Filed under: Silt, Silt Home Rule charter, autumn ridge, bobby hays, common public interest, conflict of interest, due process, free speech, gas wells, habitat for humanity, impacts, mayor moore, open government, public hearing, rule of law, stillwater, tibbetts, town board, town government, trustee
This is so exciting! I’ve come up with a name for the reality show that is the Silt Board of Trustees Meeting(s). Wait for it …
SiltBOTs
Get it? SiltBoardOfTrustees. Oh. I am so clever.
And, as the title says, Tuesday night’s meeting was rich in irony. See if you can spot the juicy morsels.
The show was not on the TV since Monday fell on a Tuesday this week – on account of Memorial Day – and Paul the video wizard doesn’t do Tuesdays. Of course that meant I had to go to the meeting if I wanted to see what’s going on – and bring you the highlights. Tod didn’t get home from Grand Junction until 6:45 and the meeting was at 7:00 so we had to rush off and leave behind a messy kitchen with 2 dogs in the house listening to Spa73 on Sirius – it’s their favorite.
Mayor claims conflict of interest on information item ??
Mayor Moore started off the show by saying he would recuse himself from the Habitat for Humanity presentation because he had dinner with those guys.
For god’s sake, how many times do I have to repeat myself?
Silt HRC: Section 1-17. Conflict of Interest. Neither the Mayor nor any Trustee shall vote or participate in discussion or deliberation on any question in which he or she has a substantial personal or financial interest, direct or indirect, including an interest held through a spouse or family member, other than the common public interest, or on any question concerning his or her own conduct.
Town Attorney Duran said since it was just a presentation the Mayor did not have conflict of interest but he could choose to err on the conservative side.
I’d call it erring on the side of error. But what-ever.
Approval of the Minutiae
Oops. I mean Minutes – of the last meeting. You remember. Check your civil rights at the door. The one where the SiltBOTs ganged up on Tod cuz of My Blog.
Anyway, they were in the process of approving those minutes when Bobby Hayes said he wanted included in the minutes that he said Tod should not vote on recusal because of his conflict of interest. Or at least I think that’s what he was getting at. Quite honestly I was there PLUS I watched the video and I don’t remember Bobby saying that. How odd.
So Bobby said he was concerned because by letting Tod vote, he said, the Board violated a Town Ordinance. Which technically they didn’t because Tod did not and does not have a conflict of interest with either the Mayor’s campaign cash reimbursement ordinance or the Autumn Ridge Project. So it’s a moot point. But rather than get into all that, Tod said that if what Bobby said is included in the minutes, then the entire discussion should be included, especially what he (Tod) said. Town Attorney Duran and the Staff said they would review the tape and revise the minutes.
Confused much? The whole discussion was a waste of 20 minutes.
BTW, many, many, MANY people have expressed their concern at what happened to us at the May 12 meeting. We appreciate all the support. I know you all are wondering what’s going on with that little As My Blog Churns soap opera. All I want to say at this time is – go ahead and read between the lines now – I’m right, about EVERYTHING, and everyone else is wrong, wrong, WRONG. So there. Just remember these key phrases: common public interest and freedom of speech. And all shall be revealethed at the proper time. Have faith.
HPV/Autumn Ridge continued to July 14
Yup, you read that right. The SiltBOTs continued the HPV/Autumn Ridge PUD to July 14.
The Mayor did recuse himself from that discussion and left Nicky in charge of the SiltBOTs (the least experienced SiltBOT) because Mayor Pro-Tem Robinson was absent. (BTW, there was a real nice article in The Paper about Meredith’s hubby Al.)
I have no clue whether HPV/Autumn Ridge will be a Public Hearing on 7/14, or not. Staff mentioned something about public notice, but in the last episode you remember, HPV/Autumn Ridge was noticed as a Public Hearing but not listed on the Agenda as such. Evidently whether or not a Public Hearing will be held on the Autumn Ridge PUD is a BIG SECRET.
Here’s what the Silt Municipal Code says:
16.12.070 Procedure–Board review and action–Hearing and notice.
A. The board shall review and act on all PUD applications referred to it by the planning and zoning commission.
B. Each PUD application shall be reviewed and approved, disapproved, or conditionally approved by the board within ninety days of its initial acceptance for filing by the town administrator.
