second victim also heard the gunshots and found that one (1) projectile had penetrated the siding of her front porch. There were no injuries. This investigation is continuing.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165, or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.
CC # 200900033781

On September 21, 2009 at approximately 7:00 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the Boscovs Department Store at the Centre at Salisbury for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival the officers met with store security who advised that the below listed suspect had been observed by store employees taking cologne from the store without payment. The cologne was recovered and returned to the store.

ARRESTED: Dashon Tabari Ennals, 19 years of age Hurlock, Maryland

CHARGES: Theft (under $ 100)

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900033637

On September 22, 2009 at approximately 9:22 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of North Salisbury Boulevard and observed a vehicle driven by the below listed suspect driving erratically. The vehicle was stopped and the suspect was found to be driving on a suspended license and with expired registration. The suspect was placed under arrest and a search of the vehicle incident to arrest revealed a baggie containing suspected cocaine under the seat.

ARRESTED: Roger Sheridan Joudrey, Jr. 50 years of age Parsonsburg, Maryland

CHARGES:
Possession of cocaine
Numerous motor vehicle violations

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900033700

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER, WELL MAYBE

The real problem with getting older is being able to remember being patriotic was not just something you said. The Star Spangled banner was not something Americans burned. God was integrated into our founding document and eventually, into the pledge of allegiance.

The Supreme Court ruled that it was the right of Americans to join the countries enemies in burning the flag. Any mention of God or his symbols are banned from public property. The words of the Constitution are twisted into something the founding fathers would not recognize. In their wisdom they provided a mechanism to amend the constitution. They established the Supreme Court to insure the words were obeyed and not to debate changing the meaning. Officials were obliged to swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. We now witness their working to find ways to circumvent that document.

As great as the founding fathers were, they did not foresee how their ideals would be corrupted by power seekers. It is not likely that they thought a man could spend fifty years in congress feathering his own nest or that the other members would protect him. They believed voters would be intelligent enough to rid the country of these men of questionable motives. Perhaps that is why the government wants God out of the publics mind.

Joel

Survey Question

Do You Believe The Sheriff's Department Should Have Collective Bargaining Without Arbitration As Voted For In Wicomico County?

Art By David Dees

School Kids Taught To Praise Obama

NO TAX INCREASE SAID SOMERSET COMMISSIONERS YET PROPERTY OWNERS SEE INCREASE!

Somerset County property taxes are due next week and land owners will be writing higher checks than they paid last year. Mine are 8% higher than 2008.

What happened?

Somerset County Commissioners claimed to not raise property taxes. Even local papers dutifully followed in lockstep proclaiming "No Tax Increases".

What no one bothered explaining to the citizens of Somerset County and what the Commissioners left unadjusted is the CONSTANT YIELD RATE. If the constant yield rate remains the same as last year, the higher assessments will result in higher taxes.

For 2009 taxes to remain at the same dollar amount collected as 2008, the constant yield rate SHOULD HAVE BEEN DECREASED BY $ 0.12 (twelve cents). Not the $ 0.02 as proudly proclaimed by the County Commissioners.

The Somerset County Commissioners proudly proclaimed no tax increases yet your taxes may indeed be higher than 2008. To make matters worse, plummeting real estate values have rendered current assessments inaccurate.

As property values nosedive well below 2007 levels, assessments continue their three year upward spike. To be fairly taxed on the current decreasing land values, the constant yield rate should be dropped $0.20 (twenty cents). Then the County Commissioners could honestly claim to have not raised your taxes. Until then folks, it's a TAX INCREASE!

The group responsible for influencing the tax reduction is Americans For Prosperity. Americans For Prosperity, Somerset, will meet in Princess Anne on Tuesday, September 29 at 7:00 in Beach to Bay Seafood (opposite McDonalds). Arrive at 6:45 if wish to order delicious seafood.

Caption This Photo

Obama Will Spend More on Welfare in the Next Year Than Bush Spent On Entire Iraq War, Study Reveals

(CNSNews.com) – As a candidate for president, Barack Obama decried the financial toll that the Iraq war was taking on the economy, but Obama’s proposed spending on welfare through 2010 will eclipse Bush’s war spending by more than $260 billion.

“Because of the Bush-McCain policies, our debt has ballooned,” then-Sen. Barack Obama told a Charleston, W.V., crowd in March 2008. “This is creating problems in our fragile economy. And that kind of debt also places an unfair burden on our children and grandchildren, who will have to repay it.”

