"A DELMARVA HAUNTING" - Begins Tonight!

WHO'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST BRAVE PERSON TO ENTER ........

A Little About Halloween Tradition

All Hallow Eve, or Halloween, originated as a pagan celebration dating back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, over 2000 years ago.

Samhain means "summers end" and is celebrated on November 1st as a joyous occasion. Many of the festivities included eating, drinking and dancing and the lighting of bonfires. The ashes from the burned bonfires were spread to protect the land for next years crops.

On the night before the new year the Celts believed the boundaries between the living and the dead became blurred. Ghosts of the dead returned to earth on October 31. The wearing of the masks, as a way to "hide" from the dead, became a tradition.

In the 1800's, with the Irish immigrants coming to America they brought their traditions of Halloween and the Jack-o-Lantern. The immigrants carved potatoes, turnips and beets and place a light inside using pieces of coal or a candle. These ornaments were placed in windows or on porches to welcomed the deceased and to serve as protection against horrible spirits or goblins freed from the dead.

Through the years, as the Irish Immigrants spread out across America, the lack of turnips, beets, and potatoes were replaced by the pumpkin to stand the watch for the "freed dead".

The origin of Trick-or-Treat, it is believed, orginated from the Druids. The Druids were preists and preistesses that served also ashistorians, astronomers, teachers, etc. in their communities.

Because the country folk believed that the dead had to be kept happy they would give the Druids food as they visited their homes. Today it is simply known as trick-or-treat.

　
Halloween has many names. Other names are : All Hallows Eve, The Feast of the Dead, Samhain, All Hallow Tide, All Saints Eve.

10/30/09 - jmmb

Trick Or Treat Time

POCOMOKE CITY

TRICK OR TREAT

MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011

5:00 PM  UNTIL  7:00 PM

For children ages 12 and UNDER

IN COSTUME

Halloween Trunk Or Treat

Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company Moves To Their NEW Station

(Genevieve ross/the virginian-pilot)

I don't suppose any members of the Bloxom  Volunteer Fire Company will forget that night in January 2006 when they received a call while fighting a house fire just a few miles from the firehouse.  They were told their own firehouse was on fire.  Upon their return found the building engulfed in flames.

Everyone,  from miles around,  was heartbroken....the fireman devastated and then some. There just are no words to describe the feelings they had that cold winter night as they watched the cinder block building they all loved burn on the inside.  It didn't ease their worries  knowing that this fire was just one a several suspicious fires in the area.  Two ambulances were destroyed in the fire and it was later determined that the fire began  in the newest of the ambulances as an electrical problem.

Estimated damages shortly after the fire were somewhere around $1.5 million.  Donations poured in to assist the fire department with getting to its feet.  The equipment that was saved due to already attending another blaze was stored in various places and has been through the duration of waiting for the new firehouse to be completed.

The wait is over!

This weekend, with the devastation from that night behind them,  members of the  Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company have  moved into their brand NEW firehouse!!

I'm sure it's the talk of the town! 

To view the photos of the Bloxom firehouse during construction until its completion can be found on their facebook page - Bloxom Fire Company.

~CONGRATULATIONS~

~BLOXOM  VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY~

 

jmmb

"A Delmarva Haunting"- Begins This Week

Worcester County Approves Substance Ban

October 21, 2011

Written By: Staff Writer,

 Travis Brown

SNOW HILL -- Following in the steps of Ocean City, the Worcester County Commissioners decided Tuesday to ban several “cannabimimetic agents and hallucinogenic chemical substances” including the controversial K-2.

With innocuous aliases like “Mr. Nice Guy” and “Spice,” large amounts of K-2 began popping up on the Boardwalk and in Ocean City stores last summer.

“The worst part of all is that it’s being marketed to our kids,” said county attorney Sonny Bloxom.

According to Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Lieutenant Mark Pacini, K-2 was being “openly marketed” in Ocean City last summer. Though officially sold as incense, Pacini explained that during a number of purchases, undercover officers were often told how to smoke K-2 and offered paraphernalia like hookahs or pipes. Smoking the drug, said Pacini, will cause symptoms similar to smoking marijuana, though often times even more pronounced.

