Gentlemen (Dear Commissioners, July 31, 2012) | Eastern North Carolina Now

Gentlemen:

    Has the "Big Blue Blister of Debt" been placed with a professional Realtor? Has anything been done to price and market the building? What costs are now accruing form our continued ownership?

    Will the Skills Center be put to any use? Will it be sold? Yesterday I attended a hospital board meeting at the Skills Center. It is occupied by a single secretary. Lights, air conditioning, landscaping, etc, for an enormous space that is occupied by one person seems to be a bit of a waste. In fact, it is a $40,000 overhead item before counting the staff salary.

    Maybe the building should be mothballed until some actual use arises for the space.

    EDC maintained a staff position, which was budgeted at roughly $50,000. Has that position been defunded? If the position still being funded, then what tasks are being performed?

    The on going costs for the non-existence of the EDC seems to be $100,0000. Although, this is a substantial improvement over the $1.2 million the EDC cost the county in 2011, more cost management can be undertaken.

    Has the EDC board completed the 2012 annual report as directed by the county commissioners at the March 19, 2012 EDC presentation?

Thank you,

Warren Smith