C. To be effective and legal, a PUD application must receive the approval of the board.
D. Before announcing its decision, the board shall schedule and hold a public hearing, public notice of which shall be given in the manner prescribed by Colorado law for the amendment of zoning ordinances, at which hearing the applicant, town officials and all interested parties shall be afforded the reasonable opportunity of being heard. Written notice of the public hearing shall be delivered or mailed, first class postage prepaid, to adjoining landowners at least fifteen days prior to the public hearing. (Ord. 4-80 § 25(4))
But who pays any attention to that nonsense anymore, anyway?
Mark Rinehart approved as new P&Z Commissioner
Two-year resident Mark Rinehart was interviewed and approved by the SiltBOTs to be a Commissioner on P&Z. I think they still need one more Commissioner, so if you’re interested, please contact Sheila McIntyre at the Silt Town Hall.
Habitat for Humanity presentation raises some questions
Before the Habitat for Humanity presentation, The Mayor put Nicky Leigh in charge again and left the room Then after the presentation, Bobby Hayes asked if he could ask a question of the Habitat guys relating to an upcoming project before the Town. Duran said no he couldn’t. But the rest of us were left wondering …
What “upcoming project” was Bobby talking about?
Does Habitat for Humanity somehow figure into the HPV/Autumn Ridge project?
Is that why Moore recused himself from the presentation?
And if so, how come Bobby knows about it?
Are some of the SiltBOTs having secret meetings?
A-gain?
Stillwater = Deadwater
Or Stillwater goes down the drain. Or Stillwater never flows.
Oo – sorry. I guess that’s not very nice of me. But, as everybody now knows, I am not a nice person. And I’ve never been a big fan of Stillwater. So you see Tod and I don’t ALWAYS agree on EVERYTHING. And it’s kinda ir – er – funny how I posted stuff on My Blog about Stillwater awhile back but Mayor Moore didn’t make any big fuss about My Blog being a conflict of interest for Tod back then. Huh. That’s weird.
Anyway, Dennis Carruth spoke on behalf of Stillwater Development (SWD) and said that because of the declining economy, they were not able to secure financing and the development will not be happening, which wasn’t all that surprising. But The Mayor acted stunned and talked for a long time about how speechless he was over the whole thing.
Then he made a big production out of shaking Carruth’s hand.
Once they leased the mineral rights and the gas wells went in I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to build a half million dollar home next to a gas field – but that’s just me.
Tod applauded Stillwater for their input with helping the Town negotiate with Antero some of the strictest rules possible regarding gas well drilling monitoring and impacts within the city limits and stuff.
Mike Sawyer, the attorney for Dixon Farms (partnered with SWD) said he will negotiate with the Staff regarding the August annexation deadline and stuff.
During the discussion, and because I’ve known about Stillwater practically since the day I moved to Silt, I reflected on the history of the project. Through lo, these many years, there have been numerous Public Hearings and Stillwater has always been held to a very high standard when it came to Silt Municipal Code. As a P&Z Commissioner, then Trustee, then Mayor, Dave Moore insisted on it. I can’t remember a time when he wasn’t harping about Stillwater this and Stillwater that. He even sent out emails demanding the other SiltBOTs vote against Stillwater Special District. Plus he showed a Power Point presentation against Stillwater Special District at the Public Hearing and didn’t recuse himself from voting on the issue.
How ironic that same high standard apparently does not apply to his Autumn Ridge project.
Oops – I guess I gave that one away.
BLM Building Project approved
A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution for the Special Use Permit for the BLM building project at the corner of River Frontage Road and Cty Road 311. I left after the hearing – I still had a mess to clean up in my kitchen – but both the Special Use Permit and site plan were approved.
While cleaning up my kitchen at 10 pm, I thought about that whole BLM project and how there were two resolutions presented, plus the project meets Silt Municipal Codes, they weren’t asking for any variance or zoning change, and yet there was a Public Hearing.
Caught up in the web of double standards and swirling in irony, I nearly passed out.
So I went to bed cuz I knew I had to get up at o-dark-thirty to get Tod off to Grand Junction for a 6:30 am flight. Ugh.
Stay tuned for the next episode of SiltBOTs – now with more double standards AND rich in irony! – on June 9.
The Colorado River has been rising steadily this week. This phase of the runoff is supposed to peak this weekend. I thought I’d share my walk at Dogland this morning.
The river is high at the boat landing but still accessible. However the swift water and deadheads don’t look too inviting. Although it’s quite entertaining to watch some of the junk that floats by. I saw a chair, a bucket, and a cooler. I’m easily amused.