Smoking K-2 may lead to an elevated heart rate, paranoia and panic attacks along with the traditional high associated with substances like marijuana. While there have been no deaths from K-2 in Maryland, Pacini told the commission that overdoses were not uncommon, with seven reported this summer in Ocean City.

The commissioners were then played the audio from a 911 call from someone who had overdosed on the drug and was clearly panicking.

“Hospitals weren’t aware of it,” Pacini said of K-2. “EMS weren’t aware of it.”

Commissioner Judy Boggs wondered how many overdose cases weren’t being reported by visitors not wanting to talk to hospitals or the police.

“I’m suspecting there were a lot of overdoses you didn’t see,” she told Pacini.

OCPD Captain Robert Bokinsky noted similarities between what’s going on now and the Salvia situation a few summers ago. Salvia, another hallucinogenic substance, was eventually banned by the Ocean City Mayor and Council and later the County Commissioners. A state law soon followed, though it only made it illegal to distribute or possess salvia for those under 21 years old.

“Salvia was a walk in the park compared to what we’re dealing with here [with K-2] as far legislating against,” said Bokinsky.

Because of the complexity of K-2, he explained, small chemical alterations could make the drug technically legal while preserving all of the effects.

“They [drug manufacturers] are just one chemistry class away from creating a whole new class [of K-2],” Bokinsky said.

“Drug dealers and manufacturers stay one step ahead of the law,” agreed Pacini.

Hoping to counter that, a list of five classes of hallucinogenic drugs and 15 individual substances were presented to the commission for possible banning. By hitting such a broad range, said Bokinsky, it would be harder for drug dealers to sneak mildly altered forms of K-2 under the radar.

With an endorsement from State’s Attorney Beau Ogelsby and Worcester County Sheriff Reggie Mason, Pacini urged the commission to act on the ban. With the gates to Ocean City closed, Pacini warned dealers could move over the bridge to West Ocean City or other parts of the county.

“This is a major, major, major operation,” said Commission President Bud Church.

The commissioners voted unanimously to ban the list of substances as well as any paraphernalia associated with K-2 or its variants. Because it is an emergency ordinance, all forms of the drug and paraphernalia will need to be removed from shelves immediately, with the Sheriff’s Office visiting county businesses to make sure the ordinance is being followed.

Source;  http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/articles/2011/10/21/Top-Stories/Worcester-County-Approves-Substance-Ban

TIME MACHINE ... On The Road- The Early Years!

May, 1902

(Ledger Enterprise- Pocomoke City)

(Article referencing road improvements in some areas of the Eastern Shore)

"As yet Worcester County has not taken any steps in this direction, and the time has come when we must do something or our neighbors will have much better roads than we. What better plan could be adopted by our county authorities than the building of a road from Pocomoke City to Snow Hill on scientific principles."

　

June, 1914

(The Daily News- Frederick, Md.)

Controversy Over Road

The State Roads Commission, with Governor Goldsborough present, heard rival delegations from Somerset and Worcester counties on the route of the highway southward from Westover, about six miles south of Princess Anne, Somerset County, to which point the highway has already been improved. The Worcester delegates want the road diverted from Westover to Pocomoke City and thence to the Virginia line, to connect at that point with a road which Virginia will build through Accomac and Northampton counties. The Somerset people argued for the extension of the road southward from Westover to Crisfield.

The Commission did not announce a decision on the controversy. The opinion prevailed, however, that the advocates of the Pocomoke City route will win.

Footnote: Future TIME MACHINE postings will include "On The Road" updates from the 1920's through the 1950's.

