NASHVILLE METRO ETHICS BILL FACES STRUGGLE??
14 Nashville Metro Council members may vote in support of ethics bill tonight. With 35 districts plus 5 at-large that means 14 out of 40 members will support ethics bill. This is the most comprehensive bill than any metro council has ever lived by. Nobody wants to appear to be against ethics, but most are uneasy about it. Some council members think that the ethics bill will probably make less people want to run for Metro Council. Wonder why? Let's sample some of the new rules in this bill...such as requirement for annual disclosure of souces of incomes including family members...business interests, property and any interests in present or future Metro purchases. Prohibits council members from using Metro property and/or information for personal uses. The metro ethics bill sponsor said..."I think my council members are pretty much tone-deaf to the outcry in our community right now about ethics reform, and if they vote against it, I think they'll both be making a mistake for their community and for themselves politically."Good news! Nashville councilman quits due to conflict with ethics law.
See the article in today's Tennessean. Bad news! Lt. Gov. John Wilder
denies pushing family land for future auto plant. Said he wasn't trying to make money for himself or his relatives. But neighbors to the property in question doubt our Lt. Gov. would miss just how many millions he and his family would reap if sold to new auto plant. See article in today's Tennessean. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT NOLENSVILLE ETHICS BILL.
2 local neighbors submitted comments about our last ethics posting as follows: "Wonder what has happened to stop Mr. Felts from proceeding?
Much of his comments and concerns he admitted to be of no fact or validity. But who has stopped him from proceeding? Another comment as follows: "Time for Felts and Dugger to go.....WORTHLESS..." As we said in our last posting...the Mayor hopes God will forbid any work on a ethics bill now or in the future. Course we still have the Planning Commission members all appointed by the Mayor who is also a self-appointed member. And all together they allow one of their members to
sell his land to local developer for some $165,000 for new road around the cemetary and still continue to serve on Planning Commission. Any conflict of interest...guess not...nobody on the commissions said one word...not a whisper. Local neighbor commented on this private sale by noting that it appeared in Tennessean in very fine print so most people never saw it..nor connected it to Nolensville Planning Commission.
Nashville ethics bill faces tough vote...but at least they are working on it. Nolensville has yet to do anything about ethics...period. Send us your comments and email your comments to Mayor, Aldermen and Planning Commission members. http://Mayor@nolensville-tn.com
posted by Guest Writer at 7:01 PM
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SURPRISE...SURPRISE...SURPRISE?????
NASHVILLE CITY COUNCIL PUTS OFF VOTE ON ETHICS BILL...PUSHES IT WAY BACK ON THE AGENDA...NOT CERTAIN WHEN THEY WILL TRY TO VOTE ON IT IN THE FUTURE...ETHICS SUFFER ON ALL LEVELS...FEDERAL..STATE AND LOCAL. TIME TO USE YOUR POWER TO VOTE THEM OUT OF OFFICE...ASAP.
I was in the audience back in the fall when Dr. Curtsinger questioned what was going on with bent creek, Frank Wilson and Cates of bent creek. Although Cates got up and called him a liar over and over, not one word of fact was given to support Cates or Wilson. In fact, the fire department and the public records presented supported all Curtsinger was asking about.
Then the mayor was seen yelling at Curtsinger after the meeting. I may not be very sharp but there is at least one person asking those tough questions. We need ethics reform, but this mayor doesn't want it to happen.
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