GE&P admits we have been very remiss lately. There have been no posts for over a month. The only excuse we can provide is that GE&P is comprised of a group of old fogies who can only focus on one subject at a time. Until recently, we were occupied with participation in the Republican Party reorganization process. We could have posted any bit of drivel just to fill space but that's not the way we like to operate this site. We like to provide important information and provide the reader with some semblance of entertainment. Now that the reorg process is over and new leadership for the party is firmly ensconced, we can move on to annoying someone else. We feel certain the old Party leadership will be thrilled at this prospect.
GE&P realizes that taxes are a necessary evil to run a county as large as Berkeley, or any county, for that matter. BUT, when government waste and abuse comes to light, the taxpayers must be made aware. We are the government so we must keep our leaders' feet to the fire.
That brings us to the new questions that GE&P will be addressing for the foreseeable future:
"Why is Berkeley County Water and Sanitation Authority installing water lines without the benefit of feasibility studies?"
"Why is Berkeley County Water and Sanitation Authority installing water lines at a cost that will take 60 years to recoup?"
"Why did the Berkeley County Water and Sanitation Authority spend $2.4 million to install a 7.1 mile water line that terminated on the front door step of a County Councilman who, at the time, just coincidentally, happened to be the chairman of the Water and Sanitation Committee on County Council?"
GE&P has done some research and is in possession of some very interesting documents pertaining to these questions. We will provide these documents and other information concerning this subject matter. Stay tuned.
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So why does this councilman get special treatment,is it same reason he gets away with his outrageous expense account each month at taxpayers expense??
Just recently found you blog and absolutely love it. I have already added it to my favorites list. I have really only gotten seriously involved in politics since 9/12/2009 so I am still getting up to speed. I have been attending county counsel meetings since October and have an interesting little story to add from the Jan. 2010 meeting. The members voted to award the 2.24 million dollar contract for the Hwy 311 project to the Cooper River Construction Company. They are based in Georgia and their bid was not the lowest bid. AFTER they awared the contract to CRC they allowed Mr. Banks, Banks Construction Company, to address the counsel. And oh, by the way he was the lowest bidder. He wanted to know why they awarded the bid to CRC which is based out of state and 5% higher. He stated 51 of his employees live in Berkeley County and he has a building in the county that he pays fivehundred fifty thousand dollars in taxes on every year. He was told the reason he did not get the bid was because his business office address was in North Charleston. I guess that is farther away than Georgia. He was also ask if he had not received a sub contract on that project for 1.3 million dollars. He affirmed he had and then was told by counsel he should be happy. I know he must have been thrilled about the entire process, espically the part that they allowed him to make his presentation AFTER the fact. Makes me wonder. KICK BACK??? Thank you for this blog. scuttlebutt
This contract was not for the Hwy. 311 water project. It was for the expansion of the I-26 interchange at Jedburg. But, the rest of your analysis is pretty much on the mark.
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