If I may ...
"“The bond rating’s everything,” said Hart" And here in lies the problem. These asses do not care about the people they are supposed to represent. It's all about pleasing the financiers.
Quotes below from the Recorder.
“For my 20 percent, [his vote], I want to see that bond rating stay at a AAA bond rating,” stressed Hejl" Confirms he does not represent the people of Calvert.
"“I think it’s a dangerous money situation right now,” said Nutter, suggesting that the county look at financing in the long-term and defer any rate reduction until after the bond rating review next month. His concern was over maintaining an excellent bond rating which will save the county and its taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest for financed projects in Calvert." Another confirmation of who he does not represent. Also, easy cheap money leads to lots of debt. More expensive money makes one think harder if a project is truly worth going into debt for. But these asses cannot think for themselves. Everything comes from "staff".
"In an April 27 memo from Finance and Budget director Tim Hayden, the BOCC was informed that the county’s financial advisor cautioned them against a tax change and that “one of the bond rating agencies concerns has always been the county’s willingness to enhance revenues and sustain those actions.”" In other words, the commissioners willingness continually to bend over the people of Calvert.
"Commissioners’ Vice President Evan Slaughenhoupt (R) said that the commissioners are all Republicans and as a party they all know that lowering taxes is a virtue, but they are not just about lowering tax rates." We all know that this is a BS statement. There are at least two RINOs on this board.
“Rather than looking at trying to simply come across as though we are simply placating a certain constituency by reducing tax rates, that we focus our attention on developing an actual plan forward for funding with the Dominion dollars,” stressed Slaughenhoupt. What a complete and total clueless waste of human flesh to say this. The "certain constituency" is only most likely the entire tax paying population of Calvert County!
All of these Cee Uoo Next Tuesdays need to be thrown out next election. They do not represent the people of Calvert County but some other entities. Three of these asses are, or were, government employees. Slopenhop Federal. Hejl and Nuter both retired Calvert County deputies. These latter asses both directly benefit from their voting to increase taxes and to fund, (not a legal requirement), OPEB to the tune of millions.