Accountability

Demanded the legislature obtain the full court record from the October 29 contempt ruling, conduct a documented review with independent legal advice, and issue written findings. Also complained the Liberty voting location should be moved to an easier-to-reach building.

Referencing the Kingston nursing home situation, demanded accountability and transparency, saying good employees were lost for no valid reason given to them or to residents.

Demanded accountability for the closure process and questioned why the county pursued closure before seeking an operator.

Praised Public Works staff, then asked for a public accounting of all taxpayer money spent on the county airport since 1969 compared with the care center at Sunset Lake.

Said rising turnover and hard-to-fill vacancies point to management problems, not compensation, and urged leadership to examine management practices before the county loses more institutional knowledge.

Defended street fairs and brochures, questioned how the $1.5 million SCVA allocation was handed out without public explanation, criticized the mobile visitor center concept, and argued county schools must better prepare students to be good employees.

Requested copies of all SCVA RFPs and signed contracts via verbal FOIL, criticized the all-online drift as ageist, called for more hotel beds and a one-stop economic development center, and urged fixing the 30-day permanent resident definition so bungalow colonies pay room tax.