Comments by Donald Dixon | Eastern North Carolina Now

Comments by Donald Dixon

Commented: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 7:56 pm By: Donald Dixon
Actual numbers aren’t important to most voters, like Mr. Taylor stated, so let me state my position differently. The waste I plan on cutting for the Sheriff’s Office is everything that doesn’t work – everything that does not protect property and lives of our citizens, and that which hinders deputy performance.

I intend on setting policy in place to correct any issues deputies may have dealing with the public or other agencies in Beaufort County. I will encourage deputies to work with the Police and Highway Patrol to create a safe environment for everyone.

My opponent thinks that he can bully and twist the truth to gain votes, again I ask the public to consider his record. He has proved himself to be many things, but a businessman he is not, nor an honest man.

Voting starts in four days. Correct problems in our county, vote Donald Dixon for Sheriff.
Commented: Sunday, April 20th, 2014 @ 3:54 pm By: Donald Dixon
I guess I should be flattered by my opponent’s attacks on me; if it weren’t for me stating my position on important issues, he wouldn’t have anything to talk about! Take the jail for example; my opponent was for wasting 20 plus million dollars before he heard I was against it. The same holds true for our second amendment rights, he stated first that he would do whatever the Government told him to do – that is, until he heard that I promised to stand up for your rights under the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. At the Tea Party Forum, my opponent was pressed on the question of protecting the second amendment; he stood up and said a bunch of words without answering the question.

My opponent would want you to believe he ran the jail and the Sheriff’s office for 13 years, I suppose that is true and one on the reasons it has been mismanaged the way it has. Issues in the jail were all from neglect, and I believe calculated deceit on the commissioners and public. If the building was taken care of the way it should have been, we wouldn’t be talking about building a jail at all right now.

My opponent was “Chief Investigator” when BCSO mailed out letters to taxpaying citizens telling them that their property crime wasn’t NOT important enough to investigate, he blamed it on commissioners. It was soon exposed as a lie.

My opponent has come out with 4 to 5 different costs for the “accreditation program”, starting at 4,200 up to $9,500 a year now. That is a lie. The COST of CELEA is much more than the yearly fee. You have to consider the 2-4 junkets per year involving 3-4 people, audits, manpower, and other costs and hoops to jump. Only after you add up the TRUE cost of something can you see its value – CELEA has no value. My opponent can jump up and down all he wants, but he obviously is no businessman, if so he would know there are more costs involved than just membership. [Oh, and the REAL cost of the piece of paper is over $150,000 a year.]

When I state crime has gone up in Beaufort County, I am talking about the trend of crime. You can’t take a single number and know anything about what’s going on, it takes multiple points to get the trend, or flow. I guess my opponent’s English degree didn’t teach him that.

My opponent has a track record as a Democrat; I wonder how different it would be now that he claims to be a Republican.

Of the Republican candidates: I am the best choice based on education, with a B.S. and a Masters Degree in a subject the actually benefits the Office I seek. I have over 30 years of business experience with 26 years being self employed in Beaufort County, the others all made a living off Government checks. I am the only candidate that has patrolled Beaufort County as a deputy sheriff; I know what the problems are and how to fix them.

I ask the citizens of this county, my home, to vote Dixon for Sheriff – fix the problem at the Sheriff’s Office, don’t put the problem back. Thank you.
Donald Dixon
Commented: Thursday, April 17th, 2014 @ 7:26 am By: Donald Dixon
Technology is wonderful. I am in full agreement that body-worn cameras answer questions and fill-in the gaps caused by complaints made before there was video documentation. So, the answer to your question is yes, I am in favor of cameras. I also believe that waste can be cut to supply such devices without increasing the BCSO budget.

I am for moving BCSO into a place where they can be safer, do the job better, and not waste county resources. I have a plan for lowering crime and increasing job satisfaction for Deputies (and jailers). BCSO can be much more than a liability to the county and its tax payers.

Thank you, Donald
Commented: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 @ 5:04 pm By: Donald Dixon
Meredith is correct in the Pitt County numbers are wrong, I only used that which was given to me. Major Phillips pointed out to me when I called him Friday (March 28th, 2014) that it appeared the numbers were transposed, 596 to 965. I did not speak to the Major the first time I called two months ago; I only asked information from whoever answered the phone. I could have transposed it myself, although I wrote the number down three times during the call according to my notes.

I’m sorry to have overly excited Meredith with a type-o. The message I was making is still the same, Beaufort County does not need to build a new jail, and Pitt County can still handle our 15-20 inmates when needed with their approx 150 empty beds.

As for Meredith's petty attack on me, I will not respond to. I will remind readers that Meredith does have a track record, please review it. Keep in mind he "ran" the jail.

I will run a clean and fair race. Thank you.
Commented: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 4:13 pm By: Donald Dixon
What sugary-sweet-peppermint-paddy world are YOU living in?? And, I wonder how much of that you truly believe.
Commented: Saturday, February 18th, 2012 @ 8:52 pm By: Donald Dixon
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