Barrie Comegys Party Wants to Waste More Tax Dollars

When will they ever learn?  The Barrie Comegys bloc on Salisbury’s city council wants to throw more tax dollars (potentially millions more) down the drain.  Since Mayor Jim Ireton vetoed their attempt to take a notorious property owner off of the hook for cleanup, their response was tried and true (at least in Democrat circles) – they played the race card.

BARRIE COMEGYS WANTS YOUR MONEY

I understand the argument for acquiring the Lake Street property.  It could serve as a means to jump start the proposed North Prong redevelopment project.  As someone who supports redevelopment of the North Prong (just not the ham fisted Barrie Comegys approach), acquiring the property could have some merit.

However, to call this property a “brown field” is probably being generous.  Given that no one has any idea what kind of clean-up problems will be encountered if the city took possession of the property, it makes good sense to find out BEFORE the city is on the hook.  In fact, Councilwoman Terry Cohen made such a specific motion to amend the agreement before council last Monday.  Councilman Gary Comegys stated that he would support such an amendment ONLY IF it did not stop the city from acquiring the land.  Councilwomen Louise Smith and Shanie Shields (the other two legs of the Barrie Comegys Party stool on the Salisbury council) also voted down the amendment.

Let’s try this again.  NO ONE knows what the clean-up will cost.  It may me $10,000.  It could be $1 MILLION!  For all anyone knows, it could be more.  YET, Comegys stated that it was more important to acquire this piece of land.  Basically, the Barrie Comegys position is that this land is worth ANY PRICE.

Why not?  The taxpayers are footing the bill.

RACE PIMPING IN THE ‘BURY

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Report Shows O’Malley’s Disdain for Both Taxpayers and the Poor

We all know that Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley thinks that taxpayers exist merely to be squeezed to pay for more wasteful spending.  But what about St. Marty, the champion of the poor and the oppressed?  Of course that must be true.  He is a Democrat after all.

We need to remember that O’Malley is a politician, first and foremost.  He’d probably sell his kids for the right number of votes, so kicking poor people out of their homes is a walk in the park if you want to be governor.

That’s what happened in Baltimore under Mayor O’Malley.  Using federal tax dollars to dismantle public housing, rather than improve it, O’Malley forced poor city dwellers out of their homes in an attempt to reduce crime.  Then O’Malley pretended shock when courts forced the counties to pick up the slack.

Now O’Malley is the guardian of over $44 million in new federal housing money.  Let’s see what he does now.

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Slumlords Endorse Comgys for Mayor, Boda and Shields for Council

Salisbury’s leading slumlord, Richard Insley, has prepared his biennial tenant’s letter for distribution by SAPOA.  Support Gary Comegys for Mayor or you will be homeless.  Vote for Muir Boda and Shanie Shields for city council or we’ll raise your rents.  That is the clear implication of a letter prepared by Insley for use by SAPOA’s membership.

Why should the city’s renters have safe, affordable housing when it’s cheaper to buy a city government?  On a trip to northeast Baltimore County last week I noticed that comparable units were running $100 – $200 per month cheaper than the advertised rates here in Salisbury.  Multiply that by the number of rental units in Salisbury and the math is pretty simple.

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The Democrats’ $4 Billion Slush Fund

The Heritage Foundation outlines a $4 Billion slush fund that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her cohorts want included in any proposed bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This is just what we need – more layers of government to solve a problem caused by government.

The proposed fund is supposedly so that local governments can purchase foreclosed properties. Think about this for a moment. When was the last time that you visited government-owned housing that you wanted to live in.

What will be the net result? Block-busting in reverse! This isn’t a racial issue. We won’t be witnessing white flight, but the flight of all those who work hard and want to live in clean, safe neighborhoods.

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Debbie Campbell to Lead Panel at National Affordable Housing Conference

Salisbury City Councilwoman Deborah Campbell will lead a panel discussion on “green” development at a national affordable housing conference that starts tomorrow in Washington, DC . The green development panel will discuss how a new emphasis on sustainability is changing the face of affordable housing.

Campbell, the director of Special Projects for Neighborhood Housing Services of America (NHSA) and a Salisbury city council member, will moderate the panel of community reinvestment practitioners at the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders’ (NAAHL) 2008 Washington , DC Conference, which is taking place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Read more

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