　

1900

When was the first automobile driven on Pocomoke City streets? Perhaps it was sometime during the first decade of the 1900's for it is said that Salisbury may have had up to a dozen cars on its streets by 1910. The first car to be driven in Salisbury was around 1900 and the driver and owner was Billy Edison, son of famed inventor Thomas Alva Edison. The young Edison had lived in Salisbury for a while and married a young lady from Salisbury. But he encountered the problem of tires on his Stanley Steamer being cut while negotiating Salisbury's sandy oyster shell based streets of that era. Years later when Edison returned to the area in an expensive Pierce Arrow he found that attempting to drive the vehicle on country roads was too hazardous an endeavor. He decided not to attempt a return trip from the country back to Salisbury; he sold the vehicle.　

　

July, 1958

Advertised nationally as America's best automotive investment, the Studebaker line could be seen at J. Scott Porter Motors, on the west side of Willow Street at Front Street in Pocomoke City. A new Studebaker Scotsman sedan was priced a $1,795.

　

ACROSS THE USA

May, 1959

(The Associated Press)

Amid Promises And Mystery

GM Joins Ford And Chrysler In 'Smaller' Car Parade

WILMINGTON, DEL. (AP) - General Motors announced yesterday it will have a "smaller and lighter car" called the Corvair in its 1960 model line. A similar auto will be built by GM's affiliate in Canada.

Frederic G. Donner, chairman of the GM board and its chief executive officer, told more than 2,600 stockholders at the firm's annual meeting here that the new car- to be introduced this fall- will contain features "new to the American automotive industry."

Retaining an air of mystery around the Corvair, Donner declined to disclose any details. It has been reported, however, that the smaller, more compact Chevrolet will have a rear aluminum engine.

The GM announcement followed by a day disclosures by the Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. that they planned to build smaller American cars to meet competition of European imports and American Motors' Rambler and Studebaker's Lark.

　

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707 Owner’s Death Probe Continues

Written By: News Editor, Shawn J. Soper

WEST OCEAN CITY -- The investigation into the death of a West Ocean City bar owner following an altercation outside his establishment earlier this month remains open while law enforcement and prosecutors await the final report from the state Medical Examiner’s Office.

Around 2:23 a.m. on Oct. 6, a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the 707 Sports Bar and Grille in reference to a disturbance complaint. The deputy arrived and met with a Maryland State Police trooper, who advised the bar’s owner, Carey Patrick Flynn, had been assaulted.

According to police reports, Flynn, who was on the ground with visible abrasions on his knees and elbows, was complaining of shortness of breath.

Emergency Services were dispatched to the scene and Flynn was transported by ambulance to Atlantic General Hospital, where he died a short time later. Flynn’s wife advised police her husband had a heart condition and had a pacemaker in place.

The investigation revealed a suspect, later identified as Cyle Walker, 26, of West Ocean City, had been in a verbal confrontation with Flynn that had turned physical. Incidentally, Walker’s birthday is Oct. 5, the day before the incident in the early morning hours of Oct. 6. While police were still on the scene, Walker returned and spoke with the deputy, advising the officer a verbal altercation had taken place between he and Flynn.

According to police reports, Walker admitted pushing Flynn, causing him to fall to the ground. Walker was charged initially with second-degree assault.

That second-degree assault charge against Walker was dismissed on Monday, but Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby, who was pictured on the scene of the investigation the day of Flynn’s death, said dropping the second-degree assault charge was a formality and Walker remains a person of interest.

After Walker was charged initially with second-degree assault, Oglesby took possession of the arrest warrant as the investigation developed. On Monday, the assault charge was dropped in order to leave the investigation open-ended until the medical examiner’s report comes back.

“It remains an open investigation,” he said. “We’re still waiting for the medical examiner’s report to come back to determine what, if any, new charges are appropriate. The second-degree assault charge has such a quick shelf life in District Court, he [Walker] could go to trial on that charge and have it resolved before we get the medical examiner’s report or conclude our investigation, and we don’t want it to become a double-jeopardy situation.”

Source;  http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/articles/2011/10/21/Top-Stories/707-Owners-Death-Probe-Continues

Navy To Study Using Wallops For Practice Landings



E-2 Hawkeye



NORFOLK (AP) -- The Navy will consider using the runway at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility as a site for practice landings by pilots.

