Haw River flooding
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 17:47:04 -0500 From: Chris Garriss Subject: Haw Flooding Yes, both the Haw and Deep Rivers hit ar least minor flood in Moncure. Just above where they join to form the Cape Fear both were high. The Deep spread out about 800 feet or more fromContinue Reading
Welcome a 10% sales tax if my property taxes went down by an equal or greater amount
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:47:22 -0500 From: Tarus BALOG Subject: Re: Chatham County sales tax increase > On Feb 8, 2020, at 8:23 AM,Bill Crawford wrote: > > Subject: Chatham County sales tax increase > > There are a number of points I’ve had thrown my way regarding thisContinue Reading
Chatham County volunteer for the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 08:55:25 -0500 From: Cathy Wright Subject: Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement I am a Chatham County volunteer for the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action and am committed to advocating for our inalienable right as Americans to defend ourselves. The NRA is theContinue Reading
Free Movie to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters on February 13
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:55:46 +0000 (UTC) From: Victoria Shea Subject: Free Movie to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of Orange-Durham-Chatham and the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro are co-sponsoring a free screening of the Golden Globe award-winning HBOContinue Reading
We don’t need the 2nd amendment
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 13:54:25 -0500 From: Karen Crowell Subject: law enforcement So let’s stop and think for a minute. What could be worse than armed domestic terrorists going on shooting sprees in our schools and churches? An armed militia enforcing their personal interpretation of what laws are constitutional Continue Reading
Tarus Balog says a minimum wage worker won’t notice paying an additional $38 in taxes
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:19:37 -0500 From: Joe Gerstner Subject: Tarus Balog – “It won’t be noticed” “It won’t be noticed” Tarus Balog says a minimum wage worker won’t notice paying an additional $38 in taxes. Since he created this hypothetical, let me add to it by saying theContinue Reading
Plug the drain of sales tax revenue erroneously flowing to other counties bordering Chatham County
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 19:25:46 -0500 From: Terri Tyson Subject: Vote NO on the sales tax increase on the Primary Referendum! Dear Chatham Chatlist, Plug the drain of sales tax revenue erroneously flowing to other counties bordering Chatham County! We need to ensure Chatham County is receiving its properContinue Reading
Chatham’s Sales Tax Increase will hit rural poor the hardest
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 12:06:06 -0600 (GMT-06:00) From: Bill Crawford Subject: Chatham County sales tax increase There are a number of points I’ve had thrown my way regarding this issue, which is a good thing. But they have to be answered. “Chatham is a wealthy county”, which I guessContinue Reading
Sales tax increase proposal says nothing about how extra money will be spent
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 09:22:37 -0500 From: Raymond Gastwaite Subject: Oppose the sales tax increase Chatlist readers have been given misinformation on the proposed tax increase for Chatham County that has been placed by our current commissioners on the March ballot. The commissioners can do with this proposed moneyContinue Reading
Goodnite Mark & Bye Bye N.A. Booko
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:21:24 -0500 From: Jack Dancer Subject: Goodnite Mark So agree with KJ! When I first joined the chat list I read two lines of the first posting (that I saw) and I’ve never read one since. UGH! And while we’re on the subject, I stoppedContinue Reading
Enjoy reading different perspectives on the Chatham Chatlist
I want to weigh in and say that as a long time chatlist reader I enjoy both perspectives. Both provide some much needed color to a grey sea of conformity. I hope they both continue with their narratives. As someone else pointed out, the solution is to “change the channel”Continue Reading
N.A. Booko’s poems and humorous prose pieces
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:58:40 -0500 From: Duck Decoy Subject: NA Booko N.A. Booko’s poems and humorous prose pieces add a bit of color and levity to the chatlist.Continue Reading
A Jumper of the Rope . . .
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:16:00 -0500 From: “N.A. Booko” Subject: A Jumper of the Rope . . . I am not a jumper of the rope- Hipping, hopping, skipping like wild Spending time jumping the big twine Hot pepper,’ jump the rainbow’- no fun . . I’m no dope,Continue Reading
Chatham County government is already taking too much money and not spending it wisely
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 08:33:17 -0500From: Joe Gerstner Subject: Sales Tax – Tarus Balog Tarus Balog “I am eager to hear why this is such a bad idea.” It is a bad idea because some of us believe the Government is already taking too much money and not spendingContinue Reading
Tarus Balog Sales Tax Increase Post
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 08:23:11 -0500From: Mary Alexion Subject: Tarus Balog Sales Tax Increase Post You ask why not? Here are some thoughts about that: Bad for poor people who need every quarter they earn. Bad for a government such as ours that wastes money and has no clueContinue Reading