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WHY cant we see the Title search for those 4 ac. that they indicated had been done? Isnt it a public record?

Commented: Thursday, March 27th, 2025 @ 10:44 am By: Washingtonian

Hello Gary,
The last I heard from you, you had a made a formal request to the City of Washington for Housing Authority public records.
What became of that? Did you get the records? If not, why? Persistence is required when something is important.
Inquiring minds need to know.
Thank you.

Commented: Friday, March 14th, 2025 @ 1:26 pm By: Washingtonian

I watch th Mar3 Commissioners meeting,& saw a Clown Show!
What an embarrassment Ed Booth is to th pple of this county. He completely slanders Hood right there n front of th world.He should resign n shame. His lack of integrity&judgment was n full view.

The 4 I refer to as Mr Opposites is bec they consistently vote nay to anything Hood purposes. Even simply a light to let them know when they are being recorded was too much 4 them. However w/out even a night to sleeping on it, they voted to pay $500,000 for 4ac. NOW THAT contrast is a perfect example of what is wrong w th 4 Mr. Opposites. They made fools of selves & now they just want to move on & hide their errors by not demanding a title search to resolve any festering doubts abt th dishonesty of that whole boondoggle.
I feel bad 4 Hood&Stan saying this,but I think we need term limits.
All BAD BAD stuff going on here in BeaufortCounty&Washington Govt, however Stan made an inspiring speech during the Comments section. Part 1 of 2.

Commented: Sunday, March 9th, 2025 @ 10:23 am By: Washingtonian

I grew up in Washington, and I find it hard to believe that the people here today accept failing schools, and failing students.

I'm wondering why the community's business leaders arent gathering at the gates of Superintendent Cheeseman to run him out of town on a rail.
Afterall businesses need an educated population to grow a healthy economy. Soooo I must say community leaders have failed us too. The rot is rampant throughout society, both high and low.

Save this new link for reporting DEI in schools: enddei.ed.gov

Commented: Friday, March 7th, 2025 @ 1:08 am By: Washingtonian

Commented: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 @ 10:35 am By: Washingtonian

Has all of his been reported to the NC Auditor?
One can be anonymous. Go to their website.
Or use the email address at: tipline@ncauditor.net
The email address is to: tipline ...then... @ncauditor.net

Commented: Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 @ 9:41 am By: Washingtonian

A long time ago, maybe even a decade, I saw either DOT or City of Washington workers out near the highway by my land. (I have forgotten which). I had a question, so I went out to one and started speaking. He told me he didnt speak English. Was this person an illegal working for our Govt? He obviously hadnt been here long enough to learn any English.

I have been told by an illegal that when stopped by police for driving without a license... they let him go w/out even a ticket. A lot of "oversight" is needed.

Commented: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 @ 7:54 pm By: Washingtonian

JFK Jr said:
"My father told me when I was a little boy that people in authority lie and the job in a democracy is to remain skeptical. I've been science-based since I was a kid. Show me the evidence and I'll believe you, but I'm not going to take the word of official narratives."

"The way you do research is not by asking authoritative figures what they think. Trusting experts is not a feature of science, and it's not a feature of democracy. It's a feature of religion and totalitarianism."

Yep! people in authority lie! Never forget it!
A half-truth is also a lie!

Commented: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 @ 11:37 am By: Washingtonian

Its been many years since my child spent 2 yrs at BCCC preparing for a 4 yr college. But the difference in quality of education was dramatic compared to what my child was getting at the local grade schools.

I remember the BCCC English teacher grading the papers, making some suggestions and then allowing the student to rewrite it for a better grade. All of this made more work for the teacher, but was appreciated very much by me as a parent. I thank BCCC for the fact that today he has a Ph.D

By the way, back then a 16yr old could enroll in BCCC without a highschool diploma. Is it the same now? Try it, you'll like it.

Commented: Sunday, February 16th, 2025 @ 10:28 am By: Washingtonian

Hey Bob, Dems are the Party of the "Blind leading the Blind."

... or as Reagan said: "They know so much, that just isnt so."

Remember Rep Johnson believed an island could tip over, if overloaded.

