Cabarrus Cheap Seats

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 [...]

[Read more →]

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
Now that it’s the New Year, I can’t use “Politics In An Odd-Numbered Year”…so, I thought this might fit. Harold has been harping on the “scandal” that he and Coy Privette created for political gain. I have covered this so-called scandal in many posts [...]

[Read more →]

I got the opportunity to sit through the last BOC meeting. I got there a little late; but stuck around until the end. Here are just a few thoughts:

Personnel Changes - The resignation of County Attorney Fletcher Hartsell and the election of Carruth to Chair and Joni Juba to Vice Chair. What’s interesting is that [...]

[Read more →]

Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
You ever get to the end of a weekend and ask yourself, “Where did that go?”. Well, mine, on this blog, was spent responding to rumors and baseless accusations at people who really don’t deserve it. One issue that was brought up was that [...]

[Read more →]

Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” - Michael Corleone “The Godfather Part III”
Just when you thought it was over. The Juba Scandal had all of the “evidence” and the case was closed, and we could wake up to [...]

[Read more →]

Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
Yes, the Juba Scandal thickens! Harold Smith is hammering away at “The Juba Scandal” like a 7-year-old playing “Whack-A-Mole” at Jeepers! You didn’t know that Joni Juba was involved in a “scandal”? Oh, well, let’s recap this “scandal”.
The Scandal
Joni Juba is CEO of Juba [...]

[Read more →]

Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to mix things up a bit and not just react to www.goharoldsmith.com all of the time. With the last four posts by Harold Smith, I really didn’t have much of a choice.
A little while ago, [...]

[Read more →]

Tuesday night, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners raised the ad valorem property tax rate from 0.53 cents on the $100 valuation to a rate of 0.63 cents on the $100 valuation. It’s important to keep in mind what led to this tax increase. But first, a few words from Harold Smith.

[Read more →]

As the county holds the budget meeting for one of the largest tax increases in this county’s history, you bet Harold Smith has something to say about it.
Here’s the text from his latest post:
June 10, 2005: Cabarrus County Has a Spending Problem!

[Read more →]