WCSO Press Releases

Incident: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
Date: 29 May 2008
Location: 1500 Block of Emerson Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspects:
1. Carolyn D. Jenkins, 49, Salisbury, MD
2. Laurie A. Adkins, 32, Essington, PA

On 29 May 2008, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office was sent to the parking lot of the Knights of Columbus Council Hall located on Emerson Avenue for a suspicious vehicle parked in the parking lot. Upon arrival, the deputy observed a vehicle with PA registration occupied by two female subjects. After speaking with the two subjects, the deputy further investigated the circumstances around their presence in the lot and discovered them both to in possession of crack cocaine smoking devices. Also one of the women, Laurie Adkins, was found to have crack cocaine in her possession.

Both subjects were arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where they were processed and charged with Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance on Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. After an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner, both subjects were released on Personal Recognizance

Incident: Assault
Date: 29 May 2008
Location: 30000 Block of Johnson Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspects: Ralph Wayne Jones, Sr., 47, Salisbury, MD

On 27 May 2008, a deputy responded to a residence in the 30000 block of Johnson Road in Salisbury, MD for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, the deputy located a victim who claimed to have been involved in an argument with Ralph Jones who during the argument held a sword to the victim’s throat and threatened to chop the victim up. Jones was unable to be found by the deputy who then obtained a warrant for Jones’ arrest. The warrant charged Jones with Assault 2nd Degree, Reckless Endangerment and a Dangerous Weapon Charge.

On 28 May 2008, Jones was arrested on the outstanding warrant and transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center. After being processed Jones was taken for an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner, after which Jones was held on $20,000.00 bond in the Detention Center.


Incident: Assault
Date: 31 May 2008
Location: 2700 Block of Old Ocean City Rd, Salisbury, MD
Suspects: Herman Walter Schevel, 54, Salisbury, MD

On 31 May 2008, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Old Ocean City Road to investigate an assault. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a victim who claimed to have been assaulted by Herman W. Schevel. During the course of the investigation, it was alleged that the assailant threw the victim to the ground and banged the victims head repeatedly on the floor. At the conclusion of the investigation, the assailant Schevel was arrested.

Schevel was transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where Schevel was processed and charged with second degree assault. After an initial appearance before a District Court Commissioner, Schevel was held on $10,000.00 bond

An Open Question

Last spring started a project to improve the quality of City Park. Rocks were put along the shoreline as well as plants along the banks. Both made the area look better, especially the rocks. City park is one of my favorite places in the area as it is home for fishermen, families, runners, tennis players, walkers, picnics, and so on. You can head through the trails at the top of the park, the area from the baseball field to the Schumaker Pond's spillway and feel like you are not in a city.

My questions, and if this question has already been posted on here in the past let me know, are when will work on improving the park start up again? What has been budgeted and planned out?

It is just looking like things might be laying a little fallow and some maintenance needs to be done on controlling the plants on the shore line. I just would like to start a little discussion on this. I would like to see how nice this area can get for everyone to enjoy.

What's everyone's thoughts on this?

As you can tell from the pics both sides are getting a bit overgrown limiting access to the water for fishermen.

An Afternoon At City Park

City park was busy today as I walked around fishing. I only caught a few fish, but saw some nice size carp which roam from the zoo to the spillway. You can catch carp many ways including chumming with canned corn with a hook of corn and a host of stinky baits you would use for catfish can also be used. Despite their size they spook easily and can be selective eaters outside of their natural scavenging forage.

The bass are starting to hold along the banks. If the water is clear enough you can sight fish along the banks looking for their beds. The trick is getting them to bite. I spent 25 minutes trying to coax a 4lb to hit. Wouldn't strike. It is a game of patience and some days you get them to bite other days you wont. Last spring I caught and saw others catch 5lb bass regularly through the park area.

The best fisherman was the blue heron in the bottom two pictures who caught a fish and brought to the bank to eat. I watched the heron for 10 minutes as it strutted around its catch pecking at so it could eat. I just missed getting a pic of it coming out of the water with it.

