Yes Virginia, Some People Are Above The Law! (Commentary By Susan Gingrich)
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By Susan E. Gingrich [Special to The Tennessee Conservative] –
This commentary concerning Loudon County government follows previous ones related to the secretive and impending substantial property tax increase.
On Monday June 24th, our county commission will vote to impose a property tax increase, despite most of the county not knowing about it. It was done in a secretive and sneaky manner, which is also pretty common for county government.
There has been considerable public outcry from the approximately 10% of county taxpayers aware of the plans, but as usual public comments fall on deaf ears. Opportunity to comment at commission meetings has also been curtailed, as most tyrants will do, despite laws giving the public the right to be heard.
Disregarding the law is a privilege some in county government possess. Count in point, the agenda for Monday’s meeting, except because of the slight of hand in which this budget was manipulated, there will be two meetings a regular meeting and a budget adoption meeting. Which will occur first is unknown mainly because plans are kept secret from the public.
The regular meeting has general public comments as usual, but the budget adoption meeting purposely, and in violation of state law, left off any public comments’ opportunity. Commission meeting agendas are supposedly created by the Chairman Henry Cullen, but this one has Commissioner Shaver’s fingerprints all over it.
By now, I’m pretty exhausted trying to keep up with the games and antics of most members of the county commission. They act more like juvenile delinquents than responsible elected officials.
Gee, I remember a time when elected officials at least pretended to be nice and expressed concern about their constituents. It will take an act of God to prevent the hardworking and retired taxpayers in Loudon County from being subjected to a tax increase at a time when they can least afford it. But, I do believe in miracles.
If you live in Loudon County and don’t need a property tax increase, contact your county commissioners and tell them to just vote no! Maybe for a change they will listen.
Chase Randolph (1st District includes TV)
100 River Rd.
Loudon, TN 37774
C (865) 257-7774
randolphc@loudoncounty-tn.gov
Bill Geames (1st District includes TV)
400 Robinson Dr.
Loudon, TN 37774
HC (865) 388-0526
geamesb@loudoncounty-tn.gov
Will Jenkins (2nd District)
139 Hidden Valley Lane
Lenoir City, TN 37771
C (865) 816-4696 / C (865) 317-0053
wjenkins27@yahoo.com
Rosemary Hines Quillen (2nd District)
100 River Rd.
Loudon, TN 37774
C (865) 207-4203
rosemaryhquillen@yahoo.com
Bill D. Satterfield (3rd District)
5616 Meadow Road W.
Greenback, TN 37742
H (865) 856-2523 / C (865) 771-4447
billsatterfield1951@outlook.com
Gary Whitfield (4th District)
6263 Washington Pike
Philadelphia, TN 37846
C (865) 740-3731
whitfieldg@loudoncounty-tn.gov
Joe Morrison (5th District)
1850 Williams Ferry Rd
Lenoir City, TN 37771
H (865) 317-3805
jrmorris7@proton.me
Van Shaver (5th District)
568 Ford Road
Lenoir City, TN 37772
H (865) 986-6984
sarahlccom@aol.com
Michael Adam Waller (6th District)
P.O. Box 24
Lenoir City, TN 37771
C (865) 591-4446
wallera@loudoncounty-tn.gov
Henry J. Cullen (7th District TV only)
206 Tanasi Place
Loudon, TN 37774
H (865) 408-0256 / C (865) 388-9429
BigRed495@aol.com
Susan E Gingrich MHS., a Commonwealth of PA retiree and founder of Patriots Reborn Network refers to herself as a recovering bureaucrat and proud former public servant. She is a freelance writer and Christian, conservative activist currently living in Loudon, TN with her husband James Shurskis and Cassie, their senior Birman cat. “If you don’t have a sense of humor and open mind, better to skip my commentary!”.
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