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Hocus Bogus!!

10/15/2013

Heard anything lately about Darryl’s Big Deal? The one posted on The Mayor’s Facebook page and proclaimed to the universe on September 25? Headlined on the Front Page of the local Butner-Creedmoor News?

(See The Latest posts More Hot Air, Truth Takes a Beating, Don’t Count Your Chicks)

Remember? “Creedmoor Votes to Join SGWASA!” Darryl’s Big Deal!

Da Deal that was designed to get past the election so The Mayor himself and ‘Ommissioner Piper and ‘Ommissioner Stallings can get back to “business as unusual” in Creedmoor?

Everyone has finally noticed that Da Deal was tied to this map that every reasonable person in Granville County knows is a Deal Breaker. The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners knew it when they drew it. The map presented by them includes a greatly expanded “service area” (Creedmoor euphemism for Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction ETJ).

Seems the only folks who have agreed to the map were Guess Who?!!

That’s right!! The Mayor himself and The ‘Ommissioners.

Da Deal to join SGWASA won’t go through unless Greedmoor gets its cake and eats yours too!

So, we have Da Deal tied to Da Deal Breaker. Wait a minute - Why that must be Da Bogus Deal!?

One more of the never ending reasons..

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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Truth Takes A Beating At 'Ommissioners Meeting!

9/25/2013

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Fired up!

Here is what The Mayor posted on his Facebook page Tuesday night.

“Creedmoor Board of Commissioners voted tonight to sell our utility system to SGWASA. There is still work to be done, but we are almost there. This will preempt building a wastewater treatment plant on the Tar River.”

This is a classical example of political deception. The Mayor is perpetrating a hoax.

The resolution The ‘Ommissioners voted on is here.

Note that on page 1, The ‘Ommissioners reserve the option to build the unnecessary, environmentally destructive and financially insane sewage plant on Hester Road.

On page 2, The ‘Ommissioners will agree to transfer assets …“provided that separate enforceable agreements respecting municipal service areas are entered into between…”

There are no such agreements at this time.

And on the last page “ A final draft of such…at the earliest possible time.”

This is a resolution to consider a still unwritten resolution, which may or may not be prepared at an undefined date in the future - so far it’s been 7 years!

In other words, This is a hoax.

If you have time, please read this cynical outrage. Compare what The Mayor says to what the resolution says.

Then you will know why...

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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"Curiousier and Curiousier!"

9/10/2013

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Mr. Pete Benjamin, Field Supervisor in the Raleigh Office of US Fish and Wildlife, wrote an excellent comment letter on Creedmoor’s proposed sewage plant. You can read the entire letter here. This excerpt from page 6 is what to think about for today.

The Tar-Pamlico Basin Association is comprised of cities that discharge sewage effluent into the Tar River. National Spinning, a textile mill in little Washington, the only industrial discharger-member, ceased operation in December 2004.

“Tar-Pamlico Basin Association (TPBA) Membership
The ES [Environmental Study] and PER [Preliminary Engineering Report] should contain additional information about how Creedmoor became a member of the TPBA, and how the logistics of acquiring "unused" nutrient allocations were figured out. None of the documentation about the transfer of nutrient allocation is provided in Appendix III of the PER. The PER (p.57) indicates these should be available, but they are not included in the document. According to Phase III of the Tar-Pamlico Nutrient Sensitive Waters Implementation Strategy (NCDWQ 2005b, p.7), under Table 1, Section III- Association Members there is an indication that there was a permanent removal of the sole industrial discharge from National Spinning. It is not clear in the Phase III document that this discharge would be made available for future allocation.”
[Emphasis is mine. The ES and PER are here on Creedmoor’s website.]

To discharge sewage effluent into the Tar River, Creedmoor had to become a member of the Tar-Pamlico Basin Association AND had to somehow procure a ration of 1.2 million gallons a day of sewage effluent. NC Department of Natural Resources was not allowing new discharges into the Tar River. This should have forced Creedmoor to do the right thing and join SGWASA, to reduce the water and sewer rates for the citizens of Creedmoor. But nope, not an obstacle for our sneaky boys, The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners.

For Creedmoor to have any opportunity whatsoever to discharge sewage effluent
into the Tar River at Cannady Mill Bridge, a permanently retired (December 2004) discharge of effluent into the Tar River by National Spinning in Washington, N.C., was mysteriously resurrected and moved 100 miles upstream.

No discussion. It just “happened”.

Something Stinks in the Tar-Pamlico Basin Association and maybe in the North Carolina Environmental Affairs Committee (The Mayor himself was a member when this deal went down.) And everybody knows…

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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Visionary Leadership? Or 3 Blind MIce?

9/9/2013

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Gretchen Morgenson, writing for The New York Times, had a stinging critique of the Rural Development unit of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA RD) and its funding and oversight of small business loans.
“New Jobs! If Only It Were True” August 25, 2013

According to an audit done by the Office of the Inspector General of USDA, the Rural Development unit looks to have been fudging its project numbers a bit. According to the report, “The agency’s success in meeting its established performance goals may be overstated.”

USDA RD seems to be making decisions and then later inventing the facts to support their decision.

That Creedmoor’s proposed sewage plant has gotten as far as it has, and wasted as much money and time as it has is just astounding! And disheartening! Certainly doesn’t lend much confidence in the vetting ability of USDA RD.

