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Oops, missed the Citizen Candidate Forum deadline...Oops, we goofed and missed the deadline for the Citizen Candidate Forum. We felt that the Forum was very important, so we bought an ad (in the printed version of the Wednesday Citizen Newspaper). Since you can't see the ad on-line, Greg's Forum submission is posted below. Thanks for all the continued and growing support from the great citizens of Fayette County! Issues that seem most important to our citizens now are the Sheriff/ Commissioners lawsuits and controlling growth. For 2 years the Sheriff has alleged that I am trying to take all his money and run his department. Both are totally false but the team of Maxwell/Chapman must believe it. Mr. Maxwell says it is the “cornerstone” of his campaign. They are willing to give the Sheriff a free ride just to get elected. We have never gotten an accurate accounting of the Sheriff's spending and never will if they get elected. Our Board, after years of trying, continues to struggle to get total compliance with the law before we make national headlines as did Fulton County when $7 million came up missing from the Sheriff's office. This type of tragedy will never happen here if we insist on total compliance with federal, state and local laws. Maxwell/Chapman place the blame for this controversy squarely on the Commissioners, but we have not broken any laws and we give a total accounting of all monies. If we could have solved this issue without litigation we would have and are still trying. Although expensive, if the Commissioners can ultimately achieve the required accountability of the Sheriff’s spending, taxpayers should recoup the cost of the lawsuits in one year and have substantial annual savings thereafter! The other issue is controlling growth. The current Commissioners have a great record of controlling growth and preserving our quality of life. We believe that following our Land Use Plan and enforcing our developmental regulations are critical. |