During the entire administration of George W. Bush, the Iraq war cost a total of $622 billion, according to the Congressional Research Service.

President Obama’s welfare spending will reach $888 billion in a single fiscal year--2010--more than the Bush administration spent on war in Iraq from the first “shock and awe” attack in 2003 until Bush left office in January.

Obama’s spending proposals call for the largest increases in welfare benefits in U.S. history, according to a report by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. This will lead to a spending total of $10.3 trillion over the next decade on various welfare programs. These include cash payments, food, housing, Medicaid and various social services for low-income Americans and those at 200 percent of the poverty level, or $44,000 for a family of four. Among that total, $7.5 trillion will be federal money and $2.8 trillion will be federally mandated state expenditures.

GO HERE to read more.

Frontier Town Campground Rodeo This Weekend

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Notify Your Sheriff If Forced To Vaccinate

Joe,

Here is an interesting YouTube from an ex-sheriff in Arizona:



As you know, the vaccine issue is big for me and I am convinced many people in your audience are not well educated about vaccines. I believe you have led the way so far in Salisubury with education by posting several articles about the vaccines. Please consider becoming recognized as the "Official Site for Vaccine Information". This could truly be a great service to our community.

Specifically, people need to learn about adjuvants which are additives that boost the immune system into action. It's purpose is to make the vaccine fast acting. Many people however become harmed by adjuvants and the information simply has been supressed. Additionally, thimerasol (mercury) is being used as a preservative. People should at least request (demand) a mercury-free vaccine. Mercury is a known poison to humans and its presence in the vaccines is simply ignored. There is also a huge difference between live virus vaccines and dead virus vaccines. All four of the currently approved swine flu vaccines are live virus. This means people will shed the live virus after being injected. There are lots of questions about the resulting evolution of these "shedded" live virus strains? Finally, there are many scientists / microbiologists who insist that the current swine flu virus is man made. If the flu itself is man made (probably to be used as a bio weapon) and the vaccines contain live virus, then the corporations involved in profiteering from the pandemic are the same ones who helped "make" the virus! Think about it.

"GET GOVERNOR EHRLICH ELECTED"

YOUR GOVERNMENT IN ACTION

The senate health care proposal cuts $100 billion from Medicare Advantage. This is confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office to reduce benefits to seniors in that program. The Senator writing the bill wants insurance companies prohibited from telling their policy holders.

I just returned from an appointment with my wife's doctor and have been unable to confirm what he told us. Perhaps someone can can get confirmation. If correct this is unbelievable.

The proposed health care legislation reduces Medicare reimbursement for Cardiology and Cancer treatment, but leaves Dermatology intact. So if you have a rash your doctor will be paid.

However, if you suffer from a heart problem or have cancer you might have trouble finding a doctor.

Joel Brandes

2010 Census Cautions

This information is being distributed by the Dallas / Ft. Worth IBMer Organization to warn it's thousands of members of fraud associated with the 2010 Census (some pre-census activity is already underway). However, this warning is for ALL citizens so you may want to pass it on to everyone you know.



by Susan Johnson - August 3, 2009 12:07 pm

Be Cautious About Giving Info to Census Workers

With the U.S. Census process beginning, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) advises people to be cooperative, but cautious, so as not to become a victim of fraud or identity theft. The first phase of the 2010 U.S. Census is under way as workers have begun verifying the addresses of households across the country. Eventually, more than 140,000 U.S. Census workers will count every person in the United States and will gather information about every person living at each address including name, age, gender, race, and other relevant data. The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a U.S. Census worker and a con artist? BBB offers the following advice:

** If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don't know into your home.

** Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information. Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census. While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, it will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers nor will employees solicit donations.

Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, they will not contact you by Email, so be on the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census.

Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.

For more advice on avoiding identity theft and fraud, visit www.bbb.org.

Cash For Clunkers

The ONLY Positive Result Of

"CASH FOR CLUNKERS":

IS,

It Has Taken 95% Of The

Obama Bumper Stickers

Off The Road!

Today's Nature Photo By Scott Phoebus

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"I've got to try to convince my husband of 64 years...a died in the wool democrat... He is 85 and has to see it on paper to believe it.

Love your work..."

