Democrats Continue Attacks On Taxpayers In Wicomico County

Yes folks, you read that right - even as early voting and mid-terms elections are keeping the majority of taxpayers focused on election issues, the Wicomico Democratic leadership is getting into your hard earned cash in ways you wouldn't believe.

Example No. 1 -

Let's take the recent - Wicomico Solar Farm Project - as an example. Along comes this solar company and offers our County Executive, Mr. Pollitt a deal, that's going to make him look like a hero just before election time. Yes, he's going to save the county by contracting out a couple of cents savings per kilowatt hour of electricity for county buildings over the next twenty years. While this might look like a great deal up front and make great photo ops and talking points, there is something that was left out of this deal. Now I don't know if this was left out of the deal because Mr. Pollitt just didn't do his home work or the solar company simply kept this under their hats and didn't offer up this information or if there was other reasons. No matter what the reason, I believe the county has lost out on a steady revenue stream for the next twenty years. You see, what these companies fail to tell you about is the SRECs (Solar Renewable Energy Credits) connected with solar installations. These credits can amount to thousands of dollars for home owners or millions of dollars for large solar farms.

It would have been nice if Mr. Pollitt had bargained for a percentage of these credits for the county. But what the heck, he saved the county right?

Example No. 2 -

Here's another attack that's looking the taxpayer right in the face but it's not really recognizable yet and the County's Democratic leadership definitely doesn't want you to know about it before the election. Does anyone remember a couple years ago when HB-1412 - Education - Maintenance of Effort - was passed that would have the STATE intercept county tax dollars and give funds directly to the Board of Education if the taxpayers were unable to meet the Maintenance of Effort for schools? Well this bill appears to have been carefully crafted by Delegate Sheila Hixson (Annapolis friend of Norms), Senator Mandaleno (Another friend of Norms) to temporarily raise the Revenue Cap rate just so the BOE would get more money. Now we all know how Delegate Conway simply hate, hates, hates the Revenue Cap (Not a true cap but a limitation) and would do anything to get rid of it or go around it. Well taxpayers, here comes Norms next attempt. 

Example No. 3 - 

If you have been following the BOE news lately you all know that they are just simply stomping their feet because they are not getting taxpayers money fast enough to do the hundreds of millions for dollars in new schools and upgrades that simply have to be done right away because after all, now what's that famous phrase? Oh Yeah, now I remember, "After All, It's For the Kids".(Kind of like all the food they buy on their credit cards right? ). But I digress so back on subject. Has anyone been reading the BOE Facility Task Force Report on Building Needs? You need too. The next attempt is right there. " We anticipate changes to the overall plan as we move forward as specialized funding become available ...". Now just where do you think this "Specialized Funding", is going to be coming from? Magic Money! No. Your Tax Dollars! And it doesn't matter if you as an individual can afford it or not they (Mandaleno, Hixson and Conway) will pass special taxing powers to go around the Revenue Cap to get in your pockets because After All It's For the Kids. And here's the part that everyone has to love. Norm will use plausible deniability and claim, "it wasn't my idea, it was theirs". This is a technique that they use when they want something the voters hate done in their district.

So there it is folks. Naysayers go to work but have the guts to put your name to it. Before I go I would just like to pass something along to the many new and hard working teachers in Wicomico County. Changes will be coming. Mr. Pollitt does not have the twenty four million dollars for the county's portion of your retirement fund. So guess what? 

John Palmer, Delmar, Md.