Long time resident Mr. Trader brought up on heck of a major point last night.
According to the City Charter, ALL legal ads for the City of Salisbury must come from a local newspaper PRINTED in the County.
We all know the Daily Times is now printed in Wilmington, Delaware. Technically, the man is 100% correct.
Will Greg Bassett be on his knees in the very near future begging for a charter change? Will Laura Mitchell want to demand an instant charter amendment, or will it go to referendum?
This means all budget, charter amendments, public hearings, meetings, real estate transactions, zoning proceedings and the likes are NOT legal and CAN be challenged in court.
So, that being said, the City Council has ONE opportunity to bring JOBS back to Salisbury by forcing the Daily Times to start running their press again and NOT export jobs to Delaware. Remember Folks, the Daily Times is receiving TAX BREAKS on a piece of equipment their not even using. The have gone from more than 200 employees down to around a dozen.
Salisbury News will be putting some serious thought into our business overnight.
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No body breaks more laws then the government, local, state and national. Ron Paul 2012, stop the corruption and double standards!!!
With the exception of the press all of the other equipment is gone. Good luck with that.
What other newspaper is printed in Wicomico County? Since there is none, I would think that a local newspaper such as the DT that is distributed locally would have to do. Atleast notice is being made. It would be simple to change the charter to say "a locally distributed newspaper"
I think Joe just found another market.
how about a weekly printed paper albero?
Yea Joe...you are printed local ..No need for the daily times. Joe has it covered!
That Mr. Trader is one smart guy. I've seen him in action at Council meetings, both live and on PAC-14.He never ceases to amaze me. Good thinking, Mr. Trader!
lol. I would love to see their faces if they had to do business with Joe. I think they would rather eat glass than do that.
Joe,you should be getting all the legal ads since your the only "local "news.
By now most everyone around Salisbury, Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Talbot, Queen Annes's & Sussex Counties know that SBYnews has now officially become our areas MSM.
The Daily Times is now what I consider to be Tabloid - as their paper has shrunk dramatically in both content and volumne.
I believe Mr. Trader is on-point and I am not certain if The Daily Times fulfils the criteria for being a local newspaper anymore.
This could prove to be very interesting in the upcoming new fiscal year.
If the city had a decent attorney he would know what is legal and what is not!
You are right, technically, but a court challenge wouldn't hold because, technically, the Daily Times staff here is part of the printed process. Nothing to print without what they do.
Remember the exemption they got for manufacturing? That would be proof in court that they are "printed" here.
Brother in law's an attorney. Already asked him.
The Charter Review Committee has been formed and is meeting. Maybe this is one change that needs to be made. In a time when electronic media is on the rise, and the day when printed newspapers may disappear, it makes sense that consideration be given to changing the charter to include electronic media as a place for legal ads. SbyNews would be a good venue.
"I would like to welcome and introduce the hit sensation band" "Lancalot Link & the Evoulutio Revolution singing there new smash hit, the printing press blues, lets give them a big hand and enjoy folks".
I wouldn't think this is a Daily Times problem. It is a City Council problem. If anyone has broken the law, it is the Council.
The Daily Times is under no obligation to print the newspaper in the county. According to what I read here the Council is required by the Charter to put legal notices in a newspaper printed in the county. The only option available at present is for the Council to change the wording in the Charter, unless there is a newspaper being printed in the county.
I disagree 6:45. The definition of "printed" is very clear as it relates to a publication.
Let's bring back the good old Salisbury Advertiser. Do you remember that? I sure do. It was all about Salisbury and not Delaware!!! It was local happenings and ads. Here is your chance folks to start a new venture!!!
Also 6:45 I do not believe this would be something that you could even challenge in court since it's not a matter of constitutionality.
I think I know what you are considering go for it Joe!!! Both will be highly sucessful. I would go for a lifetime subscription!!
yes it could be challenged - at a civil level. The Charter is a constitution of sorts and lays out exactly how the city does business as determined by the founders and amended pursuant to it's guidelines. Any violation of it by government officials can certainly be challenged in court.
What charter review committee? Who is on it? Who appointed it?
On the subject of the Daily Times-new headline from 2 hrs ago----
"Pedestrian struck at Salisbury Walmart in Black Friday frenzy"
Geez-They sure are on the ball over there aren't they?
"Any violation of it by government officials can certainly be challenged in court."
ANYTHING can be challenged in court. Whether or not the challengers prevail is a different matter entirely.
Hmmmm 11:11 is your statement correct or are the vast majority of suits dismissed before a shread of evidence is heard due to no legal basis for them to begin with? I believe you will find the latter to be true.
11:11 Anyone for anything can FILE a suit but whether it will be heard or not is an entirely different story.
Just because someone files a suit doesn't give them an automatic trial. If there isn't a law or laws to back up there claim then a judge dismisses the suit right off the bat.
Just google "judge dismisses lawsuit" to see.
If they're going to change the charter, why not have it say that they can be posted online some where? Who really reads the Daily Times anymore any way?
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