Well, it appears that the TOSS Council is prepared to do something. They have cut-off negotiations with the SSVFD, and have supposedly been informed by the Town Attorney not to discuss anything with SSVFD personnel. For the first time ever, I have had a Council Member fail to return a call to me.
But, I am happy to say that Kitty Hawk Town Manager will return a call and responds to questions as best he can. Given the circumstances, I called Mr. Stockton and asked if there had been any further contact with the TOSS. He indicated that KH had received a proposal from the TOSS which was currently under consideration. He gave no details and I asked for none.
Of course, the KH Council would have to discuss the proposal and possibly negotiate further before arriving at a decision. I think that the earliest they could act would be at their March 2nd Council meeting. Look for a closed session for this to be discussed.
Unless they dismiss the proposal outright, I would suspect they should expect visitors from Southern Shores at their future meetings until the matter is resolved.
David,
ReplyDeleteI don't know how many citizens of Southern Shores reads your blog; but, tonight, I wish all of them did. Hopefully, most of them might say that the most recent actions by certain members of the SSVFD, in forming a new corp. and transferring assets (for whatever other reasons that might exist) amounts to "holding the citizens of SS hostage" to their desires to win out over the town board. We elected the town board to represent us, and whether we agree with them or not, we should not stand still and let 4 members or 40members of the SSVFD act like they are independant of the sole reason for which they were created; that being to serve the citizens of this town. If this is to be the case, perhaps we all should just agree to pay more taxes, bite the bullet and thank the SSVFD for all the good they did in the past, when cooler heads prevailed.
Ray Midgett
David,
ReplyDeleteAs a former resident of Southern Shores, it troubles me to see the town in such disarray.
I agree with Ray on this one.
Thanks for keeping us updated on what is happening. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated.