Archive for the ‘Respect for Voters’ Category
In 2003 the Marshall County Commissioners and Council enacted the Special CAGIT, a 1/4 of 1% tax on income earned by Marshall County tax payers. The Special CAGIT tax was approved to pay for expense related to building the new jail and the repayment of the jail bond. Early on the Special CAGIT generated revenues [...]
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WTCA AM 1050 Morning Show Interview
15 Aug 2010Back in July I appeared on the Monday morning show hosted by John Oliver and Tony Ross on 1050 AM. I had an absolute blast speaking with John, Tony and the listeners and hope to have future opportunities to discuss the campaign and county issues on the air. Below you can click to listen to [...]
According to morning radio host John Oliver, an unidentified Marshall County Council member made contact with WTCA to complain about the discussion last week between myself, John Oliver, and Tony Ross concerning the new public comment rules during council meetings. During this mornings talk show, I called back in to clarify my position on the [...]
Public Participation Discussed on WTCA AM 1050
15 Mar 2010This morning I called into the WTCA AM 1050 morning show hosted by John Oliver and Tony Ross. They were kind enough to allow a discussion on the recent changes made by the Marshall County Council to eliminate public participation until the end of the public meetings. We all agreed that this rule change is [...]
When the Marshall County Council decided to hold the monthly meetings in the morning, they excluded most of working public from attending the meetings. Now that they have decided to not allow questions or comments until AFTER they have voted, they effectively silenced the public and made it impossible to proactively participate in our local [...]
Why I'm Running
I believe in transparency and openness. County Council meetings should take place in the evening and not the morning when most people cannot attend. We should have full visibility to Council spending. I firmly believe that the tax payers deserve to know if their money is well spent, or simply wasted.
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- Special CAGIT Spending Hurts Marshall County
- WTCA AM 1050 Morning Show Interview
- Public Participation Discussion Continued on WTCA AM 1050
- Public Participation Discussed on WTCA AM 1050
- Public Participation Further Limited By The Marshall County Council
- Lowest Price is Not Always the Lowest Cost
- How to Become a Candidate for Local Office
- Council Denies Request for Evening Meetings
- Night Meetings Empower the People