Lot's of friends and families were out at the zoo, Ben's Red Swings, Picnic Island, and up and down the river fishing. This family was pulling up catfish, bluegill, perch, and sunfish all day long and the kids were having a blast.

Guess Who's No Longer Driving?

Mr. John Wade has been seen being chauffeured around Princess Anne today. His Wife is now behind the wheel as Mr. Wade obviously does not have a Maryland or New Jersey Drivers License.

Mr. Wade asked the local Princess Anne Barber Shop, (that mainly serves the African American Clientele) to post his campaign sign in the window and they have refused to allow it. Instead, rumor has it they instead called Mr. Frank White and asked him to deliver one of his instead.

Nevertheless, if the local Police Department needs proof that Mr. Wade was in fact driving this vehicle, pictures don't lie.

Wicomico Remembers TODAY AT 10:00 AM

To Honor Those who Made the Supreme Sacrifice

Salisbury, MD –

What: Memorial Day Ceremony

When: Saturday, May 31 at 10:00am

Where: Wicomico County War Veterans Memorial (located outside the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center). Rain location will be the WY&CC’s Midway Room.

Details: All are encouraged to attend this rain or shine event, which is free and open to the public. As part of the ceremony, there will be a lowering of the colors, ringing of the Red Knights Memorial Bell, branch prayers, reading of names and a volley of arms by the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Department.

Ed. Note: In 2002, a group of veterans from all branches of the military came together to honor and preserve the memory of Wicomico County’s fallen heroes. As a result, the Wicomico County War Veterans Memorial was erected at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, which is itself a living war memorial to all veterans. Flags from each service branch, along with a United States, Maryland, Wicomico County and the POW-MIA flag now proudly fly over a brick wall displaying bronze plagues with the 187 names of Wicomico County’s fallen veterans from World War II and beyond.

Question of the Day, Sat 5/31

What's the last thing you bought online? Were you happy with your purchase? Do you buy frequently from websites like Ebay, Overstock, etc.? Where do you find your best deals online?

A Letter To The Daily Times

A Reader of Salisbury News sent me the following:

"I called last week and spoke with a gentleman in Customer Service concerning not receiving my papers. The situation has not gotten any better and delivery is very sporadic. I would appreciate a reply as to how I can be guaranteed a paper delivery everyday. There is never an issue taking that payment from my acct once a month. I was also told I would be receiving a credit and have yet to see one. If I do not see results within the next week I will be cancelling my subscription and also passing along my experience to anyone considering purchasing "The Daily Times." Thanks for your immediate attention and response to this matter."

TGM Audit Report Gor Dochester County

http://docogonet.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=302&cntnt01returnid=77

How does this stack up to trice’s audit presentation for salisbury?

Audit Presentation

Tom Trice, Certified Public Accountant for Trice, Geary & Myers, introduced Roy Geiser, Accountant, and presented the Council with an overview of the audit for the year that ended on June 30, 2007. Mr. Trice stated that the County’s assets exceeded its liabilities by $51.7 million of which $13.2 million may be used to meet the County’s ongoing obligations to citizens and creditors. He explained that the County’s overall financial position had improved since the prior fiscal year with total net assets increasing by $3.1 million or 6.4% and that the contributing factors for this increase were a $2.5 million increase in investment in capital assets, net of related debt and a $0.7 million increase in restricted net assets. Mr. Trice stated that as of the close of FY07, the County’s governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances were $15.1 million, a decrease of $1.0 million from the prior year’s ending fund balance and that out of the total ending fund balances, $10.9 million was unreserved and therefore available for spending at the County’s discretion. He explained that the unreserved fund balance for the General Fund was $4.3 million and that the County’s long term debt decreased by $2.6 million during FY07 due to the County having no major debt issuances during the fiscal year and the treatment of $2.5 million in general obligation bonds.

Mr. Trice expressed his belief that more personnel were needed for the Finance Department based on an increased workload and the risk based auditing requirements that were recently implemented.

In response to a question from Councilman Nichols as to the status of the County’s debt service, Mr. Spears noted that the debt service had decreased from FY06.

Councilwoman Elzey questioned what would happen if new procedures were not implemented to take into account the new risk based auditing requirements. Mr. Spears stated that he anticipated that the procedures would be in place before the new audit commences.

Based on a question from Councilwoman Elzey as to whether or not there was reduction in yearend journal entries, Mr. Spears noted that those entries were drastically reduced to 13 for FY07 and would be reduced even further for FY08.

In response to a question from Councilman Newcomb as to how the County rated on a scale of one to ten, Mr. Trice noted that the County’s financial results were satisfactory but that there were still some administrative challenges County staff faced in grants accounting and administration.

Based on a question from Wendell Foxwell, a resident of Dorchester County, as to whether or not the County has set aside reserve funds, Mr. Spears explained that the County sets aside 5% of the General Fund Operating Budget each year and that any fund balance remaining at the end of each year is set aside and used for capital expenditures in subsequent years. He noted that the fund balance at the end of 2007 was $1.8 million and that those funds would be used in FY09 for capital projects to reduce the issuance of debt for capital needs.

The Council thanked Mr. Trice for his presentation.

The Council discussed an Audit Engagement Letter with Trice, Geary, Myers for professional auditing services for one year at a cost not to exceed $70,000 including providing assistance to the County with documentation of risk base auditing at the cost of $15,000 and agreed to execute the letter. The Council acknowledged that the fee for the auditing services will be at the standard hourly rates plus out-of-pocket costs, including report reproduction, typing, postage, travel, copies, telephone and that if the audit time schedule could not be adhered to by the County, the County would have the following options: 1) that services would not be provided during the period of December 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009 and the fee for the services will remain at a cost not to exceed $70,000 or 2) Trice Geary and Myers will continue to work during the period of December 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009 but will bill at standard hourly rates and would not be subject to requirement that the fee will not exceed $70,000. The Council further acknowledged that if audit is not completed by December 1, 2008, a new agreement will be presented for the Council’s review and consideration.

On Your Side Blog Offers The Following Article About Stuart Leer

Salisbury v. Leer Case Available Here

Since Stuart Leer spoke during public comment Monday night (May 27) as a property owner who had gone through legal cases with the City, many constituents have asked us about the case and its costs. The case originally concerned whether Mr. Leer had reconstructed a porch in compliance with the City's Historic District requirements.

Mr. Leer was cited for performing work not approved by the Historic District Commission. In response, he appeared before the Commission and was denied approval for the porch reconstruction, already far in progress. Representing himself, Mr. Leer appealed to the Circuit Court in Wicomico County, where he won his case based on the bias of the Commission. The City then appealed the Circuit Court's decision to the Court of Special Appeals in Annapolis. Again representing himself, Mr. Leer won that case.

The "unreported" opinion of the Court of Special Appeals (special appeals cases often are not published, but can be obtained by request) is found on the website at right under Documents of Interest, below our pictures. The cost of legal expenses to the taxpayers of Salisbury breaks down as follows:

Historic District Commission Hearing $0.00 (city legal counsel was not present)
Circuit Court - Wicomico County $6,351.00
Court of Special Appeals - Annapolis $11,849.75
Total $18,200.75

We hope this information and the downloadable PDF file of the opinion transcript helps answer the many questions we have received. Citizens will find other portions of the May 27 meeting instructive concerning budget matters and other aspects of city government.

The audio of the May 27 council meeting is available on the city website now and will be available on our website later today. The PAC14 taping of that same city council meeting will likely replay Monday, June 2, at 6 p.m. PAC14 now carries streaming video of its programming.

GO HERE to see their official article.

