Editor's Note: This article gives a little more detail than the press release.
SALISBURY – Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver shared his intentions last week for sending a letter to Maryland Senate President Mike Miller outlining his concerns that wine and beer licenses approved by Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot for the National Folk Festival were “illegal” after the comptroller’s chief of staff penned a response lambasting the county leader of “economic sabatoge.”
Last Friday, Comptroller Peter Franchot’s Chief of Staff Len Foxwell sent a letter to Culver denouncing the county leader’s “private correspondence” with Miller two weeks before the National Folk Festival was slated to begin in downtown Salisbury.
Culver’s letter to Miller, dated Aug. 27, highlighted his concerns that alcohol licenses granted by the comptroller to the City of Salisbury for the festival were in violation of state Article 2B.
“The event that the licenses are approved for is neither a Non-Profit Wine Festival nor a Non-Profit Beer Festival,” he wrote. “Furthermore, the licenses that have been issued primary purpose is to promote Maryland Wine and Beer. The approved licenses are for the Folk Festival which had no relevance to a Wine Festival or a Beer Festival.”
Culver told Miller the comptroller was aware that the folk festival was not a nonprofit beer or wine festival.
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6 comments:
Typical Democrat move using lies. Hogan and Miller should not let this go by the road. They will do nothing though, since both have a Democrat mentality or a Democrat. Another example he is not running the State the Democrats are with no objections.
Len Foxwell should be taken to task for an ethics violation for posting commentary about this on his personal FB account.
I agree with the last sentence.
Hey Stupids, the license was issued for a Beer and Wine Festival. It wasn't a Beer/Wine Festival. City misled the state and should be held accountable for it. Bob is right.
Len and Mike Dunn are buddies. Bob Culver was correct to shed light on this circumventing of the system.
How does it feel to watch them get away with it. Their is a lot more ,not just the city, but county too. be carefull Bob.
It's an abuse of power on the part of Mayor Day.
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