Thoughts and Concerns

After the meeting Monday night, issues pertaining to the direction our county is going are of even more concern to me. I have to wonder when or even whether the new board will finally decide to do something of their own making for the good of the county and not just continue in their trend to undo anything and everything the previous board had set in place. Their method of stating they are looking for public input and their actions are in direct opposition to one another. The town hall meeting was nothing more than a diversion. The methods for carrying out county business are being done in the same light as the campaign that was run--subterfuge and/or outright lies. The stop order for the library had already been given and it appears the presentation by the chairman of the board was a statement of where the county was going. In that same trend, the firing of Greg Schwarga gives us the indication of what Nelms is expecting for Corolla and its incorporation as does the firing of the 'horse farm' employees and the 'review' of the horse farm. Doing away with the property is probably going to be announced in the near future with all his entailing reasons. Of course, since no discourse other than what the chairman deems appropriate is allowed, the general public will have no true idea of the monies spent or lost. The board has already sent for information from the state as to how they can redo the public vote to accept the 7 commissioners and the new districts. They are misleading the people by allowing them to believe they will have to travel to all parts of the county to vote, which is not the case. Nelms attitude toward the people of Currituck mirrors quite forcibly that of one of the Corolla residents who was quoted as saying those of us on the mainland are not very bright. He apparently continues to make decisions without including all the board and is arrogant in his role as chairman both towards the general public as well as others in supervisory positions within the county. Our government's stand on county affairs looks to be on a downhill slide with no end in sight and it's a tragedy that we have no means to offset what is or will be done. The people of Currituck must make a stand and let their feelings be known.