Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Joni Juba decided to comment on Joy Lane.
For some reason, having a sitting Commissioner who almost never comments on here be the 10th comment on the Joy Lane thread seemed wrong.
I moved the comment here.
This is Joni Juba on Joy Lane.

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In May 2004, 6,247 Cabarrus Republicans went to the polls and 3,358 of them casted their vote for a challenger: Joni Juba.  The next runner up was incumbent Bob Carruth with 2416 votes.  Incumbent Commissioner Richard Suggs got 1,690 votes: a little more than half of Juba’s.
While many would see that as a crushing [...]

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Here we go again.  This is Harold from yesterday:
Commissioner Bob Carruth prohibits John Day to accept an invitation to appear  on Alex Rankin’s Business Forum local cable program with Mike Legg to discuss Increment Tax Financing (TIF).
Another attempt by Commissioner Carruth to keep the public in the dark!

Of course, none of this is true.  Here are [...]

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Last night, I was one of a half-dozen volunteers handing out information related to the NCRC TIF before the Cabarrus Board of Commissioners Meeting. Thanks to all who showed their support - remember…this is only the first meeting where comments on the NCRC will be taken. So, make plans for April’s meeting.
At any rate, when [...]

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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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In order to accept what I’m about to tell you - it’s necessary for you to suspend all belief in facts, logic, and fiscal responsibility. You’ll have to ignore your judgment and believe what Harold Smith (www.goharoldsmith.com) has said about the Capital Reserve fund being a “slush fund” to be true. This will be difficult, [...]

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Each month, I make a bet. I bet that I will total my car, that my house will be robbed, that I will need open heart surgery, and I will die within 6 weeks.
Of course, I regularly (and happily) lose this bet. Progressive Insurance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and NC Farm Bureau end up [...]

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For more on the manufactured scandal, go here.
The Colbert Report viewers know, Truthiness is Steven Colbert’s word. That is not up for debate. For those who don’t know what Truthiness is, it’s defined as follows:
truthiness: the quality of stating concepts or facts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known [...]

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Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
For months, we’ve been hearing how Joni Juba forced the Construction Manager Selection Committee to choose Turner. Harold Smith and others have painted a picture of a backroom deal between Joni Juba and Turner Construction. In this clandestine meeting Juba makes sure that Turner [...]

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It’s been a crazy week, and the blog has dropped down the priority list. But first, I want to settle a matter of contention.
Popping the Question
Coy Privette stated in comments on this blog that he made a proposal to move the Justice Center somewhere other than Downtown Concord. Here are his comments from December 31 [...]

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