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Thursday, March 13, 2014

What Threatens the County Most?

8.   What threatens the county? 

Answer

          ♦  Poverty & the Disparity of Income!  Taking into
              account inflation & the cost-of-living, a ‘Living-
              Wage’ of no less than $13.00 per/hour should
              replace the current ‘Minimum-Wage’!  This can be
              corrected in part with necessary ‘Public Works’
              projects as shown herein!

            ‘Fracking’!  The threat of pumping toxic-chemical-
              poisons into our underground water supply, surface
              water contamination, and destruction of our county’s
              drinking water & natural springs constitutes an ‘act of war’
              by definition!

  State Department of Environmental Protection!  The
    DEP has no policies or regulations for storage tanks
    along water-ways and leaves such inspections up to
    the owners – as seen in the recent spill in
    southwestern West Virginia – and the same is
    pending here in this county at Green Bank &
    elsewhere!  Just because the owner can be held liable
    after a tragedy occurs doesn’t mean it cannot be
    prevented beforehand by prudent practices!

            Corruption of local officials!  This county has
              undergone the worst period in its history with
              corrupt & self-serving public officials for the past
              two decades, whether in government or so-called
              ‘economic development’!  Also as a county, we have
              suffered through the worst period of law
              enforcement corruption with theft, rape, and other
              ‘moral turpitude’ charges, indictments, and
              convictions against deputy officers!

            Corruption of the Pocahontas County Solid Waste
              Authority (PCSWA) by improperly creating an
              ‘assessment fee’ for every household, then having a
              collection-agency pursue collections via lawsuits
              including Abstract of Judgment Liens – while the
              current county commission sits silent!

4 comments:

  1. the poverty and ignorance, which go hand in hand, aint neva goin away!

    focus on the things u can actually change, i.e. corruption.

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    1. To get rid of corruption Pocahontas County will need police and prosecutors who are not part of the problem. I won't hold my breath. I saw what happened to the last prosecutor who went after a bad cop.

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  2. What threatens the county most? Answer: All of the above. The conditions in this county will never improve until the people rid themselves of their indifference. The people must first elect county officers who do more than merely hand out the same old BS party line year after year after year. They must elect officers who actually do what they say. In the words of the highest paid judge in the world, Judy Sheindlin - "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining." I know the difference because my pants aren't yellow. That is more than I can say about most people I know.

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    1. You sir are right

      The Road Runner....

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