Clayton Adkinson applicant for County Attorney - are there conflicts?
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Maybe we just need to rename the County "Adkinson County" and get it over with...
The report doesn't explain anything. Please tell us why this applicant is a problem. Why do people have to recuse themselves? Most of us reading this have no idea what the issues are, or who the people involved are.
Who does this "team" consist of? Moliterno? Brannon? If so, can someone tell me just exactly what "expertise" these two have in regard to hiring a Law Firm for the County? I think there is a HUGE conflict of interest fixing to happen here and it's all going to be brushed under the proverbial rug because "Brannon" will seek a legal opinion, from Adkinson himself I'm sure.
Kurt, I'm just going to be brutally honest here...no offense intended. There isn't enough time in a day to write a book on Clayton Adkinson. In my humble opinion he is the absolute worst that could happen to this County and is absolutely the epitomy of everything that's wrong not only in the City of Defuniak but the County as a whole.
I'll even go one step farther and "enlighten" you on the most recent debacle going on inside the City of Defuniak.
There is a home on the Circle which was purchased by someone whose intent was to restore the property. When the economy took a nose dive, the owner was unable to complete the restoration and asked the City Council less than 3 or 4 weeks ago to give him some time to find help to refinance the property so the work could be completed. At the last City Council meeting it was announced that the house on Circle Drive would go into the condemnation process at the end of the week because a City Council member (Paul Mac Work) and Mr. Adkinson himself don't like looking at the "eyesore" yet, all over the City you see neglected, abandoned properties including one who Mr. Adkinson himself is in charge of on 331 but that's ok. It's also ok for people to abandon vehicles in their back yard which is a violation of City Code or to live on property that resembles a garbage dump as long as it's not on the Circle and doesn't offend the sensibilities of those who live there.
There is also a commercial building on the corner of 11th Street and Hwy 90 West with black mold growing up the side of it that should have been condemned when the Probation Office was located there and all the employees (sick from the mold) and had to be relocated. Nothing has been done about that because it's not on the Circle. (That building has been like that for well over 10 years too.)
The point here is that we are all taxpayers and our taxes support the City and County. What or who gives Clayton Adkinson the right to start condemnation proceedings on one while completely ignoring the rest of the City? Would you like your property to be condemned because you fell on hard times? It could happen to any of us and has obviously...all over the City but as long as it's not on the Circle it's ok.
There is a home on the Circle which was purchased by someone whose intent was to restore the property. When the economy took a nose dive, the owner was unable to complete the restoration and asked the City Council less than 3 or 4 weeks ago to give him some time to find help to refinance the property so the work could be completed. At the last City Council meeting it was announced that the house on Circle Drive would go into the condemnation process at the end of the week because a City Council member (Paul Mac Work) and Mr. Adkinson himself don't like looking at the "eyesore" yet, all over the City you see neglected, abandoned properties including one who Mr. Adkinson himself is in charge of on 331 but that's ok. It's also ok for people to abandon vehicles in their back yard which is a violation of City Code or to live on property that resembles a garbage dump as long as it's not on the Circle and doesn't offend the sensibilities of those who live there.
There is also a commercial building on the corner of 11th Street and Hwy 90 West with black mold growing up the side of it that should have been condemned when the Probation Office was located there and all the employees (sick from the mold) and had to be relocated. Nothing has been done about that because it's not on the Circle. (That building has been like that for well over 10 years too.)
The point here is that we are all taxpayers and our taxes support the City and County. What or who gives Clayton Adkinson the right to start condemnation proceedings on one while completely ignoring the rest of the City? Would you like your property to be condemned because you fell on hard times? It could happen to any of us and has obviously...all over the City but as long as it's not on the Circle it's ok.
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One more thing....if anyone thinks the Chat Holley purchase was a farce from the get go...just wait. If Clayton Adkinson becomes the County Attorney...you ain't seen nothing yet. His back room deals are legendary and have kept him in business for eons.
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Funny, 'cause the code enforcement guy got a Kudos Letter from Paul "Mac" Work and the council. He must be doing a really good job...following instructions.
Oh absolutely! But Mac Work is not in this fiasco alone...he and Adkinson eat off the same plate. (I have a more graffic description but it would only be removed so I'll refrain.)
Code Enforcement got his instructions from both.
I have another scenario too. Several weeks ago there was a push (by none other than Mac Work and Adkinson) to bring back the former City Manager Mike Standley. Mike Standley left the city "suddenly" on the heels of an ethics complaint that was filed against him by someone I know extremely well. The ethics complaint alleged among other things that Mike Standley was paying a City employee for UNRELATED injuries that were NOT job related. This employee just happens to be related to one of the property owners I mentioned in a previous post (the property on Hwy 331) that Clayton Adkinson is in "charge of". Needless to say, Standley made a hasty exit as City Manager and went to work for Regional Utilities. When the City Police department was asked to conduct a background check on Mike Standley as a re-hire the Police Department set out to do what they were instructed to do. A background check. When inquiries were made to Regional Utilities and Clayton Adkinson got word the Police Department was checking on Standley's tenure there, the length of time it was taking to conduct the background check became an issue and Standley quickly withdrew his application and is no longer a contender for his previous position.
Well, I'll be darned if the City Council did not sing Mike Standley praises in the local paper saying among other things what a fine upstanding character he is and that he was needlessly drug through the mud...yada yada yada add nauseaum. A fine upstanding character alright, one who paid a former good ole boy money he was abolutely not entitled too in any way shape or form and got away with it. The employee no longer works for the City and the money was never returned. Had the City Attorney (Clayton Adkinson) been a stand up fellow himself he would have sued to have the money returned. But since it was a buddy of his it didn't happen and it was all "hushed up".
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