Disclaimer
The views expressed in this newsletter are those of Councilwomen Campbell and Cohen solely and do not necessarily represent those of other council members.

SPD Press Releases

On May 29, 2008 at approximately 9:51 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department Community Action Team were in the area of Railroad Avenue when one of the officers observed what the officer believed to be a controlled dangerous substance transaction. The suspect involved in the transaction, listed below, was stopped and was found to be in possession of a quantity of suspected crack/cocaine and a quantity of suspected methadone.

ARRESTED: Anthony Wayne Lloyd, 47 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Possession of cocaine
Possession of methadone
Possession of cds/paraphernalia

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800018929

On May 30, 2008 at approximately 2:15 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department executed a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by the below listed suspect for traffic violations in the area of Light Street and Maryland Avenue. Immediately upon making the stop, the suspect exited the vehicle. The suspect became combative with the officer and caused a disturbance in the neighborhood. As the officers attempted to quiet the suspect the suspect assaulted the officers and then was taken into custody.

ARRESTED: Juvenile, 17 years of age Fruitland, Maryland

CHARGES:
Assault of a police officer
Second degree assault
Disobeying a lawful order
Three (3) traffic violations

DISPOSITION: Released to Parent CC # 200800018945

Ray Lewis & Wicomico County Make Today's USA Today!

GO HERE to see the USA Today page.

Friday, May 30
Salisbury - Five people were indicted by a Wicomico County grand jury in the alleged theft of about $450,000 worth of diesel fuel, tires and other supplies from the county landfill. Those charged include former landfill superintendent Kenneth Townsend and former landfill official Paul Tomaszewski. Others include area contractor Ray Lewis, Benjamin Merritt and suspended landfill worker George Ennis.

John Wade Part II

If you're running for Office, don't you have to be in good standings with the State? Between this information and the Tax Lean Sale on his property, how can this guy be running for Office? GO HERE and type in John Wade! You can make it easier if you click on Somerset County too. This guy is just loaded with foreclosure information and the whole nine yards. Princess Anne Residents better realize what they're getting into when they vote on Tuesday.

Case Information
Court System: DISTRICT COURT FOR SOMERSET COUNTY - CIVIL SYSTEM
Case Number: 020200000152007Claim Type:CONTRACT
District/Location Codes: 02 / 02Filing Date:07/31/2006Case Status:BANKRUPTCY
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Complaint, Judgment, and Related Persons Information

(Each Complaint, Hearing, Judgment is listed separately, along with each Related Person)

Complaint Information
Complaint No: 001(TIDEWATER LAND SURVEYORS) Vs:(WADE, JOHN )
Type: REGULAR CLAIM
Complaint Status: BANKRUPTCY
Status Date: 11/26/2007Filing Date:07/31/2006Amount$785Last Activity Date:11/26/2007
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Related Person Information
Name: WADE, JOHN
Connection to Complaint: DEFENDANT
Address: 12034 SOMERSET AVENUE
City: PRINCESS ANNEState:MDZip Code:21853
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Name: TIDEWATER LAND SURVEYORS
Connection to Complaint: PLAINTIFF
Address: 507 COURT LANE
City: CAMBRIDGEState:MDZip Code:21613
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Click on the GO HERE link to see more.

A Man That Wants To Make Laws Is Breaking The Law?

John Wade





Just when you though things in Salisbury were all screwed up, along comes the Wade Family from Princess Anne!

Election Day is this coming Tuesday in Princess Anne and I have to tell you Folks, this is getting damn confusing. Today I had an interview with Mr. John Wade who is the husband of Mrs. Wade who was recently rejected from the Election Board as she was not considered a resident of Princess Anne for one calendar year.

So here comes the husband, John Wade who jumps in as a Write In Candidate. However, just who is this John Wade anyway? Well, he allegedly has a residence on Sommerset Ave in Princess Anne but I also hear they have a residence on Executive Drive in Delmar, MD. Then I have also been told he may have a residence in the state of New Jersey, hence the tags on this vehicle above?

