SLEEP ON, BC SCHOOL DISTRICT; ALL IS WELL

When Supervisor Davis managed to change the rules on the distribution of FILOT funds realized from the Mount Holly Park, which resulted in depriving the School District of MILLIONS of dollars annually, surprisingly, there was no general outrage. Mr. Davis accomplished this feat by 'hook and by crook', mostly 'crook'. In case you are not aware of the fact, it is NOT legal to amend an Ordinance by Resolution.

It would now appear that this success has emboldened Mr. Davis into taking an even more draconian move. On the agenda for next Monday's Finance Committee meeting, there is a little item that should be of interest to not only the School District but the taxpayers of BC. Item "B" suggests a new "Ordinance providing for the allocation of revenues generated by the Berkeley/Williamsburg Joint Industrial and Business Park;" and the complete repeal of "Ordinance No. 96-1-2, as amended, in its entirety; and repealing all Resolutions pertaining to the allocation of revenues generated by the Joint Industrial and Business Park in the entirety." These are Mr. Davis' words, not ours.

Being as history has proven that Mr. Davis, when given the opportunity, will not hesitate to take revenue earmarked for the schools and use these monies to his own benefit, why would the School District stand silently by and allow yet another theft to take place? To date, the School District has lost multi MILLIONS of dollars from the Mount Holly FILOT. If Mr. Davis is allowed to write his own ticket with the FILOT derived from the entire county, does anyone think the division will be fairer to the School District than that of Mount Holly?

HOLD EVERYTHING!!! What are we thinking? There's no problem here, no matter how much money Mr. Davis steals from the School District. The School District will simply find a way to raise our taxes to recoup the shortfall. What the hey, float some bonds, raise the millage. There's nothing happening here, Folks, just move along.

"IF" BIGGEST LITTLE WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

According to our esteemed leader, Supervisor Dan Davis, Berkeley County is "on the cusp of phenomenal growth and incredible prosperity". If his assessment is correct, in the near future, we will all be drinking that free Bubble-Up and eating that Rainbow Stew.

Word to the wise: READ THE FINE PRINT

It seems there are a few "IFs" on which this rosy scenario balances.

IF the economy improves and Boeing expands....

IF support businesses decide to locate in BC....

IF BC can "find" revenue for more infrastructure projects.....

IF BC floats $MILLIONS in bonds....

IF BC continues to keep the 29% of our property tax relief.......

IF BC continues to cheat the School System out of their share of the FILOT.....

IF housing development materializes along Hwy. 176.....

IF BC taxpayers can endure higher taxes/debt.....

IF DD can manage to maintain his Democrat/RINO support on Council....

AND, the biggest IF of all....IF none of the myriad of interconnected wheels fall off this pie-in-the-sky wagon. With all these balls in the air, the law of averages dictates that one is bound to hit the ground.

When GE&P analyzes this plan in its entirety, we are forced to one inevitable conclusion:

"IF" FROGS HAD WINGS, THEY WOULDN'T BUMP THEIR ARSES ON THE GROUND