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Seems that we keep learning more and more every year about this poison they claimed was for our health. I've lost a dear loved one and had quite a few loved ones with different autoimmune diseases from this poison. I wish people would just look into it first before giving in so easily.

Commented: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 11:32 am By: PK

Please explain Big Bob since I will put my brain up against yours any day.

On another note, I do get how and why you are taking a stand for the delicate Snowflake Fools, Biden voters all, as we are a Representative Republic.

Commented: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 11:10 am By: Stan Deatherage

THIS IS A LIE
"We also know that Council Member Brooks bought two lots from the Housing Authority after making a motion to move the $580,000 out of the General Fund over to the Housing Authority and then sold it back the Housing Authority for a profit."

He may have sold them to the Housing Authority, but to claim that he bought them after making a motion is simply not true. Those lots we purchased in 2012, DB 1778, P113.

Commented: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 10:47 am By: Kary

I do believe I have said his before, "as a long time county commissioner who has proved to know conflict of interests statutes better than most", and that includes local board attorneys /administration types, I cannot see how this was allowed to occur as you have presented this Concerned Taxpayer. This is such an obvious infraction that red flags would have been available for all to see. Only the intentionally blind would have missed this; the statutes are clear.

You, and maybe Gary, have gotten all of this just a little bit, or maybe a lot wrong.

I am sure this could all be solved by the City government just laying it out there for folks to pick through.

Commented: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 11:07 am By: Stan Deatherage

Lets just vote out ALL the crooked Sadler mafia.

Commented: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 10:35 am By: Conservative Voter

This FOIA request seems geared primarily to the junketing all over the country at taxpayer expense by the Washington Housing Authority members appointed by Sadler, which include Sadler's wife and his pastor. Mayor Sadler, himself, went on many of those junket trips. When they stonewall you, the next thing to do is sue them in court. Of course, it is likely that once the election is over and hiding this stuff is no longer politically important to them, they will then likely give it to you.

On Brooks' motion and vote to appropriate money to buy property he himself owned, this is a clear ethical violation, one that got a Hyde County commissioner prosecuted criminally. Sadler clearly knew what was going on and did not tell the rest of the council. I wonder if he could be charged as well? At the very least, Brooks should be compelled to give the money he received back to the city. He should not be allowed to profiteer off of his unethical behavior.

Commented: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 10:20 am By: Concerned Taxpayer

Exactly right Concerned Taxpayer but Kary does not appear to be concerned with facts or ethics.

Commented: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm By: Gary Ceres

Oh and the date of the minutes is the City Council meeting of November 2022 under the budget item for the WISH program.

Commented: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 6:28 pm By: Gary Ceres

Send me your email address and I'll send you not the one lot but the two lots on Gladden Street he sold back to the Housing Authority the one on Fleming street is just another on the list of lots that were bought off of the housing authority and made money on so you can claim all you want that I don't have the proof but I do.

Commented: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 6:14 pm By: Gary Ceres

Your claim that Mr. Brooks made the motion to give the $$ to the Housing Authority, then bought those two lots with intent to sell is 100% straight up BS. The lot that Mr. Brooks bought in January is located on Fleming St, not on Gladden St. I'd love to see proof otherwise.

Also, LOL, your whole premise is that the City just gave $580,000 to the Housing Authority. It was $528,000, and it was a loan. I realize there were other items/services given to the Housing Authority as well, but helping the Housing Authority out with discounted or free water, sewer, or electrical services has been going on for years.

Commented: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm By: Kary

Sorry, negligent. And ordered to pay. Just a fact.

Commented: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By: Big Bob

I need to amend my previous comment. The county allocated an additional $1,557,413 to Beaufort County Schools over what was allocated in FY23. In FY 23, the County gave them an additional $560,000 over the prior year. Read that again, they are getting an additional $1.5+ MILLION and cannot afford to tape their meetings? On a yearly $72 million dollar budget, the county school system gets over $18 million! The school system (not including the college) is over 25% of the county budget. As a taxpayer, everyone should be livid at the lack of transparency and communication from the school board. They need to quit blaming the county and start taking responsibility for their shortcomings and failures.

Commented: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 2:33 pm By: BCCitizen