The pond is huge and overflowing onto the trail now. You can either swim across like I did or skirt the rim like a sissy.
Most of the lowland trail through the woods is flooded. Waders will definitely come in handy — or feety – this weekend.
Or maybe even a canoe …
The ditch is running fast and full. Thankfully the ditch road is still high and dry, so you can manage without the waders, if you like walking back and forth on the ditch road. Boring …
The point is completely underwater and the big timber is now lodged against the bank. Won’t this make an absolutely lovely bench for watching the sunset this summer?
This section of the river bank is cracked and sagging. It looks like it might give way soon.
Stomp! Stomp! Zeus tests it out and says, “No worries. It’ll hold.”
Good dog!
More and more puddles like this are showing up along the riverside trail. On second thought, wear those waders anyway.
Watch your step! This is the riverside trail section by the dead tree, just before the thicket. Can we say EROSION? Looks like we’ll have to do some work here when it’s all over.
Ok now Venus is jealous cuz Zeus is in my photo essay and she’s not. So here she is at the pond. She’s the white spot on the trail on the other side — she swam across of course. If you know Venus, she barely stands still at Dogland. Just a white streak in the corner of your eye. She’s like that Irish setter in Funny Farm.
Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!
Filed under: Silt, attention strumpet, barking dog citation, crazy, dog fight, help we're being harassed by our neighbors, open government, public hearing, rule of law, satire, tibbetts, town board, town government, who's behind all this
Who didn’t see this coming?
So Tod said, “Look, I’m getting so much grief about your blog I need a flak jacket. You need to make a choice. It’s either me – or the blog.”
After 36 years of this nightmare, it wasn’t much of a decision.
My blog …
Or Tod …
“Hit the road,” I said.
He is so outa here.
I get the house, Zeus, and the cats. He can have the camper – and that damn barking dog. That should work out very well for them since he lets Venus French kiss him on the mouth.
Ble-ech-ch!
What’s more, he can take that barking dog citation of his and shove it. Talk about paranoid, he thinks his neighbor’s harassing him. He insists he’s being held to a different standard than everybody else in town.
Whoa. Self righteous much?
Not only that, I am utterly sick to death of his municipal government wonk freak show. It’s Town of Silt this and Town of Silt that. The public’s right to fair hearings, rule of law, open government, blah – blah – blah …
He just likes to stir up trouble. What an attention strumpet!
He needs to get involved in the local boy scouts – or retirement home – do something useful. Above all, he needs to sit down and shut the hell up!
I mean, it’s gotten so bad some people even think he writes this blog. Are you kidding me? I was the 1966 Dunn County Spelling Champion. But does that matter to anyone? No-oo. He gets credit for my brilliance and hard work.
And he can’t even spell!
It’s gotten so bad, some people think MY BLOG is some kinda personal vendetta. I’ve been called an extremely bitter woman that thrives on conflict and hatred. I’ve been accused of hunting down victims like a wolf hunting an injured prey.
This is all Tod’s fault.
So what the hell’s the matter with everybody??? My blog is not about SOMEBODY ELSE.
It’s all about me – Me – ME!!!
Why can’t you give me the respect that I deserve?
It’s time to shake the monkey off my back.
Let’s face it, my dog is BIGGER than his.
OBTW, Ema, sorry you had to find out about your fairly odd parents this way. But now that I think about it, I am like, so OVER IT with you and YOUR feud with MY neighbor and YOUR barking dog citation. Get a life and go feud with your own neighbor. You and your father are exactly alike.
You’re both CRAZY!
So, yall better just LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!!!!
Filed under: Silt, Silt Home Rule charter, autumn ridge, conflict of interest, dave moore, democracy, free speech, open government, public trust, rule of law, satire, tibbetts, town board, town government, town ordinances
Who needs Big Brother on the TV when we have the Silt Town Board meetings? Monday (5/12) night’s meeting was action-packed. Some of us found it highly entertaining. For others it was like a train wreck, they just couldn’t turn away.
For whatever their reasons, like maybe people want to know what’s going on in town government, the public packed the chambers. Mayor Moore was the only absentee Board Member. Mayor Pro-Tem Robinson presided over the meeting.
Even though a public notice regarding the public hearing for High Point Ventures/Autumn Ridge was printed in the Post Independent 2 weeks ago, there was no public hearing for HPV/Autumn Ridge on the Agenda, which is what I reported last Thursday. Instead HPV/Autumn Ridge was listed on the Agenda as an “action item”, which meant the Board would be expected to take action on the matter, without a public hearing.
