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Carolyn, you just might need the whole bottle of ranch to get through this

Commented: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 11:38 pm By: Big Bob

Stan, delow is one of your disclaimers:
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Commented: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 4:38 pm By: Carolyn L Garris

Carolyn: The difference is very simple, and I saw it in about 40 seconds:

If electronically stored documents, as digital data, are to be treated as the primary point of stored documents, then there can be no Disclosure Statement to Remove Liability.

As the primary point of recordation in a Race to Record State, there is inescapable liability that will never go away, regardless of any disclosure.

To make my point even finer, please tell me where I can find the published Disclosure Statement in the Deed Vault for the recorded hardcopies?

Commented: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 4:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Countygirl1411: Thank-you for bringing this to my attention; just "one more arrow in my quiver."

Commented: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 1:29 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Carolyn Garris, as usual, is taking small parts of the truth and fitting it to help her bad behavior. At the end of the day we need hard copes for back up at the court house. There is room for at least 8 more years of hard copies at the rate we are making books now.

All those other back up methods require electricity to operate and are not generally available to the public on demand. The commissioners were never given proper notice of what was going on.

Not having proper back up for vital records is one of the ways government is moved further from the people. Moving government further form the people is a Democrat tactic

Commented: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 6:37 am By: Hood Richardson

Let's get the record straight. The previous register posted notices that real estate books would no longer be printed. You know this. All of our records are backed up on microfilm and our virtual server. All documents whether presented electronically or over the counter go through the same rigorous process for accuracy and recording. There is no room in the vault to continue to print books. Right now, all of our map cabinets and map index books are in the basement. They need to be upstairs. I never received a phone call or request to attend the commissioners' meeting.
You were in my department the day of the commissioners meeting and did not mention it. I personally asked you if I could help you with anything and you said "no". As you also know, my husband had a heart attack and I was right where I needed to be. You took the opportunity to attack me while I was not present to respond. If you need any further information, please let me know.

Commented: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By: Carolyn Garris

The real reason that County Commissioner Hood Richardson votes against the budget every year is because taxes in Beaufort County are about 18% higher, in aggregate, than taxes would be if we had a real Republican majority in Beaufort County's government. Considering that fact: Why would Commissioner Richardson ever vote for a budget if his positions on budgeting, policy and oversight is never considered by the Nominal "Republicans," and their Democratic Socialist colleagues in the Center-Left Coalition.

The real reason that Commissioner Richardson is ever concerned about filming of the meetings is due to transparency. Hood Richardson, myself, Stan Deatherage, and a cadre of other core Republicans in Beaufort County (frequent contributor Steve Rader also participated) were adamant in the pursuit of perfect transparency in Beaufort County's government, when transparency was hit or miss, mostly miss. In 1996, we all pulled money out of our pockets to film meetings to provide the public better access to our public meetings. Eventually the quality was outstanding.

The Democrats despised this effort for transparency, ergo, we continued to pay. Without Hood Richardson, there would be less of a chance that these meetings would be filmed today.

A case in point was when Democrat-turned-"Republican"-turned-RINO Frankie Waters was elected in 2014 by deceiving a great many people, he began working to end that core Republican inspired act of complete transparency by making the meetings so poor in quality that people would stop watching the meetings altogether, and a great majority did stop watching. For that effort, RINO Frankie was imminently successful in achieving what the Democratic Socialists could not.

Another interesting, and very real fact, which is never mentioned, is that none of the members of the current Beaufort County GOP were involved in that initiative to film the Beaufort County Commissioners for this altruistic purpose of perfect transparency. It is also true that RINO Frankie continues to hide out in their midst as a core member of the Beaufort County GOP.

Commented: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 3:56 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Voting against budgets full of waste and fluff is what fiscal conservatives do. It is what Walter Jones did his whole Congressional career. It is what Keith Kidwell announced he would do if the Senate insisted on putting some improper things in the budget. It is what former State Repesentative Mike Speciale did if certain spending items were not taken out of the budget. I could go on. It is also what fiscal conservative Hood Richardson has done.

Our county commission has been under the control of a rotten coalition of Democrats and liberal Republicans for many years and they spend way too much money. Our taxes are higher than they ought to be. Personally, I will never vote for any of the damn spenders who do that to taxpayers.

And "Ethics Matter" has outted himself / herself as a taxer and spender, probably a Biden Democrat. He / she certainly thinks like a Biden Democrat.

I do not agree with Richardson on everything, but he has been a champion for the taxpayers on the county commission, much better than Democrat allies Waters and Rebholtz, or Randy Walker who can't seem to figure out if he is coming or going.

Commented: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 1:18 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Hood you know as well as I do that everything you just wrote are all lies. Let’s start with you losing your ex officio status. You resigned from the Executive Committee and according to the NCGOP you gave up your ExOfficio status. Secondly the election for ROD was fair and square. Quit being a poor loser. Thirdly the Executive Committee meetings are the second thursday of every month. Fourth money was given to the Sheriff and there was money spent on mailings for School Board members. Fifth we do not support Commissioners because of the antiquated limited voting method of Beaufort County. Six I believe from my research that the Commissions were informed of the lack of space several years ago. Maybe you should stay awake during meetings so you know what is going on.

Commented: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:04 am By: Prendiegirl