Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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During the public comments portion of this month’s county meeting, Mocksville resident Bill Foust told commissioners he opposed using board members to do work for the county.
“You’re opening yourself up wide for people to complain, and say we’re not being fair, because they got cut out of a deal. I’m certainly not here to pick on Mr. Anderson, he has his rights. But, if you’re going to be a commissioner for the people of Davie County, then be a commissioner, let’s not be a contractor, the two just won’t mix.”
Commissioner Chris Anderson asked that an item on the May 7 agenda calling for a resolution to allow the county to use his company, Anderson Aggregates, for annual services be removed.
Anderson said that he was unaware of the agenda item until he received his copy of the agenda the Friday before that Monday’s meeting.
Anderson said he wanted to speak publicly to clear up the matter.
“Sometime in March 2006 I was approached by William Whaley, who works for the county. He asked me if I would go the landfill and grind some brush.” Anderson said that he had done that type of work for the county in the past.
Anderson submitted a bid of $4,800 for the job and was given the go-ahead by Whaley. “I told him I would have to fit it in between mobilizations from one job to another and he would have to bear with me on the timeline.”
Anderson said that when June 2006 rolled around the job had still not been done and after approximately another month passing by he was asked by County Manager Terry Bralley to get to the job as soon as possible.
Anderson said the week after the ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.