Early on during the “Potential conflicts of interest” discussion, Board members discussed a letter from the attorney for HPV/Autumn Ridge (Dave Moore) which each of them had received last Friday or Saturday. We were gone last weekend so Tod didn’t read the letter until Monday morning. I can’t remember the attorney’s name and I have not yet read the letter, although I have skimmed it. From my brief look, Tod’s description, and the Board discussion, evidently the attorney played out-of-context-theater with my blog. He lifted passages from my blog taken out of context to try to show that I have some sort of personal interest – other than the common public interest – in Autumn Ridge and therefore – wait for it – that means Tod has a conflict of interest regarding Autumn Ridge and must be recused from those discussions.
Say what?
Here’s what the Silt Home Rule Charter says about conflict of interest:
Section 1-17. Conflict of Interest. Neither the Mayor nor any Trustee shall vote or participate in discussion or deliberation on any question in which he or she has a substantial personal or financial interest, direct or indirect, including an interest held through a spouse or family member, other than the common public interest, or on any question concerning his or her own conduct.
I have no other interest in Autumn Ridge other than the common public interest. The people have the right to know what’s going on in town government.
So anyway, Tod said he wouldn’t recuse himself because my blog did not represent a conflict of interest on Autumn Ridge. The vote was split on whether to recuse him, so he wasn’t recused.
Next the Board discussed whether Tod had to recuse himself from the vote on the emergency ordinance to reimburse Mayor Moore for his campaign expenses because being on the Recall Committee represented a conflict of interest.
Tod said he wouldn’t recuse himself because the recall was all about the common public interest and therefore not a conflict. The vote was split again, so he wasn’t recused.
Later on, just before the HPV/Autumn Ridge presentation, the Board adjourned for a break while Town Attorney Duran left the room for a private meeting with representatives from HPV/Autumn Ridge. When the Board reconvened, Deric Walter for HPV/Autumn Ridge requested a continuance. He said that Tod wasn’t supposed to vote on recusal and since he did that invalidated the vote, therefore they prefer to wait until the matter of Tod’s conflict of interest because of my blog is resolved, meaning they don’t want Tod involved in any discussion or vote on Autumn Ridge.
It wasn’t clear from the discussion when HPV/Autumn Ridge will be on the Agenda again. I will post it here.
How did the reimbursement ordinance turn out?
It didn’t pass. Tod and Nicky Leigh voted against it. Meredith Robinson, Joe Sos, and Bobby Hays voted for it. Sonny Fernandez abstained. Because the reimbursement was presented as an emergency ordinance in order to pay Mayor Moore within the 45-day deadline stated in the state statute, passage required a super majority, meaning it had to pass by a quorum plus one – or 5 votes. The vote was 3 to 2. That’s a no go.
During the public hearing (before the vote), I handed out copies of the state statute, Mayor Moore’s flyer, and his newspaper ad. Then I said:
As a spokesperson for the Recall Committee, I represent the 227 voters who voted in favor of the recall. We say Mayor Moore does not qualify for reimbursement. Allow me to explain why.
Referring to the copy of the state statute I just handed out, you will see in paragraph 1, the statute says: “the municipality MAY repay the incumbent”. What this means is that the town has no obligation to repay Mayor Moore.
The second paragraph is the most important paragraph. The statute says: “Authorized expenses SHALL include, but are not limited to, moneys spent in challenging the sufficiency of the recall petition and in presenting to the voters the official position of the incumbent, to include campaign literature and advertising and the maintaining of a campaign headquarters”.
How we interpret this is that Mayor Moore’s campaign literature and advertising MUST respond to the issues of the recall, in order to have those expenses be eligible for reimbursement.
The Recall Committee provided solid evidence as proof of Mayor Moore’s employee meddling, his permit violations, his conflicts of interest, his ethics violations, his open meetings violations. However Mayor Moore failed to address any of those issues in his campaign literature, his mailings, his newspaper ads, or his signs.
Instead – as evidenced in this copy of his flyer – he listed his background and goals, took credit for actions by the Board as his own, and made false accusations.
Here is his newspaper ad, which simply gives instructions on how to vote.
We believe the intention of the statute is to allow for reimbursement of funds that a candidate spends while responding to the issues raised by the Recall Committee. During the entire campaign, Mayor Moore never responded to the specific evidence presented by the Committee.