So I started digging even deeper and I learned that John Wade is not only on the Planning & Zoning Board in Princess Anne, he's also been appointed to the Maryland State Liquor Board for Sommerset County by your beloved Governor O'Malley!

So I picked up the phone and called John and I asked him directly, do you have a Maryland Drivers License? "I have a Maryland ID." OK John, I understand that but do you have a Maryland Driver's License? "No, I have a Maryland ID." So I then asked, well you're driving a car with New Jersey Tags, is your Driver's License from New Jersey? "NO." So I said, then what State is your Driver's License in? He replied, "Joe, I'm NOT going to get into that."

I checked in the state of MD, DE, VA, NJ, NC, SC & FL and he is not registered with a License from any one of those states. So, then I checked into the tags on this vehicle he's been allegedly known to be driving for years now and the vehicle is registered to a Pearlie Kilgore, yet the Inspection Sticker is registered to someone else, (illegal?) Alton Thomas. When I checked with the State of NJ on the inspection sticker they told me that the date, "3-08" on the sticket was the expiration date. (illegal?)

I just don't get it. During our interview he said the main reason he was running for Office was because he wants to see "open government." So when I asked the man just what state his drivers license was in, "I'm not going to get into that." Seems to me, (I'm sorry to say) this is the LAST guy I'd be voting for and if "I" were on the Election Board, I'd be backstepping REALLY FAST to find out just who this man is?

If I was the Governor of Maryland I'd also be moving as fast as humanly possible before the MSM gets their hands on this story and find out just who this man really is and where his true residence is located. He may live on Sommerset Ave but the final blow is, his home is getting ready to go up for auction for a Tax Lean Sale because the Town he's running for Office in, he's chosen not to pay his own taxes there either!

If Princess Anne votes for this guy, well, they're dumber than the Citizens of Salisbury for voting for Barrie Tilghman and or Bubba!

WCBI UPDATE REPORT ON BEATING DEATH OF MICHAEL HARRY MITCHELL AGE 19

During the early morning hours of May 29th 2008, several individuals were in the Decatur Farms subdivision area of
Berlin when they were approached by another group of individuals in a vehicle. An altercation broke out between the two groups of people. During the assault, Michael Harry Mitchell (w/m, 19 years old, of

Henry Road Berlin, MD) was struck by a blunt object and died as a result of the injuries he sustained. The suspects fled the scene in their vehicle.

The following suspects have been arrested with the above incident:

· Eric Ronald Hewitt W/M Age 19 Ocean City, MD

o Charged with 2^nd Degree Assault

o Held on $75,000 Bond

· Fernando Angelo Musiani W/M Age 19
Berlin, MD

o Charged with 1^st Degree Murder, 1^st Degree Assault and 2^nd Degree Assault

o Held without Bond

· Dominic Richard Canale W/M Age 21 Ocean City, MD

o Charged with 1^st Degree Murder, 1^st Degree Assault and 2^nd Degree Assault

o Bond is pending Hearing at District Court Commissioner Office

OC Offshore Powerboats

Yesterday, Miss Geico ran from Annapolis to Baltimore, Maryland in 10 Minutes and 13 Seconds. It was a great day for the run with calm water and very little wind. The boat ran great and was smooth and calm on the water.