The Mayor, The ‘Ommissioners, and USDA RD, the blind leading the blind? A partnership - The Three Blind Mice - with multiple opportunities for creative accounting and invention of “facts”?

Hard to see, isn’t it? That’s one more reason…

Something Stinks In Creedmoor!

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'Moor Bad News!

9/6/2013

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The 'Ommissioners looking after ewe - Baaadly!

Have some great reading material for everyone today. Thought you might like a peek at the “secret negotiations” that Creedmoor is orchestrating with SGWASA. .

It’s no “secret”, however, that The Mayor and The ’Ommissioners continue to negotiate in bad faith. But The ‘Ommissioners are at least consistent: bad idea, bad leadership, bad faith – Bad news for the citizens of Creedmoor.

So, Watch Out! The 'Ommissioners and The Mayor have not given up their scheme to waste even more taxpayer money. And what’s really bad, that would be YOUR money.

Happy reading!

Document 1
Document 2
Document 3
Map

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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Off Duty, Eudy?

9/5/2013

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Driving with his eyes closed?

Could this be a "bad sign"?
(See "Howdy, Eudy!" post below, 8/21/2013.)

Or just one more sign that....

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

9/4/2013

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"Oooh, that smell! Can't you smell that smell? The smell of mess surrounds you!"

The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners KNOW that their pursuit of the totally unnecessary, environmentally destructive, and financially insane sewer plant has cost the citizens of Creedmoor millions of dollars in unnecessary expenses over the last seven years.

The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners apparently aren’t bothered that the money has come right out of YOUR pockets and down their bottomless vanity pit.

The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners are still in hot pursuit of this idea, even though Granville County has united in opposition, including the citizens of Creedmoor whom they are elected to represent!

The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners just don’t get it, and certainly are not working for the benefit of the folks that live here in Creedmoor.

The Mayor and The ‘Ommissioners are negligent in trying to saddle the Citizens they are supposed to serve with both the highest monthly sewer and water bills in the area and a $51 million dollar debt obligation for the construction of this fiscally irresponsible sewage plant.

…and that’s why

Something truly does Stink in Creedmoor!

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PinocchioPants!

8/22/2013

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Yep! His pants ARE on fire too!

Last March(2013) The Mayor said,

“The primary options before us seem to be choosing a regional solution with SGWASA or a stand-alone approach with our own plant on the Tar River. Both options have its pros and cons but I support combining our system with SGWASA. We are in a situation where, finally, there is an offer for what we have asked for - a rate reduction for our citizens, a financial offer for our system, and allocation which will allow us to continue to grow and develop. For me, this is the best decision for our community and the region.”

According to The Mayor, there were 3 conditions that needed to be met before Creedmoor would consent to join SGWASA.

According to The Mayor, all 3 conditions were met, and all 3 were in the offer from SGWASA made August 2012 (read here.)

The Mayor claimed in March, 2013, he’s satisfied with the offer SGWASA made in August of 2012. SGWASA gave Creedmoor EVERYTHING IT HAD ASKED FOR in the August 2012 offer.

So, what has happened since last March, when the Mayor made his sweet speech and gave his solemn pledge of support?

Why don’t SGWASA and The “City” have a contract?

Because The “City” is purposefully negotiating in bad faith.
The “City” keeps deceitfully changing the terms.

The latest example of bad faith is a new demand from Creedmoor for $23 Million from SGWASA - a $10 million increase from March of 2013 when The Mayor assured the citizens he was satisfied with the terms offered.

In Truth, The “City” has upped the demand to $23 million because The Mayor and the ‘Ommissioners don’t want to join SGWASA at all.

The “City” is conniving, scheming, DELAYING, hoping that USDA RD will approve the boondoggle Hester Road sewage plant over the objections of everybody in the state.

It is a willful betrayal of trust by The Mayor.

And as the price continues to grow, so grows the Mayor’s nose.

The “City” continues to scheme and to waste the citizen’s hard-earned money on land, plans, legal fees and paid consultants for a sewage plant that is not needed, is environmentally destructive, and financially insane.

Who knows when the Mayor is believable?

We appear to have a Pinocchioing Mayor in Creedmoor – a puppet who struggles with the truth while "negotiating" a contract with endless strings attached.

Say one thing. DO another. That’s why…

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

It's growing and growing and growing.

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Tar Wars! The Empire Strikes Back!

8/16/2013

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The farce is with us!!

In the fight to Save the Tar, Darryl Vader and The 'Ommissioners have sent in the dreaded Storm Troopers!

Read this now! Don't skip it.

Abuse of power....One more reason...

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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Tar Wars!

8/15/2013

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Darryl Vader - The Farce Be With You!

Lots of folks here in Granville County are opposed to the unnecessary, environmentally destructive, and financially insane sewage plant The ‘Ommissioners want to build on Hester Road.

Chris Crowder and his family live near the site. Here’s what he thinks about it. Ran in Monday’s Oxford Ledger.

Another reason...

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

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Hocus Bogus!!

Truth Takes A Beating At 'Ommissioners Meeting!

"Curiousier and Curiousier!"

Visionary Leadership? Or 3 Blind MIce?

'Moor Bad News!

Off Duty, Eudy?

Something Stinks in Creedmoor!

PinocchioPants!

Tar Wars! The Empire Strikes Back!

Tar Wars!

Something Stinks

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