An update from the front | Eastern NC Now
It's been an interesting few weeks! It seems that now is a good time to give any interested parties and update on what has been going on with the Washington City Council.
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Nick Fritz, You need to edit what you wrote here:
"The city council does not have any direct access to the local government. The council must appoint a city manager, and the manager is the executive of the government who gets everything accomplished. The manager relays the information from the various departments of government to the council and gives the council advice or takes the council's advice back to the various departments." The State of NC gives the City Council TOTAL authority at all times, even when the city is with or without a CM. The Charter of League of Munipalities does not override NC STATE LAW regarding the authority of the City Council. When you surrender all your STATE given power over to the CM, all you are doing is saying the Council members are too lazy to do the job you promised us you would do. In otherwords, passing the buck. By the way, I think the pledge of allegiance is a prayer. It mentions God twice. "So Help me God!" |
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David: The last city council was definitely a "team," and while I am not privy to how the last city council built that "team", it was a "team" nonetheless when they raised taxes 28% in one year.
Beaufort County is 314 years old, and that 28% tax raise for any government "team" within this county, those with the statutory police power of taxation; that exorbitant tax raise must be a record raise ... And it was unconscionable, governmentally feckless, and an incredible sign of gross incompetence. Nick Fritz and Company will continue to have my unyielding support as long as they endeavor to discover and remedy the local corruption of waste, fraud and abuse. |
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David, have you left Anthony Tyre any similar comments on his Facebook posts? Are you only in the business of kissing his butt? If you’ll look at his Facebook post on December 30, you’ll understand that Fritz’s post here is a response to Tyre’s. Tyre has greatly contributed to the divide and lack of teamwork on the council by blaming, shaming, and accusing. If you truly believe they should build upon their teamwork, don’t you think you should equally be addressing this with Tyre? Someone DOES need to grow up, you’re right about that, David.
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David, that is the way democracy works. We have a three to two split on the city council, and it is hardly the first time that has happened in Washington. We had a corrupt tax-and-spend regime, the Sadler Sadsacks who were tossed out of office by the voters. Two remnants of that machine are still in place and will oppose the efforts of the Tax Cut Team to straighten out our city. We can expect that. One of those Sadler Sadsacks doesn't even live in Washington, and if he had any integrity he would run in Greenville where he really lives. The Sadler Sadsacks are never going to come toward those who have been elected to clean up the city, and the latter would be betraying their voters if they moved toward the Sadler Sadsacks. Everybody singing Humbaya is not going to happen and should not happen given the chemistry of this council. WE are fortunate that the evil corrupt Sadler machine is history.
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It's pretty clear that the city council is dysfunctional team. Maybe they should consider some team building exercises. Writing articles such as this, that point fingers and cast blame at the mayor, and other council members certainly don't help bring the team together. Someone needs to grow up, and instead of hurling accusations, start asking questions as to what can we do to come together and do the job we were elected to do.
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Nick if you cant get the various City Depts to reply to you, what hope is there for the rest of us??? You are in a position of authority, so Do something about it. That is what we elected you for!
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Hey J.R.
As we know so well... "No good deed goes unpunished" here in Washington,NC. Maybe Washington should be called the City of Hate? |
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These preprepared motions are Not basic, they contain propaganda? Why do that? Isnt a vote on a straight up issue enough?? Nope because they "employees" want to "manage" our opinions. So why doesnt a Council member ask, WHO wrote this preprepared Motion for me to read? Who, not which Dept? Does the Council member ever stop to think...why am I reading this insertion of propaganda? Why dont I just NOT read that part? Or is the Council under pressure to conform?
Sooo not only that but now taxpayer are buying cell phones for th Council at $60 each per month. Do we also pay for cellphones for the CM, the City Attorney, the Dept heads too?
TAXPAYERS Want To Know!
Also, isnt the County now being sued for activities of Social Services?