Yet clearly paragraph 2 in the statute requires him to respond in order to qualify for reimbursement.
Therefore, Mayor Moore does not meet the requirements of the statute. And the Town of Silt is not obligated to reimburse Mayor Moore. The voters did not vote on reimbursement. In fact 43% voted to recall Mayor Moore. The Board of Trustees represents ALL the voters of Silt – not just some.
The Board should not vote in favor of reimbursing Mayor Moore.
Manufactured housing ordinance passed
In other news, Ordinance 12 to allow for manufactured housing that meets Silt codes passed unanimously. An odd thing happened during the public hearing. Town Attorney Duran read a statement from Mayor Moore voicing his opposition to the ordinance, even though Moore wasn’t present. I’ve never seen anything like that happen before.
What about free speech?
In this soap opera that is the Silt Town Board, who knows what will happen next? Will Tod be recused from the HPV/Autumn Ridge matter because of my blog? Are we attached at the hip? Should we even be sleeping together? Should we end this relationship? What about the children? Won’t somebody please think of the children?
Filed under: Silt, autumn ridge, dave moore, due process, impacts, mayor, open government, property rights, spot zoning, subdivision, town board, town government
The agenda for the May 12 Board of Trustees meeting came out today. There is NO PUBLIC HEARING scheduled for the Autumn Ridge subdivision. The Board will be acting on the Autumn Ridge Project WITHOUT PUBLIC INPUT. They are planning to re-zone the Autumn Ridge property without a public hearing, which means no due process for Silt property owners even though a public hearing was requested and agreed to, it’s not going to happen.
This is outrageous!
Please call and write to the Board via the Silt Town Hall to voice your objections. It’s vitally important that you do so!
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Filed under: COGCC, Colorado, Encana, Garfield County, Piceance Basin, Project Rulison, Silt, drill rigs, drilling, environment, gas well industry, gas wells, health, mineral rights, nuclear test, oil shale, pollution, radioactive, surface rights, west divide creek
Don’t be looking to the corporate-controlled US MSM for the truth about gas well drilling in the Piceance Basin. No way. If you want the truth, go to the BBC. Here’s an excruciating glimpse at our neighbors crying and dying …
Oh it’s not just our gas the Empire wants. And yes, it is OUR gas. Gas is a natural resource, that’s why it’s taxed when it’s extracted. Now they want our water, too. In the let-them-drink-gas department, check this out:
Shell makes run on water
Oil-shale plans
By Steve LipsherIn its quest to melt oil out of western Colorado’s shale, Royal Dutch Shell has been buying up land and water rights in anticipation of what is likely to be a thirsty new industry.
Some officials, however, worry that the demands of the oil-shale industry could drain every drop of the region’s remaining water.
“On the upper end, we’re looking at potentially several hundred thousand acre-feet of water — more than people think is commonly available to develop in the Colorado River,” said Dan Birch, deputy general manager for the Colorado River Water Conservation District.
Shell and other energy companies have amassed tens of thousands of acres of cropland, ranches and open space — including a state wildlife area — to gain water that would be needed to power the oil-shale process.
“We’ve been acquiring land and associated water rights for a long time,” Shell spokesman Tracy Boyd said. “We’re just situating ourselves so that when the time comes, we’ll have the resources we need” …
And if that’s not enough to make you sick, here’s the latest on the Project Rulison nuclear blast site:
Drilling approved nearer to Rulison blast site
Permits conditionally approved about a mile from center of 1969 nuclear explosion
By Phillip YatesBATTLEMENT MESA, Colorado — The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has conditionally approved 11 permits to drill wells a little more than one mile away from Project Rulison blast site …
For background info on the Project Rulison blast site see Pandora’s Radioactive Box.
So who’s monitoring the radionuclide levels in air, soil, surface and groundwater? Why, the gas companies of course.
Rulison Samping and Analysis Plan for Operational and Environmental Radiological Monitoring Within a Three-Mile Radius of Project Rulison
Prepared for:
Noble Energy, Inc.
Williams Production RMT
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc.
The most significant paragraph in this document is this one:
The reports will be submitted to the COGCC within approximately 60 days after the receipt of laboratory analytical results. It is anticipated that the quarterly reports will be submitted on or before the nearest business day to June 1 (First Quarter), October 1 (Second Quarter), December 1 (Third Quarter), or February 1 (Fourth Quarter). The annual report will be submitted on or before December 15. Once received and reviewed, the COGCC intends to post the submitted reports on its website for public access.
