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Re: Not fired, but laid off

penfisher — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:13:24 -0400

Joan Troy was one of the Wildlife Commission's most dedicated and effective employees. She served two previous executive directors well. But her conscientiousness likely cost her job. She crossed swords with a commissioner from Gaston County, pointing out he had a conflict of interest in trying to represent the Commission and NC sportsmen with Duke Energy. Within four days, then chairman (Wes Seegars) insisted Hamilton fire her. Hamilton would not (against NC state law and he liked her work) and so Hamilton was forced to resign. When Troy was Legislative Liaison, she often prevented problems that would have hurt the WRC's relationship with the NC legislature. She could have prevented delayed implementation of wildlife law changes this year. However, because the WRC chairman, through the exec director, prevented her from attending WRC meetings, she was not allowed input that could have put those laws to go into affect. The WRC hired someone else to do her liaison job, wastefully paying two people to do a job Troy could handle. Honest to a fault but unafraid to point out problems, she was RIFed for doing her job. And that's the way it is in Bev Perdue's "open" state government for anyone who steps on toes.

Re: Not fired, but laid off

needal — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:04:35 -0400

No worries Bitter Ex Dem- it is not the same Gordon Myers. That Gordon Myers is from Nash County.

Re: Not fired, but laid off

BitterEXdemocrat — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:53:20 -0400

When did Gordon Myers become NCWRC director??? Did he ever serve any time for that drunk driving wreck a couple years ago?

Re: N.C. Spin's names in the mix for Perdue

dahedgehog — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:14:15 -0500

"J.B. Buxton to remain advisor to the governor on education."

Buxton has been Deputy State Superintendent at DPI since January 2007.

Re: One in eight lobbyists reported '07 expenses

FFC1304 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:06:55 -0400

Gordon S. Myers, corrupt democrackkk from Buncombe County was FIRED from the Facility Group!!!