Wicomico County & Salisbury Taxpayers Are Getting Screwed From The City

 

Editor Note: This is re-published from February 12, 2017

Do Salisbury Residents/Taxpayers Have A Class Action Lawsuit Against The City

During my time of owning Salisbury News I have certainly had a lot to say about the three Mayors over the years. Taxpayers have been so screwed by each: First, Tilghman with the $140,000,000.00 Waste Water Treatment Plant and $14,000,000.00 Fire Palace. Then, Ireton promised in 10 years you'll be able to swim in the Wicomico River BS. Now, Jake Day is all talk and no delivery. 

However, there's a LOT still going on none of you are aware of. 

For starters, did you know the Waste Water Treatment Plant still does not work?

Did you know that the no swimming signs, (almost 10 years later) are still posted in the River?

Did you know that former Mayor and Staff lied when they stated they had paid the $1.00 to purchase their half of the Government Office Building? That's right, there's no record of any such check and I investigated this recently and the City of Salisbury is NOT on the Deed. Can you say Pollitt/Tilghman. 

Did you know that the City of Salisbury, (Mayor Jake Day) is NOT paying their half of the upkeep/maintenance on the building, as formally agreed to in their contractual agreement? 

Did you know the County is sending out ALL of the City's tax bills and not only is the County collecting these funds, the City hasn't ever paid the County back for the postage over the past 20 some odd years? Funny how the City has their own finance department too.

Oh it gets even better. Did you know the City, (under contract) is committed to pay the County $100,000.00+ a year since the building was constructed and guess what, there's NO RECORD of the City paying this rent?

I could go on and on about how much money the City owes the County but don't YOU find it interesting how none of this was ever brought up by Rick Pollitt in the past? Don't you also find it interesting how at odds Ireton and Day have been with County Executive Bob Culver? I certainly do! 

To think Ireton and Day have been running to whatever press will spew their lies about how the City wants the County to pay them for Fire Services into the County. Don't you find it interesting how often the County Sheriffs Department spends most of their time within the City of Salisbury, yet the County has never attempted to be reimbursed for such services.

Yeah, Day can push skateboard parks, bike routes and pound his chest. He can sell off parking lots for pennies on the dollar, without mentioning the affordable housing units that will go in there. Did you ever think that the City may have sold one of those parking lots so they could fill the bottom floor with a new government office location?

You see, Ladies & Gentlemen, I believe Jake Day is just waiting for County Executive Bob Culver to hand them an eviction notice for failure to pay the County for not only rent but also for half of the monthly expenses. I am told they do pay their fair share of the electric bill but remember, Folks, the City agreed to a new HVAC system in the GOB, possibly costing Wicomico County MILLIONS of dollars and the City hasn't paid back their share of that expense, not a penny. Mind you, the City Council agreed to pay their share.

Since the City signed an agreement to pay the County at least $100,000.00 a year and there's no record of such payments, wouldn't you think the City budgeted this commitment into their annual budget, WHERE DID THE MONEY GO? Isn't that FRAUD? Why haven't ANY auditors picked this up over all these years?

I'm still digging and I'm digging deep. This is not a "FAKE NEWS" story yet I can assure you, none of your local media will touch it. 

It should be noted that Executive Culver & Staff were blown away at my FOIA request (questions) and were completely unaware of the findings until they investigated it. I have another article coming soon with detailed answers for each question I asked.

Below is the actually paperwork from the FOIA from Wicomico.