Friday, October 07, 2005

AT-WILL / CENSURED

Despite questions of legality the
County Commissioners passed the
new personnel policy 10-04-05. The
fact that it was implemented before
the fact was ignored.

There will be a SPECIAL EDITION
of this publication Tuesday October
11, 2005. It will be for employees of
Camden County. It will be published
at 9:00 am. If you miss it you can
always get it by looking at "Recent
Posts" on the right hand side of any
edition.

Please make a copy and put it away in
a safe place. It will be a valuable tool
if you are fired under the "AT-WILL"
policy.

I WAS CENSURED

I was censured for communication with
Environmental Protection Department
(EPD) at the 10-04-05 meeting of the
County Commission. Please send all
comments to oilseal@tds.net. We
want to hear from you.

The following is the correspondence
that I was censured for:


To: Jim Harris, Program Director
EPD Coastal District

Cc: Robert A. Scott Program Manager P.E.
Jeff Larson, PCEP
Darrell Crosby, Coastal Director EPD
David Word, Assistant Director EPD

Subject: CAMDEN COUNTY WATER
AND SEWER

Gentlemen this is to I confirm
conversations I have had recently with
members of your staff Reference:
Woodrow Sapp Well Drilling DBA: W&D
Investments, or any variation thereof.
We urge you to investigate carefully the
financial health of the above with all
diligence. Additionally, any bonding
company he maybe using to back up
his projects.

Camden County has passed legislation
which states "We will not be party to
backing up W&D or any other private
supplier of water or waste water treatment
(Trust Indenture) should there be an
inability to perform at some future date.
State law says if a holder of a permit fails
then the County is liable, unless, they
notify the state in advance. You are
hereby notified. Additionally, there has
been no public vote by the County stating
that W&D will be a regional service
provider. Under 489, which we have
not publicly repudiated, we state that
we will not "be in the water business."

If we plan to enter the water business we
will have to vote to do so in a public forum.
Be advised, you put the taxpayers in an
exposed position if W&D fails. You have
been notified that we will not back him
up therefore satisfying the legal
requirement.

I do this as a County Commissioner
sworn to protect the citizens of Georgia
as well as Camden County.
Sincerely,

Sandy Feller
County Commissioner
District 4

COMMENTS MADE BY SANDY
FELLER AT OCTOBER 4TH
COMMISSION MEETING

The letter to EPD followed a telephone
conversation with Jeff Larson PCEP
which followed several conversations
and communications with Jim Harris -
Program Director EPD Coastal District.
Mr. Scott, Program Director P.E. was
contacted at the suggestion of Mr. Larson.

My concern is that we need to
enforce the legislation we passed
to protect our citizens from future
"Flea Hills" which cost us
thousands of dollars. With the growth
in the North. If we are not protected it
could cost us lOO's of thousands of dollars.
With me the taxpayers come first. I have
no feelings one way or the other regarding
any commercial operation. In view of the
fact that the actions of the JDA are below
the radar and out of ear shot.

I feel the citizens of Camden County
must be protected by whatever legal
means available.

Sandy Sez:
It is my sworn duty to the citizens of
Camden County to represent them in
all matters and to protect the interests
without fear and without favor.

This I do and will continue to do so
long as I have your support. Thank you
for the opportunity of serving you

Sandy Feller
County Commissioner
District 4

"Working for the future without forgetting the past"