Report on Tuesday’s Grievance Hearing
Stephen Largen’s article on yesterday’s grievance hearing re: former Parks Dept Director Jeff Caton is published in SHJ today. It’s quite lengthy and I suggest going to the link and reading the entire...
View ArticleWho is impacted in Spartanburg by the SC election mess?
There are lists of candidates floating around who may be impacted by the filing situation with the Statements of Economic Interest rule change I blogged about a while ago. Who in impacted in...
View Article100,000 Gun Toting Minnesotans
Duane Lester at All American Blogger (recipient of the first Andrew Breitbart Blogger Award!) reports on some gun issues in Minnesota: Headline: Minnesota Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since the...
View ArticleJeff Horton tells the truth
On Monday Andrew Doughman wrote an article in SHJ about an upcoming scheme by County Council to put term limits on board and commission appointees. NOT for themselves mind you. The current system...
View ArticleTerm Limits –> At Large Appointments –> More Greg Halls
People are asking … you know they are … “Why is County Council trying to push this term limits on board appointees issue? Why are they wanting term limits for appointees, but not for themselves? What’s...
View ArticleTerm Limits: Representation by district
Today’s Letter to the Editor writer Carol Corson says “do your job, take the vote”: ========== A few months ago, I attended a Spartanburg County Planning Commission meeting where a discussion about...
View ArticleOrdinance limiting firearms in Dorchester Co. is uh, shot down.
There have been rumblings that County Council here in Spartanburg may intend to pass a similar ordinance, so this story by Lindsay Street at Summerville Patch may be timely and relevant. It was a rare...
View ArticleSpartanburg Co. Council considers moving public comments toward end of meetings
For years the Spartanburg County Council ignored its own rules and never allowed citizens/taxpayers/voters to have a voice at monthly meetings. When forced to follow its own rules after citizens began...
View ArticleO’neal Mintz proposed tax increase for you, 3 council join him in voting FOR IT!
According to Paul Huber’s Letter to the Editor in today’s SHJ: ============== At its May 2 meeting, Spartanburg County Council met on the county’s 2014 operating budget. County Administrator Katherine...
View ArticleYou may have heard David Britt had a few things to say Monday night
David Britt decided enough was enough with the petty, vindictive retaliation that had permeated County Council for the past year and a half; on Monday he laid it out. I’ve transcribed the relevant 7...
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