You just have to LOVE these kind of messages, as I most certainly did. It made my day!

Gay Public Officials

"In 1991, just 49 public officials in the United States said they were gay, said Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Victory Fund, a Washington D.C.-based group that works to get such candidates elected. Now, more than 440 out-of-the-closet gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals hold public office, according to the group, which also names 17 openly gay elected officials in Illinois."

Full story here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-evanston-gay-alderman-23-sep23,0,548650.story

CITY OF SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

CITY OF SALISBURY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Meeting #19
September 28, 2009 6:00 p.m.
City/County Government Office Building Room 301

Times shown for agenda items are estimates only.

6:00 p.m. CONVENE – LORD’S PRAYER – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

6:04 p.m. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

6:06 p.m. “FILL THE BOOT” CAMPAIGN PRESENTATION – Acting Fire Chief Rick
Hoppes / Firefighter-EMT Aaron Colegrove

6:11 p.m. SPECIAL PRESENTATION – Mayor James Ireton, Jr.

6:15 p.m. PROCLAMATION – Mayor James Ireton, Jr.
Proclaiming October as “Disability History and Awareness Month”
Proclaiming October 4-10, 2009 as “Fire Prevention Week”

6:23 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA – City Clerk Brenda Colegrove
September 14, 2009 minutes

Resolution No. 1827 - accepting federal funds awarded by the United States Justice Department through the FY09 Recovery Act – Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - for upgrading the Police Department’s radio system and enhancing the Department’s communication and video technology

Resolution No. 1828 - accepting federal funds awarded by the United States
Justice Department through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance
Grant Program for the upgrading of the technology of the Police Department’s
remote video system, data communication network and internal information
portal system

Resolution No. 1829 - reappointment of Robert Gladden to the Ethics Commission for a term ending September 30, 2013

6:26 p.m. AWARD OF BIDS – Assistant Internal Services Director-Procurement – Karen Reddersen

6:31 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING – City Attorney Paul Wilber
Ordinance No. 2087 – abandonment and relocation of existing utility easements surrounding the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Campus

6:35 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING / ADOPTION – City Administrator John Pick
Resolution No. 1830 - calculation of maximum permitted rates for limited basic service and regulated equipment rates and installation charges as set forth in Comcast’s rate filing (Forms 1240 and 1205) dated July 31, 2009

6:45 p.m. ORDINANCES – City Attorney Paul Wilber
Ordinance No. 2084 - 2nd reading - renaming Asbury Place to Makemie
Place
Ordinance No. 2085 - 2nd reading - authorizing legislation to issue/sell
General Obligation Bonds ($3,000,000) – Maryland Water Quality Financing
Administration – acquisition, construction, installation, improvement and
equipping of a new treated water storage facility and related pumps, backup
power and associated improvements and appurtenances

Ordinance No. 2086 - 2nd reading - authorizing legislation to issue/sell
General Obligation Bonds ($3,000,000) – Maryland Water Quality Financing
Administration – acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, upgrading, installation, improvement and equipping of a sewage lift station and related force mains and sewer lines and other associated improvements and appurtenances

Ordinance No. 2088 - 1st reading – amendment to the FY10 General Fund Budget and City Marina Fund Budget to appropriate funds for the increased costs of managing the Marina and repairs and upgrades to the Marina

Ordinance No. 2089 - 1st reading – text amendment to the Salisbury Municipal Code to add assisted living facilities to the Regional Commercial District

7:15 p.m. RESOLUTIONS – City Administrator John Pick
Resolution No. 1831 - approving a revised Capital Asset Guide to include zoo animals

Resolution No. 1832 - adoption of improved comprehensive Salisbury Historic District Commission Design Guidelines

Resolution No. 1833 - adoption of Bylaws for PAC 14

7:45 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS

7:50 p.m. ADJOURN

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN A WORK SESSION FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – DISCUSSION OF THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SALISBURY AND PAC 14, INC.

Happy Timers Resumes For The Fall

Happy Timers Resumes for the Fall
An Organization for Men and Women 50+

(Salisbury, MD) Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism’s Happy Timers welcomed the start of a new season at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Specifically for men and women 50+, Happy Timers will continue to meet in the DaNang Rooms of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the fall, winter and spring months. New members are always welcome.

