The Circus that is McBee

Robert Monnie brought the following to my attention.  It seems that the State Ethics Commission is paying another visit to McBee.  The circus ringmaster, Glenn Odem, has his clowns jumping through hoops to get Alligator Rural Water and Sewer contracts in the town.  Here is what Robert wrote to me.

State Ethics Commission Issues McBee Finding

Last week, the state ethics commission met with the McBee town administration regarding the letter sent to the commission by a concerned town resident. The commission’s finding emphasized that Mayor Glenn Odom and council member Robbie Liles were not allowed to have anything to do with water issues, including closed sessions and votes. Odom is listed as a consultant on the Alligator website.

Furthermore, the commission ruled that council members Charlie Sutton and Margie Hammond could have any and all information, including financial records and CCTV footage.

Former Mayor John Campolong desires that numerous town residents attend a special meeting on Oct 3, as Sutton may be seeking to head the water issues but not Lyles nor Hammond.

I, for one, can’t wait to see where this is going!

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Failure in the Chesterfield County School System

This is a recent letter to the editor I have submitted to The Link.  Let’s see if they will publish it.

Letter to the Editor:

A couple of weeks ago, Mr. Robert Monnie wrote about the results of recent testing of sixth graders in the McBee school system.  The article reported that 53% of the students met or exceeded expectations in reading proficiency.  These results were considered “encouraging” by State Secretary of Education Ellen Weaver.  My question is, “Since when is one out of two students not being able to read considered exciting”?  Since when is failure a success?

Our education system in South Carolina, in general, and Chesterfield County, in particular, is broken.  It is time for us to return to a curriculum that demands performance and accomplishments, not excuses.  We need leaders on a local level to demand that those who educate the children of Chesterfield County do their job or be ready to be replaced by those who will give these young ones the tools that they need for future success. 

Richard Zuendt

Middendorf

 

 

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