Business as usual in Guilford County
The Guilford County commissioners just administered yet another defeat to open government this evening, voting 6 to 5 along party lines -- Democrats win -- to meet behind closed doors to talk about Jenks Crayton, the county tax collector.
We wrote about it here, and editorialized on it here.
No less than the SBI has cleared Crayton of the Democrats' accusations that Crayton granted property tax favors to Republicans commissioners. So?
Here's what Chairman Bruce Davis told the editorial board: "We owe it to the citizens to get to the bottom of this."
I'd suggest that the citizens want to see and hear how the commissioners get to the bottom of it. How they can do that when it's done in private is beyond me. It's not as if politics hasn't routinely gotten in the way of good government on this board. But then conducting their business in secret has never stopped the commissioners. After all, why do something embarrassing in front of your constituents?
Update here.
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Thursdays meeting of the Guilford County Commissioners was the worst example of government I have ever seen. Maybe it the ward system or maybe its because of political differences but this has to stop. Its disgusting and embarassing. How can we have the best collection rate in the state and not realize that the tax collectors are strong arming people. Jenks Crayton is no different than Roger Cotten, but I don't believe he is crooked, just arrogant.
Posted on April 9, 2005 6:31 AM
Um, Chairman Davis, we owe it to the taxpayers to get to the bottom of YOUR tax business and the money your buddy Skip STOLE from the taxpayers. *puts my race card on the table* NOW WHAT?
Posted on April 12, 2005 2:15 PM