Happy Timers provides its members with a great opportunity to socialize and meet others from the community. Additionally, Happy Timers offers its members a wide variety of activities, including walking groups, exercise, line dancing, card play, lunch and bingo.

In addition to meetings and activities, Happy Timers also offers reasonably priced day, overnight and extended trips throughout the year. Those interested in a longer getaway, can take advantage of an October 4-10 bus trip to Chicago, Illinois.

For more information on the Happy Timers or any of their upcoming bus trips, please contact Sharon Engster at 410-548-4900 ext. 118 or sengster@wicomicocounty.org. Membership dues to become a part of Happy Timers are $55 per year for Wicomico County resident and $60 non-residents. Bus trips are priced individually and are not included in the yearly Happy Timers membership dues.

Route 13 Closure Finished Far Ahead Of Schedule

Crews completed the work, opened road in one day

Middletown -- When Delaware Department of Transportation crews re-opened Route 13 nears Boyds Corner late Saturday evening, they may have been smiling under their hardhats.

Hard work, meticulous planning and a healthy amount of midnight oil combined to allow crews to finish the planned closure within about 28 hours, nearly two days sooner than expected.

Both the northbound and southbound lanes were closed, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, so that crews could install drainage systems on the widened road. The closure was planned to finish Monday at 5 a.m. But crews were putting away the orange cones and opening the road at about 9 p.m., Saturday, about 40 hours ahead of schedule.

''We knew that this closure was going to inconvenience thousands of motorists, so we did everything we could to make this closure as short as possible,'' said DelDOT Secretary Carolann Wicks. ''To finish so early is a remarkable achievement for everyone who worked on this project. From the designers who conceived of the improvements, to the construction engineers who made plans, and, of course, we must congratulate the crews from A-Del Construction. We are fortunate in Delaware to work with such companies on a regular basis.''

Performed by A-Del Construction Company, the work is projected to be completed by Fall of 2010. The overall cost is $4.3 million.

This important safety project will provide an additional northbound and southbound lane on Route 13 from the intersection with Greylag Road to Augustine Creek. There will also be an additional left turn lane from Boyds Corner Road onto Route 13. The remaining turn-lanes will be lengthened to provide additional capacity. In addition to the road construction, crews will need to make significant changes to drainage, pavement markings and signage. Crews will also relocate many utilities such as power lines.

Future impacts will be announced as the project progresses.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Middle Eastern Music

Arabic music virtuoso Simon Shaheen brings the sounds of the Middle East to life at SU 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Shaheen is a master of the violin and the ’oud, a traditional stringed instrument of Middle Eastern music. He teaches at schools and universities including Juilliard, Columbia, Princeton and Harvard. His concert schedule has included Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Shaheen and his band, Qantara, won 11 Grammy nominations for their 2001 album Blue Flame. Sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs as part of this semester’s “The Arts and Culture of the Arab World” fall cultural events series, admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-543-6271.

WICOMICO NEIGHBORHOOD CONGRESS

Rewastico Creek, in Athol and near Hebron in the Fall.

WICOMICO NEIGHBORHOOD CONGRESS
P.O. BOX 145
SHARPTOWN, MD 218 61
“Education, Organization, Empowerment & Advocacy”

GENERAL MEETING
September 22, 2009 @ 6:30 PM
Room 300, Government Office Building
Route 50 and North Division Street,
Salisbury, MD

WNC OFFICERS
President Jim Ireton
President Elect Mike Pretl
Secretary Mary Jane Marine
Treasurer Lena Wallop


I. PRESENT:

City Council Debbie Campbell, (Camden Avenue) Kurt Drechsler (Harbor Pointe) Jim Fineran (County Executive Office), Julie Glanz, (Intern SU) Bob Hocult, Winona Hocult, Mayor Jim Ireton (Johnson’s Lake), Mary Jane Marine (Sharptown), Cindy Pilchard (Schumaker Woods), and Lena Wallop (West Side).
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II. CALL TO ORDER:

Secretary Mary Jane Marine called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM at the request of Mayor Ireton who called and said he was running a little late due over-lap of other meetings.
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III. BUSINESS:
It was agreed that the minutes of August 25, 2009 were accurate and acceptable.

