Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Update: I was right 
In 1999, then Sheriff Canady presented the jail over-crowding problem to the Board of Commissioners; and we’re starting the eighth year with the problem still unresolved. Even though the County is constructing an annex to the jail to help relieve some immediate strain, it’s only enough to cover the a short-term need. The [...]

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This may shock you; but Cabarrus County doesn’t have a contract to build the Jail in Downtown Concord even though they’ve started demolition work and are planning to buy steel for it.
If you believe that, please e-mail me - I’ve got a very interesting opportunity on a mountain cabin in Kansas. Here’s what he had [...]

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This is the second e-mail sent from the Jay White campaign.
This is the second of several emails leading up to the November election about Jay White , why he is running for County Commissioner , and what he hopes to accomplish.
Several of you have told me that recent events concerning the Tribune building and the [...]

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I’m taking a brief respite from my long days at work (what April is for accountants - 4th Quarter is for EPRI) and my longer nights studying Venturi meters with any variety of fluids going through them, Rankine cycle analysis with reheat, and the nuances of Net-Present Value calculations to address, point by point, Harold’s [...]

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On Friday, a Superior Court judge upheld the construction permit for the expansion of the Cabarrus County Jail supporting the motion made by Coy Privette on June 14, 2004 to build the Cabarrus County Jail.
This may shock some folks; but Coy supported the jail - before he found himself in the minority and figured he [...]

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Sorry about the sparse blogging - I’ve been on the road and workin’ hard.
At any rate, Harold continues to claim that there’s a “slush fund” that John Day and spend on anything he wants; but doesn’t prove it. You notice how there’s no real references. That’s becuase it’s really complicated.
I’d explain it; but I’m too [...]

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I’ve collected statments - one from Coy (posted on Harold’s website) and the other statement is the unanimous consent of the every elected Judge and the elected Sheriff and the elected District Attorney for Cabarrus County (forwarded to me by John Day). I’m going to link to these two and leave it to y’all to [...]

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The following is a statement submitted by Coy Privette describing his stance on Pre-Trial release.
Information from the NC Pre-Trial Services Association Meeting on January 19 and 20, 2006 at Wake County Public Safety 
Center, Raleigh, NC

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The following is a letter from the area judges, district attorney, and sheriff regarding Pretrial Electronic House Arrest.
Robert Carruth, Chair of the Board of Commissioners for Cabarrus County
Commissioner Coy Privette
Commissioner Robert Freeman
Commissioner Carolyn Carpenter
Commissioner Joni Juba 
Re: Pretrial Electronic House Arrest and Cabarrus County Jail
Dear Commissioners:
For several years our Cabarrus County jail facility has been overcrowded. [...]

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Some previous posts on the Jail Project:

Being Coy About A Proposal
Incomplete Proposal
BOC Meeting Highlights: December 19, 2005
Politics in an Odd-Numbered Year XXXII: The Jail Blame Game
Downtown Concord to County: Drop Dead
The Worst Form of Government Except For All Of The Others

The folks at SaveConcord.com have set up a BBS where people can find out more [...]

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