Chairman IS Offensive



Predictably enough, Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman G. Melvin Davis is denying any and all wrongdoing in his recent secretive decision making processes involving water treatment for Barber Creek at the Rocky Branch LAS sewage station as well as a recent retreat. What the chairman does not fully comprehend yet is that the damage and perception is cast with him as the villain in the latest chapter in the shadowy government philandering and secret back room negotiations. Yes the crime is not the worst offense ever committed, but in the public arena perception is reality, and the perception is another good old boy, back room back stabbing, no good no account ne'er do well untrustworthy public dis-service by yet another career politician suckling the tempting teet of corporate graft and corruption. Read Lee Becker's well written summary and check out his blog as well.

Dear Friends,
 
Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis has gone on the offensive following the publication on Monday, January 28, of the story in the Athens Banner-Herald under the top-of-the-front-page headline "Oconee officials again called out."

The story focused on the complaint I filed with the Georgia Attorney General regarding the January 4 meeting of the Selection Committee that is reviewing the bids for the upgrade of the Rocky Branch sewage plant. The County refused to give public notice about the meeting, making it impossible for citizens to attend.

Davis has ignored the question of the meeting’s legality and defended the County’s decision to keep the specifics of the bids secret.

At the January 29 meeting of the Board of Commissioners, the chair of the Selection Committee said three bidders have been recommended for further discussion. He said he plans to come back to the BOC on February 26 with the results of that negotiation.

For further details, go to my blog of 2/3/08 at http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/.

Lee

 
 
Lee Becker
 
 

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