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November 9, 2009 by Cato Filed under Fiscal Policy , Maryland , Wicomico Politics
On Tuesday, November 10th, the Wicomico County Council will hold a public hearing on County Executive Rick Pollitt’s proposed budget amendment. Nominally, this budget amendment is to correct a revenue shortfall caused by a loss of over $6 million in state aid to the county. In reality, Pollitt’s amendment is designed to force citizens to repeal the revenue cap and will result... Read Full Story
October 27, 2009 by Cato Filed under Fiscal Policy , Maryland , Somerset Politics , Wicomico Politics , Worcester Politics
The arrogance of bureaucrats never ceases to amaze me. They spend the TAXAPAYERS’ money yet act as if it’s from their personal discretionary account.
A current example is the $4 million purchase of the Powerwave campus on the corner of US 50 and Walston Switch Road, east of Salisbury. Almost daily we hear a sad tale of woe from Maryland Gov... Read Full Story
October 27, 2009 by Cato Filed under Education , Fiscal Policy , Maryland , Wicomico Politics
Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt took his anti-revenue cap show on the road this morning. Speaking before a Salisbury / Wicomico Economic Development (SWED) meeting, Pollitt and a member of his finance staff argued that the county’s existing revenue cap is simply unsustainable.
I would agree that the revenue cap is unsustainable without a genuine re-structuring of... Read Full Story
November 9, 2009 by Cato Filed under Crime , Maryland , Public Safety , Salisbury Politics
Attend this evening’s Salisbury City Council meeting. During public comment ask this simple question:
Will you continue to support the rising crime rate or will you take action against crime, starting now?
Let the Barrie Comegys bloc – Gary Comegys, Louise Smith, and Shanie Shields – know that you want change! This means letting Police Chief Allan Webster go and... Read Full Story
October 14, 2009 by Cato Filed under Crime , Fiscal Policy , Maryland , Salisbury Politics
When Jim Ireton was running to be Salisbury’s mayor there was no question that crime was a TOP concern of voters. Things don’t seem to have gotten much better since his election. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Salisbury Crime Taskforce Ireton provided some hint as to his solution for the crime problems – GRANTS .
While Jim’s FRIENDS – Frank Kratovil, Barbara Mikulski, Ben... Read Full Story
October 7, 2009 by Cato Filed under Education , Maryland , Wicomico Politics
John Fredericksen, Superintendent of the Wicomico County Public Schools, is attempting to draw attention away from the core issues revolving around yesterday’s report of inappropriate material found in an elementary school library. Fredericksen wants the public to believe that issue is closed with the POSSIBLE removal of the book in question. Fredericksen failed to address the WCBOE’s... Read Full Story
October 23, 2009 by Cato Filed under Education , Maryland , Maryland Politics
There is no joy seeing Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley finally admit that the state’s level of education spending is unsustainable . If O’Malley had confessed that simply throwing money is not the solution to any problem there would be some cause for applause; unfortunately, this is a lesson that O’Malley is unlikely to learn.
There is no question that pain will be felt at boards of... Read Full Story
October 6, 2009 by Cato Filed under Education , Maryland , Wicomico Politics
Many years ago, when I was a child, public schools had librarians. These kind, quiet ladies made sure that our schools were stocked with material that would help us learn AND was appropriate for our age. Today, at least in Wicomico County, schools don’t have librarians. They have MEDIA SPECIALISTS; and, as I have recently discovered, they don’t worry about making sure that what goes on... Read Full Story
September 23, 2009 by Cato Filed under Maryland , Salisbury Politics
Salisbury city councilman Gary Comegys smells blood in the water; so does the Tilghman Times . Sadly, they can’t quite figure out whose blood it is. Is it Councilwoman Debbie Campbell’s? How about Mayor Jim Ireton’s? Therefore, Comegys is trying to play both sides against the middle, while Councilwoman Louise Smith simply peers over the side of the boat in her typical demented haze... Read Full Story
October 8, 2009 by Cato Filed under Education , Maryland , Wicomico Politics
Wise people learn from their mistakes and view adversity as opportunity. This may be a cliché, but true none the less. One thing we have learned this week is that the people running the Wicomico County Board of Education (WCBOE) are not wise men and women.
After being denied a budget transfer by the Wicomico County Council for the first time in memory, members of the board and senior... Read Full Story
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