Chatham Chatlist Highlights

Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 05:10:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Meg Miller
Subject: BOE has tough job

Reading the list of cuts the BOE will have to make this year is tough.  Please remember it’s tougher for them. We have all had to make changes to our lifestyles and do without, some more than others and that is not different with CCS. Jobs will be lost and that’s a hard choice these board members will make.

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Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:37:37 -0500
From: Tom Glendinning
Subject: Survey of Chatham Taxpayers

Request to participate in a survey of Chatham County taxpayers:

Since 2005, Chatham County spending has increased by 63 %, from $ 49 million to $ 80 Million.  This survey asks what you think is proper and right about
this trend.  It also asks how you rate services among the departments.

The survey is a query to determine the opinions of Chatham citizens on the quality of government and the relevance of this trend in these economic times.  Many lost fifty percent of their portfolio strength in 2008-9, lost jobs, suffered foreclosures, lost home value below recent appraisal levels, and can not borrow or refinance with current banking practices.

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:04:05 -0500
From: Angel Dennison
Subject: Chatham home delivered meals – reply to Sherry

Sherry-

The Chatham County Council on Aging operates a home delivered meal program
for adults aged 60 and older, Monday through Friday. We prepare the meals
fresh daily at the senior center in Siler City and volunteers take them to
homes in every part of the County. Not surprisingly with the significant
increase in the older adult population, we are in need of additional
volunteers. Routes take approximately an hour. Volunteers are trained to
keep the food at the appropriate temperatures during the route. Volunteers
also provide a friendly visit to our clients and let us know if the clients
have any unmet needs. Our mission is to assist older adults in living
independently, in their own homes, and good nutrition is a critical aspect.

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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:32:53 -0500
From: Steve Candelori
Subject: RE: Chatham Tax Survey

Chatham Chatlist #3664

For those who missed the survey, I am re-posting the link…https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L9YRKDK

My opinion is that Tom is being unfairly criticized for posting the survey. Tom has been a wealth of knowledge and information for the Chat List. I admire him. I think he is well within his right to post the survey. And as I would suspect, there will be those out there that wish taxpayers wouldn’t pay attention to what our elected officials are doing with our money. Look what is happening at the federal level by the Acorn Administration. Does anyone have an idea how stimulus money is being spent? It will horrify the the most left leaning liberal socialist. A few of the comments made about the survey really stuck out for me…they are:

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:15:19 -0500
From: Michael E. Burke
Subject: re: Survey of Chatham Taxpayers

i greatly appreciate the effort behind the survey,  though i did find some of the yes/no type questions at the end rather difficult to answer mainly because the issue presented is much more complex than just a yes/no reply…

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:53:06 -0500
From: Victor D’Amato
Subject: Re: Chatham Chatlist #3662

What organization or government entity is coordinating this survey and  what will it be used for?  Despite your claims of non-partisanship, it  sure sounds like you are interested in a specific outcome, which will  quite undermine the validity of the survey results.  Reeks of junk  science and political spin.

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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:46:41 -0500
From: Janet Place
Subject: Survey of Chatham Taxpayers

While I applaud anyone who asks for accountability in government, I have to comment on Tom Glendinning’s survey. I took the survey, and found it to be very one sided, especially the last question. An unbiased survey would have included more boxes for “need more information”.

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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:48:27 -0500
From: Tom Glendinning
Subject: Survey of Chatham Taxpayers

Request to participate in a survey of Chatham County taxpayers:

Since 2005, Chatham County spending has increased by 63 %, from $ 49 million to $ 80 Million.  This survey asks what you think is proper and right about
this trend.  It also asks how you rate services among the departments.

The survey is a query to determine the opinions of Chatham citizens on the quality of government and the relevance of this trend in these economic times.  Many lost fifty percent of their portfolio strength in 2008-9, lost jobs, suffered foreclosures, lost home value below recent appraisal levels, and can not borrow or refinance with current banking practices.

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:26:51 -0500
From: Marissa Jelks
Subject: Chatham County Board of Health Accepting Award Nominations

The Chatham County Board of Health is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Community Health Partnership Award.

The award is for the local community partner who has advanced the practice of public health in Chatham County during 2009 by participating in partnerships that address prevention of disease, promotion of healthy lifestyles, provision of quality health services, and protection of the environment.

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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:16:39 -0500
From: Karl Ernst
Subject: Unabashed and unexplained growth of our county government

Following on Mr Glendinning’s post, I have to agree with the latter portion regarding government expansion.  Those wild and crazy boys and girls of the Bay State, those descendants of the original tea-party-animals, sent a clear message this week.  It resounds across the land, even here in good ol’ Chatham.

The unabashed and unexplained growth of our county government is far outpacing the effective needs of our residents and the ability of the taxpayers to support it.  We continue to hear about ’sustainability’ relating to farming, communities, residential growth, and such.  It is time to apply that concept to county government also.

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