The Virginian-Pilot reports that the Navy announced its decision Thursday. E-2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound pilots would practice touch-and-go maneuvers and low-altitude passes.

Pilots of the propeller planes now use Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field in Chesapeake and also practice in Jacksonville, Fla. To ease congestion at Fentress and save travel costs, the Navy is trying to find a field closer to home.

The Navy also is looking at using Emporia's local airport.

A pilot involved in the search, Cmdr. Matt Baker, had complained that the Wallops option was being ignored.

Fleet Forces Command spokesman Ted Brown says an investigation found that none of Baker's allegations were substantiated.

Source;  http://www.wvec.com/news/military/Navy-to-study-using-Wallops-for-practice-landings-132305898.html

TIME MACHINE Preview ... On The Road- The Early Years!

It's 1902 and a good road from Pocomoke to Snow Hill is needed.

It's 1914 and there's debate on which way the road into Westover should go.. to Pocomoke or to Crisfield?

What famous American's son was one of the first car owners and drivers on the lower Eastern Shore?

Read more this Sunday on The Pocomoke Public Eye!

　
　
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~GIGANTIC YARD SALE TODAY~

RAIN OR SHINE

DON'T MISS THE GIGANTIC YARD SALE

TODAY

LOTS OF GREAT ITEMS FOR SALE

Pocomoke Fairgrounds

Broad Street

Pocomoke City, Maryland

Saturday, October 22, 2011

7:00 AM ~ UNTIL.....

Kitchen will be open serving breakfast

sandwiches, juice and coffee.

GET THERE EARLY!

SHOP ALL DAY!

This is always a HUGE event!

Important MVA Information for our Maryland Drivers

Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) announced it has added an emergency contact option to Maryland driver's licenses. Maryland drivers can now add three emergency contacts to their driver's license so police will know who to call if an accident occurs. The emergency contact information is stored electronically on an individual's driver's license and will be available only to authorized law enforcement personnel.

You can go to MVA's website at www.mva.maryland.gov and add your three emergency contacts in just a few minutes. Go to the website, go to "On-line Transactions" then click "More" and then click "Emergency Contacts" to add your emergency contacts. The entire process takes less than 10 minutes.

Please pass along to your family and friends as well...it's worth it!


Another note: The MVA will no longer be sending out regular reminders
that your driver's license will need to be renewed. It's your
responsibility to keep track of when it's due for renewal. And be
careful, if you miss your renewal date for over a year, you will have to
take a driver's test again.

How To Make Pumpkin Pie

Here's Your Dime, Keep The "Change"

After two years of Obama ... Here's your change!

January 2009	TODAY	% chg	Source
Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S.	$1.83	$3.95	115.8%	1
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)	$43..48	$99..02	127.7%	2
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)	$38..74	$91..38	135.9%	2
Gold: London (per troy oz.)	$853.25	$1,504.50	90.5%	2
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL	$3.56	$6.33	78.1%	2
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL	$9.66	$13..75	42.3%	2
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb. Fob	$13..37	$35..39	164.7%	2
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall	7.6%	9.4%	23.7%	3
Unemployment rate, blacks	12.6%	15.8%	25.4%	3
Number of unemployed	11,616,000	14,485,000	24.7%	3
Number of fed. Employees	2,779,000	2,840,000	2.2%	3
Real median household income	$50,112	$49,777	-0.7%	4
Number of food stamp recipients	31,983,716	43,200,878	35.1%	5
Number of unemployment benefit recipients	7,526,598	9,193,838	22.2%	6
Number of long-term unemployed	2,600,000	6,400,000	146.2%	3
Poverty rate, individuals	13.2%	14.3%	8.3%	4
People in poverty in U.S.	39,800,000	43,600,000	9.5%	4
U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings	5	9	n/a	10
Present Situation Index	29.9	23.5	-21.4%	11
Failed banks	140	164	17.1%	12
U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate	89.76	82.03	-8.6%	2
U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions	1,575.1	1,865.7	18.4%	13
U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions	8,310.9	8,852.3	6.5%	13
National debt, in trillions	$10..627	$14..052	32.2%	14

Just take this last item: In the last two years we have accumulated national debt at a rate more than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire nation's history.
Over 27 times as fast. Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH and a car rockets past you in the left lane. 
27 times faster, it would be doing 7,555 MPH!

