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Orange Supervisors Johnson, Burkett say concerns about county administrator arose before Wal-Mart site e-mail Date published: 7/7/2009
BY ROBIN KNEPPER Two Orange County supervisors said yesterday that their decision to fire County Administrator Bill Rolfe was not based solely on his e-mail suggesting the board look at another possible site for a Wal-Mart Supercenter. "There were other Rolfe's dismissal came two days after The Free Lance-Star reported on a June 15 e-mail he sent to supervisors, advising them that it would be in the best interests of the county to "broker a deal that keeps Wal-Mart in the County and moves it further away from the congressionally approved boundary line of the Wilderness battlefield." Rolfe noted a 2,000-acre tract of land owned by the King family, which has proposed a mixed-use development just west of the proposed Wal-Mart location at the intersection of State Routes 3 and 20. He sent a copy of his e-mail to the supervisors to the King family's local representative, Kenny Dotson, who forwarded it to several people in the historical preservation coalition that opposes the Wal-Mart location. Supervisors Mark Johnson and Teri Pace joined Burkett in voting to fire Rolfe. "I was ready to make this decision in January," Johnson said. "I didn't care for his handling of some personnel issues. "A major part of this was his lack of organization and the county moving forward on a broad range of issues we'd identified as priorities. He'd made progress in some areas, but we didn't see the progression we had a right to expect based on Mr. Rolfe's experience and salary." Pace, who opposes the Wal-Mart site, could not be reached for comment yesterday. She had been critical of Rolfe's handling of several issues in the past. Rolfe was out of town and could not be reached for comment.
count... that actions need to not generate skepticism and
suspicion ...
this would be true of even politicians up to no good -
especially - to accomplish their intentions - without drawing
attention to themselves.
so.. when they do something that attracts attention... what
does that means?
Critics are you sure you know what is going on in Orange
County?
and the Wal-Mart deal was just a little blip, the final blip, it was the last straw in a little fight that has been brewing for some time between him and the BOS. Leebird, it would not have made a difference the Wal-Mart is already on the King property in it's current site, this would have moved it but kept it on the same lot. He wanted it moved West 300 yards which is less than a quarter mile. The battlefield folks want it moved at least a mile which would move it off the King property.
Dumb and dumber. First there was the stupidity of the BOS, firing Rolfe, effective immediately after he sent out his email,
Now Orange Supervisors, even dumber, have to try to save some face by bringing out some old complaints against Rolfe.
People from all over the surrounding counties are talking and laughing about this.
but you can sure vote them out of office!
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