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CV, I see a pattern, but I'm not sure if th root of abuse is comin from th Sadler Cabal, Kidwell Cabal, Washington Dept head's Cabal, or the Dem Party w its useful idiots. It could b a "union of cabals." When a Dept head says "It means whatever we say it means," u know we hav a citizen abuse problem. When a Council membr says, "if u dont lik th way we do things, hire a lawyer," then u know we hav a citizen abuse problem. When police go & break down an old woman's door on th pretense of doing a welfare check, when all the while all they wanted to do was arrest her for a false "citizen generated" charge (not police generated) where the police lie & deceive th Fire Depts Rescue Squad to go along, then u know that there is a chronic citizen abuse problem locally. On top of all that, we think of th Fire&Rescue as
really good pple, yet NOT ONE of them came back to help that old woman secure her front door. All Council members & committee members
either go along w th tyrants or get abused 2.

Commented: Monday, June 15th, 2026 @ 1:11 pm By: Befuddled

I found this posted:

"Update from City of Washington:"
"In response to any questions from citizens that you may receive regarding the Ell Hotel, this is the official City statement that you can provide. If they have any further questions beyond this, they may contact me for more details.
"A Federal Judge has told the City we cannot regulate any event activities at the Ell Hotel until the pending lawsuit has run its course."
Thanks
Glen Moore
Planning Administrator"

Commented: Saturday, June 13th, 2026 @ 10:39 pm By: Washingtonian

Its all by design. Its been the Method of Operation by Cartels in Mexico for many decades... they kill the Mayors that dont play along, they kill the journalist that dont play along and they kill the cops that dont play along. Every citizen knows that if they complain, they can become a target. Its why we all use aliaes here.
Every 3rd world strategy that exists to control its people, is taking hold here in the USA. To be very frank, we cant fix NY, or CA or even the USA, but WeThePeople here in Washington might be able to stop the slide into a 3rd world corrupt town if we work together. That means keeping a meticulous watch over what our many town govt's in Beaufort County are doing. We have a sloppy, sloppy govt. Sloppy govts open the door to corruption, and/or HIDES it. Please citizens, use a critical eye and watch, make notes, speak about it.
P.S. I'm betting that the "self-righteous" 25 yr old Perreault is already imagining himself Governor one day.

Commented: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 @ 11:50 pm By: Washingtonian

Anyone living in Beaufort County should hang their head in shame over the way Nick Fritz was forced to resign by his political adversaries sending their goon squad first to his restaurant to harass his customers and employees and then to his home to intimidate his children. What kind of a city is Washington and what kind of county do we live in?

I see from Washingtonian's comment that we are not alone, with a GOP local government candidate's home in Mecklenburg County being used as a shooting gallery, compelling him to resign his nomination. Is this America or a banana republic?

Commented: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 @ 5:41 pm By: piratefan

www.witn.com
Washington is so poorly maintained, a dead body can lay next to a busy roadway in a busy business district for so long that it turns into a skeleton.
But any citizens that try to suggest changes for a better Govt are routinely ignored. Remember the City of Washington just wants your bank account and for u the taxpayers to just butt-out!

Commented: Monday, June 8th, 2026 @ 12:29 am By: Washingtonian

Randy Walker is a full pledged RINO and full blown liberal, as is his wife on the school board. No question about that, but when it comes to the Senate race, Roy Cooper is just so awful that one has to hold their nose for Whatley. Yeah, Whatley was a bad NCGOP chairman. Yeah, Whatley is closer to Tillis than we would like, but Whatley at least has enough of a political debt to Trump that I cannot see him going against Trump during the next two years, and that is a very critical time period. Don Brown would have been a MUCH better nominee to beat Cooper, but he lost. I hope Don will be running for Attorney General in 2028, but we are stuck with either Whatley or Cooper for Senate in 2026, and Whatley is the lesser of the evils. I very much dislike a "lesser of the evils" choice, but Cooper is so bad, there is just no other viable option this time.

Commented: Monday, June 1st, 2026 @ 6:33 am By: Rino Hunter

I missed the "Meet and Greet" since I was out of town with only a 24 hour advanced notification.

Commented: Sunday, May 31st, 2026 @ 8:39 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Three ENC sites fail this week’s Swim Guide tests
May 29, 2026 By WITN Web Team
Those sites were the Washington waterfront and Havens Gardens in Washington on the Tar-Pamlico River and Slocum Creek in Havelock on the Neuse River.
Isnt it time for Washington Govt to dazel us with all their expertise?? Surely we pay them enough. Why would anyone want to live here? They tax us to death, while they watch the city slowly rot away. There are not the needed doctors, or even the laborers willing to live here and take jobs keeping our homes up. There is a shortage of everything, except for members of the bureaucratic machine. We thought we were getting a new City Council, but instead got one which was quickly indoctrinated by that bureaucratic machine. Every lawyer in town is part of that machine.
A.I wont do anything to humans that these bureaucrats havent already done. "Manage the humans"...ignore them until they become nothing more than bank accounts for the City Machine.

Commented: Saturday, May 30th, 2026 @ 4:48 pm By: Befuddled

"Lack of a quorum delays decision on Ell Hotel special use permit.
Decision on Mayor Brab's special use permit for the Ell Hotel
delayed as the Board of Adjustment lacks a quorum; meeting reset for May 7."
www.thewashingtondailynews.com

Why the lack of competence from this committee? AND, you will have to wait a month or more to see the transcript.

Also for inquiring minds: new City manager's contract is for $185,000 through 2028. Info From WDNs.

Commented: Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 @ 11:41 am By: Washingtonian

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Ray did a good job explaining how local political parties work or dont work.
He explained some of the flaws and searched for a root to those things.
Now I wonder if he would care to attempt to explain to us how city govt in eastern NC work, or dont work. Where are the breakdowns? How can they be fixed. What is the job of the elected council? Do they represent us, or dictate to us, hide things from us so that govt is easier to manage? Whose job is it to fix it, other than the election process.
Please explain some of these Depts as shown on city webpages. For example, look at www.washingtonnc.gov
What is the job of all these people? Who is the boss of all thes
people? What is the chain of command? Are they all needed?
At the recent council meeting it was said that when the Planning Dept gets a Project going, they then hire a consultant to run it. Really? Who hires?

Commented: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 @ 11:38 am By: Washingtonian

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At this recent meeting, Perreault also express anger that Davis had supported a TX Christian college that had offered free service to City employees. He was also angry that Davis had reached out to ECU, BCCC, w/out getting permission from th whole Council.WHY? Cant a membr talk independently w other entities? Perreault says he is afraid employees will feel pressured by Christianity? What? R they so weak they cant control selves? Brabo has lost control of th meetings. She was being led like she had a nose ring. She should be giving Davis equal time, reminding others to control their emotions and think twice b4 speaking. Brabo stopped Davis from speaking on Perreault screaming at the CM, but allowed Perreault to continue his assault on Davis: who was demanding that Davis's home not be given Historical status because he is a sitting council member.

Commented: Monday, April 20th, 2026 @ 1:21 pm By: Washingtonian