Sources:
(1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) U.S. Dept. Of Labor; 
(7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller; (9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC; 
(13) Federal Reserve; (14) U...S. Treasury

 

THE PRESIDENCY

SOME WILL APPRECIATE THIS AND SOME WILL NOT.

HOWEVER, ALL OF IT IS TRUE.

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 24 months -- so you'll have one year and ten months to come up with an answer.

Every statement is factual and directly attributable to BarackHussein Obama. Every bumble is a matter of record and completely verifiable.

 

 

Hat Tip; Eric

Obama VS Lincoln "Skinny Lawyer"

For all of you who have made disparaging remarks about President Obama, please give serious consideration to the following -

I'm sure most of us have read the so-called comparison of Lincoln and Kennedy, but did you ever consider the relationship between Obama and Lincoln?  You might be surprised.

Parallels of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Hussein Obama:

1. Lincoln placed his hand on the Bible for his inauguration.

Obama used the same Bible.

2. Lincoln came from Illinois.

Obama comes from Illinois.

3. Lincoln served in the Illinois Legislature.

Obama served in the Illinois Legislature.

4. Lincoln had very little experience before becoming President.

Obama had very little experience before becoming President.

5. Lincoln rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration.

Obama rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration.

6. Lincoln was a skinny lawyer.

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

7. Lincoln was a Republican.

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

8. Lincoln was in the United States military.

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

9. Lincoln believed in everyone carrying their own weight.

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

10. Lincoln did not waste taxpayers' money on personal enjoyments.

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

11. Lincoln was highly respected.

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

12. Lincoln was born in the United States .

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

13. Lincoln was honest, so honest he was called Honest Abe.

Obama is a skinny lawyer

14. Lincoln saved the United States .

Obama is a skinny lawyer.

Hat Tip; Kack

10 things to ponder

Number 10

Life is sexually transmitted.

Number 9
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

Number 8
Men have two emotions : Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich .

Number 7
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.

Number 6
Some people are like a Slinky-not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.

Number 5
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospitals, dying of nothing.

Number 4
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Number 3
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $800, and a substantial tax cut saves you $30? Omg – how true is that!

Number 2
In the ‘60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

And The Number 1 Thought
Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers – what you do today might burn your ass tomorrow.

and as someone recently said to me:
"Don't worry about old age –

it doesn't last that long ."

Animal Rescue And Care Shelter Needs Your Support

Hello,
I’m taking part in the BARCStoberfest Strut Your Mutt to raise money for BALTIMORE ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE SHELTER - please make a donation by visiting my FirstGiving page: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/deborahmichelle-northam/barcstoberfeststrutyourmutt?fge=ask 

You can donate online with a credit card. All donations are secure and sent directly to BALTIMORE ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE SHELTER by FirstGiving, who will email you a printable record of your donation.
 Please send my page on to anyone who might like to donate!

Hugs!

Deborah Michelle

This young lady has been a foster mom to many helpless dogs for quite a while.  Out of those many  homeless dogs that have found homes she has only had to return two while in her care to the BARCS facility. Put simply, some dogs are not able to forget the horrible  treatment they received at the hand of another human being.  And sadly, not even love, patience, good food and  safe warm surroundings are the answer.

Your donation is very much appreciated and will go a long way towards showing these unfortunate animals that someone does care.  Thank you.

Skylor Harmon Convicted of First Degree Murder

WMDT

By Ryan Hughes, Reporter

SNOW HILL, Md. - After three days, a Worcester County murder trial is over and a jury found Skylor Harmon guilty of first degree murder. "We've been waiting for this for a year and a couple months now," said Evangela Handy, Reginald's mother.

