When you are entrusted with the best interest of the general public, you are held to a higher standard. Anything you do as an elected official is expected (or demanded by some of us) to be above board and beyond reproach. Apparently, this fact was lost on Councilman Winn in Norfolk. It would appear that Councilman Winn’s landscaping company [...]
I was happy to learn last night that Portsmouth City Council did not buckle to Senator Louis Lucas’ high pressure tactics and voted against funding her hotel and conference center project. Vice Mayor Bill Moody Jr., council members Elizabeth Psimas, Doug Smith and Steve Heretick voted against $38 million in bonds to help finance the project, whi [...]
Read the lawsuit here UPDATE: Lawsuit muddles new vote on Sen. Lucas’ hotel project Attorneys are reviewing whether the lawsuit creates a conflict of interest for City Council members faced next month with voting on whether to give those companies access to federal and state bonds for the project. -=SOURCE=- Looks like a curve ball for Sena [...]
UPDATE: Judge refuses to bar Vice Mayor Councilman Deputy City Treasurer from working for the City. Hill’s filing said serving as an elected official and a paid employee at City Hall constituted a conflict of interest. SOURCE: http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/judge-refuses-bar-norfolk-councilman-job It’s kind of hard to tell who may actua [...]
The Virginian-Pilot has been giving a lot of press time to Norfolk Councilman Riddick, I mean to the subject of openly carrying a weapon in the city. In the Commonwealth, it is perfectly legal to carry a weapon openly anywhere in public. Individual, non-government entities can demand that you not carry openly or concealed within the confines of [...]
In the recent flurry of articles in the Virginian-Pilot concerning Portsmouth Police Pay, I have noticed something. Based on the comments at least, the majority of the citizens are behind us. A recent comment on an editorial said this: The city of Portsmouth needs to give the police a pay raise they are out here day in and day out wor [...]
