Timmonsville Boys & Girls ClubExcerpt from Florence Citizens In Action Website (http://www.florencecia.org/) :
On April 3rd, 2008 at the regularly scheduled Florence County Council meeting, the council members voted unanimously to spend $72,630 dollars of the taxpayers’ money for an expenditure that was not on the agenda. With little discussion or explanation, Mitchell Kirby proposed that each councilman join him with monies from their separate discretionary Infrastructures Funds to finance a new roof for the Boys and Girls Club located in Timmonsville.
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On April 3rd, 2008 at the regularly scheduled Florence County Council meeting, the council members voted unanimously to spend $72,630 dollars of the taxpayers’ money for an expenditure that was not on the agenda. With little discussion or explanation, Mitchell Kirby proposed that each councilman join him with monies from their separate discretionary Infrastructures Funds to finance a new roof for the Boys and Girls Club located in Timmonsville.
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Was this an honest, open form of government?
You be the judge! Read links below:
http://www.florencecia.com/2008/07/18/florence-county-council-to-spend-72630-to-roof-a-local-church/
This is a post by the Florence Citizens in Action giving the details they know about the matter.
http://www.florenceco.org/Council/Agendas/2008/04032008short_agenda.pdf
See page v and vi. No mention of a roof.
http://www.florenceco.org/Council/Agendas/2008/04032008agenda.pdf
This is the full agenda with attachments. Still no mention of a roof.
http://www.florenceco.org/Council/Minutes/2008/04032008minutes.pdf
See page 6. This is the first mention of the roof.
http://www.florenceco.org/FCVideo/Council/Council-4-3-08.wmv
Video of 04/03/2008 Council Meeting.
http://www.scattorneygeneral.org/opinions/pdf/2008/fowler%20d%20os-8622%207-28-08%20expenditure%20of%20public%20fund.pdf
SC Attorney General Henry McMaster's analysis of this issue.
Articles from http://www.scnow.com/:
http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/pee_dee/article/group_accuses_county_of_misusing_taxpayers_money/7503/
http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/pee_dee/article/-BTW_2008_05_02_0023/1504/
http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/pee_dee/article/-FMN_2008_04_29_0012/5641/
I hope you made it down here to this link because in the article it says "....while county council members are providing money to replace a leaky roof and the community will help repaint the facility, (Mitchell) Kirby said."
It should have read, "...while county council members are providing Florence County taxpayer money to replace a leaky roof and the community will help repaint the facility, Kirby said.
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Was this an honest, open form of government?
Should Florence County residents been given the right to voice their opinion on this matter PRO or CON?
I want to make one thing very clear. I am NOT against helping the children that visit the Boys and Girls club! I have already been helping them by serving on the Florence Four School board since 2005. I want the children of our county to grow up safe and see them succeed by getting a good education.
I just want to know, did we spend the taxpayers money wisely? Why wasn't this put on the agenda? Goodness, everybody wants to help children. What were they afraid of? It's YOUR money! You have a right to know about the spending of taxpayer money before it happens.
Please leave your comments and let me know what you think?
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