Re: Merritt wants Libertarian to review policies

FFC1304 — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:39:00 -0500

Excellent!!! BARBARA HELMS HOWE is a true American patriot who should have been elected governor.

Remember that the governor with zero integrity, Sleazely, kept her from debating last time. Sleazely is a total embarrassment to us all.

Merritt wants Libertarian to review policies

bniolet — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:52:41 -0500

State Auditor Les Merritt has nominated the head of the state Libertarian Party to help the Local Government Commission decide its role in approving special financing deals like the one used for a theater in Roanoke Rapids.

Her qualifications? She's not a Democrat or Republican and she's against such financing deals, Merritt said in a news release announcing that he picked Barbara Howe to serve on the committee.

"Barbara Howe will provide the independent voice that this task force needs," Merritt said.

This week, the commission, which approves all public debt in the state, discussed creating a task force to examine its role in approving so-called tax increment financing arrangements. In such deals, the money generated by a sucessful project is used to pay back the money borrowed to get the project started.

That's how Roanoke Rapids proposed to pay back $21.5 million it borrowed to build a theater and entertainment district that would feature Randy Parton. The city has since parted ways with Parton and has struggle to sell tickets.

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