The House That Salisbury Taxpayers Paid For

At the last meeting of the Salisbury City Council one item on the agenda was appropriating more money for Salisbury City Attorney Paul Wilber. Small wonder. Wilber has a new $700,000 house to pay for.

While ordinary citizens and business owners have been forced to pay a tax increase, at least one Salisbury resident has benefited from Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman’s mismanagement of the city’s finances. While the ordinary Salisbury taxpayer can’t view Wilber’s work due to his practice of stamping “Privileged and Confidential” on almost everything short of toilet paper, Tilghman and her “council leadership” of Louise Smith, Gary Comegys and Shanie Shields seem sufficiently pleased with his work. It is my understanding that SAPOA, the city’s slumlord guild, is also extremely happy with Wilber’s work and plan on inducting him into their Hall of Fame.

Has the ordinary taxpayer received value for their money? Let’s see… Wilber drafted a rezoning for the developers of the old mall that was challenged by a group of retirees and homemakers. Wilber’s legal prowess was so great that they managed to have it overturned. Recently another ordinance crafted by Wilber was before the courts. This time the stated that he had no choice but to find for the city… because Wilber’s ordinance was crafted to benefit the slumlords rather than the citizens that he supposed to serve.

If I am not mistaken, Wilber received an increase in his hourly rate in the last budget. Now the Mayor and her serfs on city council want to pay him even more. Of course Wilber needs that money to pay for his new house. Tilghman realizes that its hard to find a man willing to twist the law in order to allow Tilghman and her new “Dream Team” to continue abusing the citizens of Salisbury. They need to keep him happy.

I hope that Wilber shows his gratitude by inviting everyone who paid for his house over for a little soirée. And don’t forget, if you ever need a place to crash … YOU PAID FOR IT.

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