The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2011. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business an…
At the June 6 meeting of the Chatham county commissioners board chairman Brian Bock stated that in 2009 there was a resolution passed as it related to local law enforcement and ICE. Some of the Commissioners disagreed with that resolution and thought i…
During the eighty-third state FFA convention held in Raleigh June 21-23, students from the Chatham Central FFA chapter excelled in career development events.
I want to express my support for the work the Chatham board of commissioners has been doing this year. I’ve been following the BOC closely for the last two years with a lot of time spent reading minutes and reports going back many years beyond that. …
There was a speaker recently at a board of commissioners meeting that made a statement reminding the Commissioners to remember that they represent all the citizens of Chatham County. I found this an interesting statement since I am pretty confident tha…
I find it unconscionable that Commissioners Brian Bock, Walter Petty and Pam Stewart voted to eliminate the Environmental Resource Position and Green Building Staff in the Budget by their 3 to 2 vote. A very hasty decision was made by them with no afte…
I want to speak to the issue of citizen input. In recent decisions made by our Board of Commissioners, there have been multiple opportunities for citizen input; in fact, some would say more opportunities than there ever have been. Thanks to our Board o…
At the June 6 meeting of the Chatham County commissioners, Carolyn Miller, Human Resources Director, explained that this is the third year that the Employee of the Year has been awarded. She stated that the Personnel Committee, made up of different dep…
I guess I should not be surprised how this board approved the budget last week. I am just very disappointed. By cutting short the work sessions, this board eliminated the opportunity for more public input. You know, you might have learned something. Th…
I have not had my ear to the ground recently, being focused on lobbying the Raleigh legislature before crossover on June 9 that I have left my rear in the air as a target and neglected to catch how the progressive groups are attempting to intimidate th…