The Mayor Presents The Larson's Once Again! I Present The Bogarts

The Larsons Family, A Continuing Drama

Pat and Mary Larsons, still enjoying their early retirement in the city they chose to call home, continued their volunteer work through the winter months. Improvements to their historic home, school events, and family obligations occupied the family during the cold days of winter. Their son, Drew, while involved in the Skate Park fundraising efforts, became acquainted with a rockclimbing enthusiast. After much encouragement, Drew convinced his parents, along with his sister, Kate, to take a
rock-climbing course from local instructors in an indoor training area. The Larsons were hooked. Their newfound hobby led them on several weekend trips to the mountains of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Finding new climbing areas within reasonable driving distance became increasingly difficult, and the Larsons began to ponder the possibility of an indoor climbing business in Salisbury. While researching their options, the Larsons discovered that many grain silos in the Midwest had been converted into rock-climbing arenas. Not aware of any available grain silos in the area, Mary’s eyes looked up and realized the opportunity presenting itself, towering over the Downtown landscape. “The old water standpipe is tall enough and is certainly
visible enough to draw climbers’ interest,” Mary suggests. “It could be a win-win for
Downtown Salisbury…a climbing arena to draw out-of-town enthusiasts to the area, an adaptive re-use of a maintenance liability with little or no cost to the City, and a
really great entertainment opportunity for the local residents. And what a view from
the top, I’ll bet!”

Meanwhile, the Bogart Family have been experiencing hardship in their Salisbury household. Mr. Bogart just lost his job after working for the City for 20 years as an IT person for the Fire Department. Even though Mr. Bogart could sit at the computer daily and serve in a position he loves, the City chose to force Mr. Bogart into retirement because he injured himself on a failed piece of equipment.

Mrs. Bogart is now working as much overtime as she can because retirement certainly isn't enough for the Bogart Family to survive on, especially after their recent 14% tax increase and water and sewer rates unexpectedly going through the roof. The Bogart's also LOST their Families health insurance plan because it cost too much to take on the plan provided by the City.

Today, the Bogart's received a letter in the mail that their homeowners insurance and auto insurance rates were going to increase due to the high rate of crime in Salisbury. It seems the Bogart's are in a lose/lose situation in a City they devoted their lives to.

As for the Silo, kiss my a$$! Trying to do something for the community at this point and time is simply too late Mayor Tilghman. You will leave Office with a legacy of Developer Reimbursements and taxing the Citizens until they could no longer afford to live here. You will leave this Office knowing you have absolutely screwed ANY and ALL employees who dedicated their lives to serving the City of Salisbury and were injured on the job, mainly the departments they worked in!

Salisbury's Cavalier Attitude to Taxpayers' Money

Looking at the front page of this morning's Daily Times the average Salisbury taxpayer might believe that the Salisbury City Council, even Mayor Barrie Tilghman's RUBBER STAMP majority of Louise Smith, Gary Comegys and Shanie Shields, is looking out for the average citizen. This would be a mistake.

Spooning out a few cups from Tilghman's bureaucratic swamp while the voters are drowning amounts to little more than political posturing for the RUBBER STAMP. In any case, their specific cuts are meaningless.

Thanks to the determination of Smith, Comegys and Shields to make the city council as irrelevant as possible, cutting funds for a specific item have no force in law. Their "Program budget" allows Tilghman to spend appropriated funds however she wishes, as long as she stays within the very broad guidelines of the RUBBER STAMP's parody of a budget ordinance.

Possibly the most distressing point to come from these budget discussions is the cavalier attitude taken by the Tilghman administration and her RUBBER STAMP when dealing with taxpayers' money. When the suggestion was made to put the city's liability and P&C insurance out to competitive bid the response was positively Swiftian. Despite the possibility of saving $100,000+ of the taxpayers' money, the RUBBER STAMP and city Finance Director Pam Oland decided that there was no point to research a savings since the price had only risen by $5,000!

I have a question for Pam and Barrie's RUBBER STAMP. How much does the increase have to be before you decide to save the taxpayers some money?

cross posted at Delmarva Dealings

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Cohen & Campbell Hold Budget Meeting

Council women Terry Cohen and Debbie Campbell held their own Budget Meeting Wednesday evening with concerned citizens at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Salisbury.

While the meeting was well attended, the topics were absolutely mind boggling. Are YOU aware that YOU the taxpayer are fronting $40.00 incorporated into your taxes for each and every City Employee to hold a summer picnic? NO, I'm NOT talking about a Christmas Party, that's a whole other issue. I need to expand on this. $40.00 per person! FOR A FREAKIN PICNIC? You could go to Crisfield and eat all you can eat crabs and whatever for $40.00 a person!