The Treasurer reported a balance of $254.10.
It was decided it would be acceptable for the secretary to send out a draft agenda a week before our regularly scheduled meeting to give members an opportunity to include topics for discussion at the upcoming meeting.
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VI. DISCUSSION:

1. WNC Website:
Kurt Drechsler explained two separate web site possibilities. The first being a 2 or 3 page link from the County’s website. It would include upcoming events, local pictures and a procedure for downloading an application. He will discuss this setup with the County’s webmaster Ray Machiche and Donna Rush. She would store our pictures separately to avoid losing them should there be a change in the County’s website. This link would be at no cost.
The second possibility would be our own website with an approximate cost of $1,500.00. It would be open to what ever we would want to include on it. Kurt Drechsler said he would suggest we discuss the financing with members who own a business that would be interested in purchasing advertising space. The tax exemption matter was discussed but nothing was decided.

2. Home Owners Association Contacts:
Mayor Ireton made copies of the HOA list of address/contacts for Cindy Pilchard and Julie Glanz which Jim Fineran had put together with information from County Public Works. The list will be helpful in promoting the WNC.

3. 2nd Annual Convention:
Mayor Ireton said the university will be the site again for the convention. Suggested ways to promote the upcoming event were through e-mail by individual member’s contacts and neighborhood association contacts, flyers on campus and other locations, the media by community events listings, regular mailings and members asking friends to attend.

Cindy Pilchard volunteered to put together a fly. She will form a committee that includes Winona Hocult, and others she would ask, to copy, address and help out in any way to promote the convention scheduled for Tuesday, evening October 27. Jim Fineran will put together a press release for the committee. He and Lena Wallop will work with PAC 14 for a segment on promoting the WNC and the convention as well if it works with the scheduling.

Topics of interest for the convention were again discussed. It was suggested that perhaps questions from the audience and response from the experts instead of a lecture type forum would be more interesting. Topics to be included would be crime, environment – what individuals can do, a tip sheet as a hand-out, perhaps contacting Margaret Vivian for rain barrel and rain garden information, organizing a neighborhood crime watch, organizing a neighborhood association and Assessment of Community Attributes i.e. – why people live where they live – the best part of where I live is and what are the good things that keep you in your neighborhood.
Lena Wallop said the West Side Community Foundation would be interested in the convention. Mayor Ireton said there is a new neighborhood group organizing on North Divisions Street beyond the cemetery.

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V. MOVING FORWARD:
Cindy Pilchard may be asking several of the members to help her with the promotional preparations for the conference. Mayor Ireton is familiar with the contacts for the presentations. He may be coordinating this with Cindy Pilchard and her committee for help in this regard.

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VI. ADJOURNMENT.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM.
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VII. NEXT MEETING:

OCTOBER 27, 2009 – TIME AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW - OUR ANNUAL CONVETION BE SURE AND BRING A FRIEDN. MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW TO RESERVE THAT DATE FOR THE WNC.

Biker Story

A drunken man walks into a biker bar, sits down at the bar and orders a drink. Looking around, he sees three men sitting at a corner table. He gets up, staggers to the table, leans over,


Looks the biggest, meanest, biker in the face and says:


'I went by your grandma's house today and


I saw her in the hallway buck naked.


Man, she is one fine looking woman!'


The biker looks at him and doesn't say a word.


His buddies are confused, because he is one bad biker and

Would fight at the drop of a hat.

The drunk leans on the table again and says:



'I got it on with your grandma and she is good,
The best I ever had!'


The biker's buddies are starting to get really mad,


But the biker still says nothing.


The drunk leans on the table one more time and says,


'I'll tell you something else, boy,
Your grandma liked it!'

At this point the biker stands up,


Takes the drunk by the shoulders,

Looks him square in the eyes and says....................


'Grandpa;....... Go home!


You're drunk.

'Clunker' Appliance Plan Still Short On Details

Program to roll out in November; rebates, recycling rules will vary by state

Call it the “Cash for Kitchen (and laundry room) Clunkers” program.

If you have an old energy-guzzling refrigerator, air conditioner or washing machine you’d love to replace, it may be a good idea to wait until November when a cash-for-clunkers type program for home appliances begins to roll out across the country.

The rebate program, part of the government's $787 billion economic stimulus package, provides $300 million in federal funds to encourage consumers to buy energy-efficient appliances.

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4 N.J. Police Officers Shot During Drug Search

Two cops and suspect hospitalized with gunshot wounds

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Four police officers were shot executing a search warrant in New Jersey, and two of them have been taken to an area hospital, authorities said Thursday.