Or the Dem (abt 20 yrs ago) who said: "Just where do they plan to build this information highway."

Commented: Thursday, February 13th, 2025 @ 8:43 pm By: Washingtonian

W.S.
The NCDEQ is like th rest of Govt... Inefficient & negligent.
The NCDEQ local employees want to "go-along to get-along" w the local small town Govt's Bosses.
They do this because they LIVE here & R subject to th same needs of th rest of us 2B accepted...especially by those who R powerful, & could get them fired. They dont want even a small town Govt complaining loudly about them.
The NCDEQ in Raleigh R just paper pushers who put their pronouns in their signature lines, & work to COVER for any actions of the local NCDEQ employees.

If we want to make things right in NC, we have to do more than just Talk abt it here.

Regarding Schools? Isnt the titlesearch a matter of public records that anyone has a right to request & view. Perhaps it has to be in writing.
My question is how did 9 acs owned by WashingtonCitySchool s end up owned by th RedevelopmentCommiss ion of Washington. When th change was made to BeaufortCo SchoolSystem shouldnt school-owned-land,been automatically handed over?

Commented: Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By: Washingtonian

Regarding Van Zant's comments on local govt: "business as usual."

Local Govt's motto should be: "Ask me know questions and I'll tell you no lies."

Recently overheard:
Politician: What would you like to hear today? I’ll tell you anything.
Me: How about the truth for a change.
Politician: Oh hell no! Anything but that.
Me: How does that song go... “tell me lies. Tell me sweet little lies."

Commented: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 @ 11:09 am By: Washingtonian

So Commissioner Deatherage, you are saying you wont use your considerable knowledge in Real Estate and Govt, to search through public data bases on behalf of finding answers for the public... you indicate you will only wait until each Commissioner's meeting to ask the "center-left coalition" for answers that you know you'll never get.

How about you, Commissioner Richardson, can you find answers for the public regarding this 4-9 acre boondoggle? Title search? Tax value?
Chain of ownership? Isnt it a matter of Public Records?
Thank you in advance.

Commented: Sunday, February 9th, 2025 @ 2:12 pm By: Washingtonian

Stan, I am asking you as my County Commissioner and not you as a journalist... What is the Tax value of that 9.5 ac piece of land, from which the 4 ac has been cut from...as shown on the Tax Dept's website here locally. Do this before it is overwritten.

2ndly, how did the 9.5 ac deed go from the hands of the Washington City Schools to the Redevelopment Commission of Washington...and then how did it go from them, to the city of Washington??? AND why does the website showing the History of Ownership show that the City didnt acquire this land until July 2024?
Thank you.

Commented: Sunday, February 9th, 2025 @ 10:47 am By: Washingtonian

"What we have here is... a failure to communicate." (Cool Hand Luke warden)
Stan makes a motion to have said title search prevented to the commission... to satisfy the curiosity of the citizens about the $500,000 boondoggle, but 2 dems and their 2 Republican rubberstampers vote nay.

What we have here is HDS & SDS. Whatever Hood and Stan is for...they are against.

Its just like TDS nationwide. Those Dems think their job is to resist Trump REGARDLESS of the people's vote to support him. They have forgotten, or perhaps never believed that their job is to serve the public's well-being. Keeping us in the dark is NOT serving our well-being.

These Commissioners who seem to be suffering from an unreasonable emotional bias, need to be voted out as soon as possible. The ROT is everywhere locally. We hear that the Beaufort County/Washington Voters get what they deserve...? Pray for us.

Commented: Saturday, February 8th, 2025 @ 11:36 am By: Washingtonian

If u were to ask me, I'd say that all those elected officials who show no curiosity or, ask deep questions about what they are about to vote for, are just "useful idiots," acting as ignorant rubber stampers, because they are just too lazy or too stupid to care about how their vote affects the citizens they are supposed to defend.

Everyone with eyes knows who they are. judge them accordingly.

Commented: Monday, February 3rd, 2025 @ 12:52 pm By: Washingtonian

Believe it or not.
Hating White People is RACISM TOO.

Commented: Friday, January 31st, 2025 @ 10:40 am By: Washingtonian