Were you aware that Travelers Insurance came to the City and told them that they could easily save the City 20% on their Insurance Bill and Pick and the Mayor refused to hear them out? Oh, wait till you hear why! Before I give you that, the City's liability insurance just went up 77%!!!!!! That's right. The Insurance for the City recently was $51,000.00. It just went up to $254,856.00 OK, who's the President of LGIT? Do you even know what LGIT is? That's the Insurance Company the City buys their Insurance through. Your MAYOR is the President of LGIT!!!!!!!

You know those 5 Fire Trucks that are being purchased? Remember how the Fire Department claimed they were replacing the American LaFrance units because they filed Chapter 11? Well, they're back in business and reorganized. No problem with parts or service, none whatsoever. Nevertheless, the two LaFrance vehicles See & Gordy want to replace, GUESS HOW NEW THEY ARE?????? They're so new that they still OWE money on the financing and they're already replacing them!

OK, here's something no one thought about. Now you're at the new Fire Station 16, an alarm goes off for a fire out by Sam's Club. What route do you take? Everyone spent all that time worrying about how to get Downtown but have YOU traveled Isabella Street lately? Now think about traveling that street with all the new concrete barriers everywhere and a Fire Truck up your a$$! How do you get out of the way? How does several cars heading towards Rt. 13 get out of the way? They Cant!

Did you know the Mayor dropped ALL funding for Creek Watchers?

Want to know more??? Get Involved!

I did get an opportunity to express my thoughts and I stated that I felt the Council should push for a Line Item Budget once every 4 years. We ALL know they're not going to go for this every year. So compromise and make it once every 4 years. What do you think?

UPDATE:

"Mr. Albero -

I wanted to correct my error in citing a 77% increase. The calculation was
a function of the way that the figures were presented in the budget. At
yesterday's meeting, Ms. Oland explained that the increase is 1%. However,
the total amount for non-health insurance lines is in excess of $503,000
rather than $254,856. A 10% savings would be $50,000, and a 20% savings
$100,000. If savings are possible why wouldn't we shop for the best rate
for the services that we need? The same applies to other services like
banking. Yesterday, the council agreed to put some of the services out for
bid during the first and second quarters of FY09.

Thank you for allowing me to correct my error. I apologize for any
confusion that was created by the calculation.

Debbie Campbell"

A Letter To The Editor

Joe,

Just wanted to introduce myself.

I'm originally from Salisbury, and my family still lives there. My brother works for the city and was sometimes amazed at what I would tell him about your blog, and the information on it. He's an avid reader now also.

I appreciate that I can find out whats going on there, being so far away. Thank you for your honesty and integrity, thank you for keeping the citizens informed of the mare's, and her cronies, dishonesty, and thank you for keeping your finger on the pulse of Salisbury.

We all appreciate it.

Have a great weekend!

Question of the Day, Fri 5/30

Laws are just horrendous sometimes.

How may people will be breaking the law this weekend?
What laws do you think should be written?

Here's a few that I had to laugh at:
Maryland:
Ocean City, MD - illegal to eat while swimming.
Ocean City, MD - illegal for men to go topless on the boardwalk.
Maryland law - illegal for oral sex to be given or received anywhere.
Halethrope, MD - illegal to kiss for more than 1 second.
Baltimore, MD - illegal to mistreat oysters.
Delaware:
Lewes, DE - illegal to wear pants that are firm-fitting around the waist.
Rehobeth Beach, DE - illegal to change clothes inside a vehicle.
Rehobeth Beach, DE - illegal to pretend to sleep on a bench on the boardwalk.
Rehobeth Beach, DE - illegal to change into or out of a bathing suit in a public restroom.
Rehobeth Beach, DE - illegal to serve alcohol in night clubs if dancing is occurring.