Lakewood Police Deputy Chief Michael Mohel said an officer was struck in the face and another was shot in the foot were taken to a hospital. Two other officers sustained minor injuries when they were shot in their bulletproof vests.

Mohel said the members of the tactical unit were serving a no-knock narcotics and weapons warrant around 2:25 a.m. Thursday when Jamie Gonzalez opened fire.

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More On Delegates That Voted For Speed Camaras

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The Most Important News You Won't See On Television

The Most Important News You Won't See on Television

Congressman Ron Paul, Conservative Republican - Skewers the G20 http://www.republicmedia.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8443:pa-national-guard-to-support-g-20-summit&catid=3:features&Itemid=53

Reality Report http://realityreport.blip.tv/posts?view=archive&nsfw=dc

Judge Napolitano on Forced Vaccinations in Massachusetts http://www.infowars.com/judge-napolitano-on-forced-vaccinations-in-massachusetts/

H.R. 1207 Gets a Hearing in the Financial Subcommittee http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=25552

Len Horowitz talks about Swine Flu Scam Live on Monday at 11am Eastern http://www.revolutionbroadcasting.com/

Obama Plans Internet Grab FCC To Embrace Net Neutrality

Since the Internet took root as a mass communications phenomenon in the mid 1990s, a quiet war has raged in Washington over the extent to which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) would regulate the new medium.

Until, now the Internet has been largely self-regulated, and the FCC has taken a hands-off approach.

But that could change dramatically soon if the Obama administration has its way.

During the weekend, press reports revealed a stunning development: The Obama administration will announce Monday that the FCC would propose new rules to embrace what it calls "Net Neutrality."

Obama's new Federal Communications Commission chairman, Julius Genachowski, will use a speech to the Brookings Institution, a liberal think tank, to announce the FCC proposals, according to those reports.

On the face of it, Net Neutrality appears to be a popular and fair proposal.

Genachowski will "propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks," according to the Associated Press.

The FCC rules "would bar Internet service providers such as Verizon Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. or AT&T Inc., from slowing or blocking certain services or content flowing through their vast networks," according to the AP.

But critics contend that the proposals are nothing more than a backdoor way for the FCC to tighten federal control over the Internet by beginning with the regulation of Internet service providers.

The battle lines over Net Neutrality have formed along partisan and ideological lines, with some exceptions.

During the presidential campaign, Obama said he would embrace Net Neutrality — a cause championed by Google and other Silicon Valley companies that don't want large Internet service providers denying or controlling their access to Internet users.

But Republicans have largely opposed Net Neutrality, suggesting self regulation has worked well.

The previous FCC chairman, Bush appointee Kevin Martin opposed Net Neutrality. He suggested it was not needed.

Conservatives see Net Neutrality as a power grab that will benefit big Internet players such as Amazon and Google while stifling smaller competitors.

The libertarian CATO Institute, in a 2004 policy analysis concluded: "The regulatory regime envisioned by Net Neutrality mandates would also open the door to a great deal of potential 'gaming' of the regulatory system and allow firms to use the regulatory system to hobble competitors. Worse yet, it would encourage more FCC regulation of the Internet and broadband markets in general."

Democrats in Congress have pushed for such controls in the past without success. In 2006 House Democrats offered an amendment to make Net Neutrality law, but the motion failed.

At the time Republicans warned of efforts to control the Internet.

"I want a vibrant Internet just like they do," Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, said during the 2006 House debate over the issue. "Our disagreement is about how to achieve that. They say let the government dictate it . . . I urge my colleagues to reject government regulation of the Internet."

Delaware Electric Cooperative "Peak Alert"

URGENT “BEAT THE PEAK”

4 P.M. to 8 P.M., Today, September 24


Because of the hot weather over our region, between the hours of 4 P.M. and 8 P.M., today, we are asking you to delay the usage of all unnecessary lights and appliances during these hours as well as turning your thermostat up 3 degrees.


While the largest consumers of electricity in the home during these hours and during this time of year are cooling costs and lighting, other large consumers of electricity include major appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines, clothes dryers, water heaters and stoves.


By delaying the use of unnecessary lighting and appliances as well as turning your thermostat up 3 degrees between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M., today, we can save energy resources, avoid high cost energy and help the environment.


We thank you for your help. Together we can “Beat the Peak”