Comments on: Cecil County Councilor Joyce Bowlsbey Announces Election Run for District 2 Seat in 2014; Appointee to Face Voters https://ceciltimes.com/2013/09/cecil-county-councilor-joyce-bowlsbey-announces-election-run-for-district-2-seat-in-2014-appointee-to-face-voters/ News and Views for Cecil County and the Eastern Shore of Maryland Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Joe C https://ceciltimes.com/2013/09/cecil-county-councilor-joyce-bowlsbey-announces-election-run-for-district-2-seat-in-2014-appointee-to-face-voters/#comment-23468 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:56:35 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=3401#comment-23468 I was not talking about her being a negotiator. I was talking about those who were in charge that let Artesian walk away with the water and not the sewer. They want the water because there is no more water left in Delaware. They want to suck out of the Susquehanna Sewer and Carpenter’s Point but the state blocked that move.

At least she has principles. Talk about a mess, the Tier maps that Ms. Moore submitted fill that role perfectly. Wait until the property owners of Tier III ground that should be Tier IV find out they cannot do major subdivisions because of the lack of acceptable Tier maps in the eyes of the Office of Planning. Tari will be a real hero then.

]]> By: Ron Lobos https://ceciltimes.com/2013/09/cecil-county-councilor-joyce-bowlsbey-announces-election-run-for-district-2-seat-in-2014-appointee-to-face-voters/#comment-23129 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:45:47 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=3401#comment-23129 Dear Stupid Intolerant, you make a lot of good points. However we have an opportunity to correct, at least partially, one of these issues. That would be the Basell property purchase.

We will give the Cecil County Public School system approximately $1B over the next 20 years. That is the same period of time that the County Executive is proposing that we float a bond for. If the CCPS can cut just 1.2% from their yearly budget, they can pay for it within their own budget instead of possibly raising taxes to pay for it.

Simple calculations showing that a 3.7% bond on $11.4M comes to about $557,000 which is just 1.2% of the school budget. To make this happen, all we need is for the CCPS to contribute just $3M from their $8.5m Fund Balance and cut $1.2% from their budget. All other funding of the project would be left in place.

So far, the county executive and county council have shown no interest in exploring this solution. I think everyone (except the school board) will agree that there is not one single government agency that can’t cut at least 1% from their current budget.

]]> By: Ron Lobos https://ceciltimes.com/2013/09/cecil-county-councilor-joyce-bowlsbey-announces-election-run-for-district-2-seat-in-2014-appointee-to-face-voters/#comment-23090 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 22:07:53 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=3401#comment-23090 Just wondering what Broomell’s motive was in her appearance before the PSC? Were her intentions honorable or were they self serving. I honestly believe that we all know the answer to that question. Spin it as you may, but even if you put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig.

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