Words from the 1/16 Board Meeting

Tonight the BOC voted 3-2 to postpone action on the leased library facility in Moyock until after the Moyock Town Meeting scheduled for January 22nd. Commissioners Nelms & Taylor voted against my motion to postpone action. Please let the BOC members know your opinion about their positions.As you may recall, I sent an e-mail outlining the chronology of the new BOC's actions regarding the leased facility and expressed my concern about a November, 2006 directive issued and carried out by the County Manager to end the leased facility option. This is evidenced by a memo to the BOC members from the County Manager outlining the directive, a December 7th meeting with the parties to the contract and a December 8th issued change order. That change order to return the leased building to agreed upon condition so as to return the building to the owners is almost complete.I made my concerns known to the BOC and County Manager and indicated I believed the BOC needed to publish this issue on a meeting agenda, allow public input and formally vote if any change was to be made to the prior BOC's approved and funded policy for a leased facility.Unfortunately, the public process followed the directives and actions and it does not appear to me that the leased facility was intended to remain an option by the new BOC members.All of these documents are public record and available from the County Manager upon request.I have been requesting and am attempting to compile information regarding the costs to cancel this option, costs to reinstate the option despite the directive, change order and action, timetables and costs for new options and the answers to the questions regarding fundng.As I am able to obtain this information, I will continue to pass it on to you. In addition, if there was any other action taken or question raised for you regarding tonight's BOC meeting, I of course, remain willing to discuss that with you.Thanks to each of you who have involved yourself in the process of local governing in any capacity, whether it is to show up, speak, write, call or inquire. I hope you will continue to do so and encourage others to participate in this ownership as well.
Best Regards,
Owen Etheridge