The Handy family says justice is finally being served and now they can start to get their lives back on track. There was hugs and clapping moments after the verdict was read Thursday convicting their son's killer - Skylor Harmon of first-degree murder. It only took two days of testimony and three hours of deliberation."I think they found the right shooter and I believe he did it - he stood up there like he don't have no worries like he didn't care no remorse or anything," said Renasha Handy, Reginald's sister.

The guilty verdict comes 17 months after Reginald Handy Junior was shot in the back in Pocomoke City. A fight broke out on Laurel street ending in gunfire. Harmon's uncle -- Alexander Crippen was the original suspect. But autopsy results proved he did not pull the trigger. Then, in June the judge declared a mistrial after a jury could not determine Harmon was the killer. This time around prosecutors brought forth new evidence and additional eyewitnesses that proved Harmon killed Handy. "We knew we had a strong case and credible witnesses who were going to tell a very compelling story," said Worcester County State's Attorney Beau Oglesby.

A story that now has Harmon looking at spending the rest of his life behind bars. "I'm glad that he's looking down at us.  I know he's happy they found justice today - I'm just happy," said Renasha.

Skylor Harmon's family declined an on-camera interview but they told me, "This is not over."     Meanwhile, the judge has ordered a pre-sentence investigation before he determines his sentencing.

Source;  http://www.wmdt.com/story/15744456/skylor-harmon-convicted-of-first-degree-murder

Accomack County Board Hears Recommendations On Tax Collection - AGAIN

Still talking it over and rehashing.......Now the brilliant conclusion has been drawn to hire ONE person   on a FULL TIME basis for  collecting delinquent Accomack County taxes.  Well BRAVO!  What a brilliant discovery- FINALLY!  Meanwhile, some of those that are severely delinquent are steady buying properties in the area.....just saying.......

A study ordered by Accomack County came to a conclusion at Wednesday night's meeting in Accomack. Stephanie Davis of the Public Sector Advisors Springsted gave a detailed report on objectives, methods, findings and recommendations for helping collect the County's unpaid taxes from taxpayers.

The report used onsite interviews with several Constitutional Officers of Accomack County, telephone surveys with other counties in the State of Virginia to compare with Accomack County and conversations with County Administrator Steve Miner and Finance Director Mike Mason.

According to the findings, Accomack County does not issue delinquent tax notices in a timely or consistent manner, delinquent tax collection tools authorized in the Code of Virginia are not used, the County lacks written policies and procedures in regard to delinquent tax collection for internal staff, County staff and citizens. The report also found that the County Treasurer's office is currently understaffed by approximately one employee. Several of the Counties which were compared to Accomack in the study had an employee who's sole job was collecting delinquent taxes, a position Accomack does not currently have filled.

Wanda Thorton was unhappy with the study. According to the motion that authorized the study, the study was to emcompass the Treasurer's office, the Commissioner of Revenue's office and the County Assessor's Office. The final report was centered mainly on the Treasurer's office, which Thornton told Davis was "no fault of your own."

Treasurer Dana Bundick spoke after the report was finished, claiming certain details were left out of the report by Davis because "it would make the County look bad." Bundick also stated the Board's direction for the Treasurer's office to work in cooperation with the Commissioner of Revenue's office was the reason for the deliquent taxes notices being late. Finance Director Mike Mason then chimed in and said this claim was "misleading."

Davis concluded that the collection efforts have improved and that the Treasurer's office is making improvements. Davis also recommended the Treasurer's office hire a full time position of tax collector and advertise the position as soon as possible. Currently the position is funded, but no one has been hired. Regular reporting was also a recommendation of the report. Other recommendations included clarifying language regarding customer service, job descriptions and creating an ethics policy for the Treasurer's office.

A motion for the recommendations to be placed onto a checklist to be followed by the Constitutional officers of Accomack County passed unanimiously.

Source;  shoredailynews.com