ROCKINGHAM COUNTY CITIZENS UNITE
(Wentworth, NC) – The “Will of the People – A Committee” met Thursday evening, January 28, at the Whitcomb Center, RCC. There was an impressive crowd present as Thomas Harrington, Chairman called the meeting to order. Reverend Aiken requested the group start by singing the Star Spangled Banner and the participation was resounding. This was followed by a moving invocation by Reverend Aiken.
Some weeks ago, the Chairman of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners told Mr. Harrington that the board wanted to meet with the Will of the People. A special meeting was called for that purpose and by letter dated January 4, Mr Harrington invited all the commissioners to the meeting. Chairs had been specially located for them at the front of the meeting room. Some time during the morning of the day of the meeting, Mr. Harrington was notified that none of the commissioners would attend. Notice was received too late for the meeting to be cancelled or the members to be notified. The group had hoped to get answers to their questions which the commissioners had consistently refused to give at commissioner meetings. They were clearly disappointed.
There was much discussion and concern expressed about spending by the County commissioners and the cost of projects they are considering. Everybody agreed that spending on any project that is not absolutely necessary should be postponed and that the commissioners and county manager must be fiscally responsible in their decisions regarding county expenses. Underlying the various concerns discussed was the fact that the elected officials of Rockingham County absolutely refused to meet or communicate in any way with a large group of citizens who have tried over and over to communicate with them and received no response. It is generally felt that the arrogance and irresponsibility of the county commissioners is greatly similar to the arrogance and irresponsibility by both our state and federal governments. The people of Rockingham County should not tolerate such arrogance.
The “Will of the People – A Committee” is a non-partisan group that is growing leaps and bounds in numbers daily. If you are interested in the group, please call Thomas Harrington at 336.627.8436, Ron Janney at 336.623.8120, Eugene Fuqua at 336.342.1710, Guerrant Tredway at 336.573.2993, Bev Wilcox at 336.634.0308 or Jim and Dot Bush at 336.627.3408 Jim Bush <bush.jt@gmail.com>
(This entry was sent to us by Dot Bush February 2nd, 2010, for posting)
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