I guess that means we have to wait until the COGCC publishes the reports.
For what it’s worth, the Mayo Clinic covers Radiation sickness: Signs and symptoms in depth. They recommend potassium iodide. The FDA/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research offers this handy FAQ about potassium iodide.
Filed under: Silt, autumn ridge, conflict of interest, dave moore, mayor, open government, ordinance, property rights, spot zoning, state statutes, subdivision, town board, town government, town ordinances, trustee
Mark your calendar for Monday, May 12.
Autumn Ridge
The first Public Hearing for Autumn Ridge will be held at 7:00 pm to consider the following requests:
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Hearing for the Autumn Ridge Subdivision, PUD
2. Zoning/Rezone Application for Autumn Ridge Subdivision, PUD
3. Planned Unit Development Sketch Plan Hearing for the Autumn Ridge Subdivision,
PUD
For more information on Autumn Ridge subdivision see Nightmare on Main Street.
Did you see the letter to the editor in Monday’s paper? It’s from Brian Cox, a property owner on Cactus Drive. He’s mad as hell. Who can blame him?
Check out the comment from “Anonymous”. Gee I wonder who that is. What’s even funnier is that “Anonymous” sounds more like he’s responding to my blog Nightmare on Main Street than Cox’s letter. Moore’s arrogance is astounding. He always thinks it’s about him. Never mind that he’s requesting more than 10 code variances for his development.
Spot Zoning affects you
The “zoning/rezoning” request is the one that affects all property owners in Silt – not just noticed property owners of the Autumn Ridge project. Currently that site and the surrounding neighborhood is zoned R-1 (low density). Moore & Co. are asking to change the zoning on the property from R-1 to a PUD (Planned Unit Development) with high-density residential mixed commercial. This is what’s known as spot zoning. If the Board sets the precedent by allowing spot zoning for Autumn Ridge, who’s to say your neighborhood won’t be next?
How could that happen?
Well, let’s say your neighbor sells his property to a development company like Moore’s High Point Ventures and they decide they want to build 12-24 townhouse units with a commercial building next door to you, or across the street from you. So they go to the P&Z and Town Board with a request to change the zoning on your neighbor’s property from low density residential to high density residential mixed commercial. Suddenly your whole neighborhood and your whole life changes. Zoning is every property owner’s guarantee of his current and future property value and the current and future plan for his neighborhood. Spot zoning destroys the property owner’s rights.
Back in March, Jeanette Lyon wrote in a Letter to the Editor:
Do you understand how many personal rights you, the people of the Silt area, are losing if Tibbetts and the mayoral replacement gain control of town council?
What a joke!
The truth is, Mayor Moore is the one who wants to take your rights away. We’re still out here working to make sure the people have the right to Public Hearings and fighting for property owners’ rights while Moore works furiously behind the scenes to take those rights away.
Let’s fill up the Town Hall for this important Public Hearing. Please come and speak up to protect you and your neighbors’ property rights.
Moore still wants to stick the taxpayers with his campaign expenses
The second important Public Hearing on May 12 will address Mayor Moore’s request for reimbursement of $1,502.87 in campaign expenses. That ordinance has been changed to an emergency ordinance, which means there will only be one Public Hearing, as opposed to the normal 2 Public Hearings. The reason it was changed is because the state statute requires that the reimbursement occur within 45 days after the request is made. Moore requested reimbursement on April 8. Because the first Public Hearing on April 14 was continued, evidently the deadline would not be met within the normal Public Hearing schedule, and also meet the Public Notice requirements.
Are you confused yet?
Me too. But that’s the decision of the new Town Attorney Duran. I can’t remember his first name.
Moore’s request should have been denied because he doesn’t meet this requirement of the statute:
(2) (a) Authorized expenses shall include, but are not limited to, moneys spent in challenging the sufficiency of the recall petition and in presenting to voters the official position of the incumbent, to include campaign literature and advertising and the maintaining of a campaign headquarters.
The Recall Committee provided solid evidence as proof of Mayor Moore’s employee meddling, his permit violations, his conflicts of interest, his ethics violations, his open meetings violations. Moore failed to address any of those issues in his campaign literature, his mailings, his newspaper ads, or his signs. He was so afraid of addressing the issues he didn’t even attend the candidate forum.
Voice your opinion. Let the Trustees know how you feel about the taxpayers paying for Moore’s campaign.
Ridiculous!
