Friends of Dean Minnich respond to negative ads and mailings
September 10th, 2006
Pasted below is a response from Commissioner Minnich’s campaign concerning the recent negative ads and mailings.
If any candidate has a response – please email KDDC at kdayhoff@carr.org and I’ll be happy to post it on this web site.
From: Friends of Dean Minnich [mailto:tucker495@adelphia.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:46 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: [Fwd: Feel free to forward, or print out to read at the polls IF QUESTIONED on Tuesday]
Please forward to interested friends.
Thanks,
Recent negative ads and mailings to county voters misrepresent the truth. Here are the facts:
Salaries
Department heads in
Credit cards
Credit cards have been issued by the County since the 1980s and are not for personal use. They are for the sole purpose of paying for budgeted items. The Comptroller monitors and approves all payments.
Authorized spending
It has been alleged that $119 spent at the Treat Shop was for personal use. In fact, it was for a hospitality basket purchased by the Department of Economic Development to welcome a new business – part of the cost of doing business to grow business.
Another legitimate business expense, common practice in every county and at the state level, was a bill for guests of the county at a local restaurant. The county hosted representatives of three
Travel
The County has not funded any oversees travel by Commissioners in the past four years. As an elected officer of the National Association of Counties, Commissioner Gouge represented
Taxes
The Board of County Commissioners lowered the amount a homeowner’s property taxes can increase by 3 percentage points. They instituted a tax credit for senior citizens. They have never proposed legislation for a personal property tax.
Growth
The number of new housing units permitted has dropped from 1,294 in FY03 to 737 in FY06. Buildings approved for construction under the previous board will continue to be built into 2008.
If the commissioners’ opponents lied about these issues, what else are they lying about? And what are they hiding? Whose money is behind these smear campaigns, and who benefits if the perpetrators of these untruths are successful?
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