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Any local government that puts all this severance pay nonsense in contracts with career bureaucrats is betraying their taxpayers. In state and federal government, policy level management serves at the pleasure of the policymakers, and that is the way local governments should operate. The golden parachute that the Sadler machine gave to their city manager flunky was a violation of state law, and it is an outrage that the current city government is not trying to claw that back for our taxpayers.
Commented: Saturday, June 6th, 2026 @ 4:55 pm
By: John Steed
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All I have to say is When you lie down w dogs, you get up w fleas. I'm ready to paint all these local govts w a broad guilty brush.
"Fired Onslow County manager sues county, claims commissioners broke state law." ONSLOW COUNTY,NC. (WITN)- "The fired Onslow County manager is suing the county, saying county commissioners often broke state law. David Smitherman was fired on Feb 16 by a unanimous vote, and commissioners refused to give him more than $900,000 in severance pay, saying he was fired for cause. The govt said Smitherman was fired because he wasn’t willing to perform his duties. "The former manager claims he never refused to carry out lawful duties, “but did object to actions or directives of the Board that violated NC law.” The suit says commissioners routinely attempted to use their govt for personal, business, or political gain. Some of those include: see link: www.witn.com
Commented: Saturday, June 6th, 2026 @ 1:05 am
By: Washingtonian
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John, that is not the worst thing. They limited their search to career bureaucrats and shut out those with private sector management experience. Private sector managers strive for efficient cost-effective operations while career bureaucrats tend to be empire builders who care nothing about efficiency. They sought absolutely the wrong qualifications in a county manager, and , well, they found them.
Commented: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 @ 8:10 pm
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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So, to sum it up, they couldn't find anybody here so they went to the next county over?
That ought to say something.
Commented: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 @ 4:12 pm
By: John Valley
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www.witn.com
(WITN) - "A new county manager has been sworn in to serve Beaufort County, a month before County Manager Brian Alligood is set to retire from the seat on June 30. Tim Corley was sworn in Monday night, bringing with him 28 years of experience in government, working in the western part of the state in the City of Gastonia, and in Eastern Carolina with the City of Greenville, and in Pitt County as a deputy county manager. Commissioners who voted against hiring Corley previously expressed concern because he would not be required to live in Beaufort County and would be allowed to work a second job in addition to the new role." == I suppose all WeThePeople can do is HOPE! Nothing else seems to work.
Commented: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 @ 1:41 pm
By: Washingtonian
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Beaufort County's two RINO commissioners, Frankie Waters and Randy Walker, raised spending by 4.7 million this budget period of 070126 to 063027 after last year's harsh revaluation, and then voted against the Ending of Limited Voting for the second month in a row ... just to add insult to the permanent injury of their political character ... As RINOs.
Commented: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026 @ 1:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I think the biggest pile of dinosaur s*** in the middle of the room here is, again, how do you justify increasing taxes to build two Metropolis Mega schools when you don't even have the students to justify building them?
Nobody has brought this up since all the other hoohoo has been in public conversation; ain't that somethin'? The two Metropolis Mega dump site proposal got shot down because of.....an increase in cost. Hmmm..riddle me this, Alfred: if the cost of the dump sites went up, wouldn't that mean the cost of other shit, shit needed to build a school, has gone up too? Odds are it's probably doubled, wouldn't ya say? It don't take Batman to figure out that somebody doesn't know what the hell they're doing and it's costing us a lot of bread; bread we ain't got.
Commented: Monday, June 1st, 2026 @ 6:49 pm
By: John Valley
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When the school Admin asked for more of our money for playground equipment, no one told us what kind of equipment they would buy.
I say all that is needed is a wide assortment of balls, jump ropes, some organized games, maybe some hula-hoops, and the game hopscotch, drawn in the dirt. AND, while speaking of dirt, maybe a huge pile of it so they can play king of the hill. A study was done about what kids w TV wanted for Christmas and what those w/out TV wanted. Those w TV wanted expensive toys & gadgets, while those w/out TV just wanted simple things like crayons and a coloring book. Which child is more healthy? Some Govt folks just like to spend our money! Easy come, easy go!
Commented: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 10:01 am
By: Washingtonian
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Bath Parent and Truth Be Told are aliases of uniform commenters that consistently make NO sense when presenting their weak arguments against Conservative ideals regarding local governing here in Beaufort County.
Rather than intelligently discuss the issues of their many more Leftist concern, they would rather employ their infamous ad hominem attacks against whichever Conservative politician they choose to attack, which is always baseless, leaving us all with some senseless conclusion elevating a certain and continual sense of nothing.
Commented: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 9:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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TO: Lie be told and Bath maggot, Let me know when you want to debate me in public. I will take on both of you at the same time and you can name the subject of the debate at the beginning of he debate.
I am very confident of winning because all you present is disrespect and lies.
Commented: Tuesday, May 26th, 2026 @ 6:42 am
By: Hood Richardson
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I have put the Limited Voting issue back on the agenda for the next general meeting.
This will be my top issue until this continuing conundrum of culpability finds a proper solution, and that solution is more and better representation for this self-governed county on the board of their local, most important government - the Beaufort County Commissioners.
Commented: Monday, May 25th, 2026 @ 6:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The public is very concerned about your mental health. Dementia is serious and you continue to live in your own head. Your temperament is becoming unhinged. Do us all a favor and step down. You have harmed this county and its residents long enough. My prayer is that you will seek the help you need.
Commented: Monday, May 25th, 2026 @ 5:42 pm
By: TruthBeTold
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Well we knew there would be more lies! Let’s talk about you and defaming the military on the communist holiday! Let discuss how you had $32k of sales tax money not lottery. You are so ignorant you cannot get out of your way! Vote you both out
Commented: Monday, May 25th, 2026 @ 4:52 pm
By: Bath parent
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