Matt J,
Suzanne does more for Walton County citizens each day than almost anyone else in this county does in a month. And she does it because she not only believes in honest, open, transparent government, she is willing to put herself, her time, her money on the line every day for that cause. She's spent a lot of her own money doing this, and the attorney fees she's been awarded for representing your best interests and mine have fallen well short of the amounts she's had to spend. She's spending her money to fight the malefactions of a county government that is spending your taxes and mine to defend their indefensible behavior. Illegally giving George Ralph nearly 200k for doing legal malpractice on our supposed behalf is what you should be screaming about. Those involved in the Chat Holley scheme likewise. You want to ***** at someone, ***** at the people making and then breaking the law and their hires who do likewise. Suzanne, being the gracious lady that she is, will almost certainly accept your apology, your sophomoric attempt at humor notwithstanding.
The only welfare Suzanne is concerned about is the welfare of the citizens of this county. She gives, not takes. How about you? What have you done lately for your fellow citizens? Have you gone regularly, or at all, to BCC meetings, TDC meetings, beach HSDR meetings, Planning Commission meetings, school board meetings? She has and does this and more, much more, every month. This neglects the time she devotes to calling, writing, and meeting with Commissioners, County officials, and state officials in her efforts to fight the perceived corruption and lawlessness that are so widely believed to characterize Walton County government. And she works 7 days a week at her day job.
As I was saying last night before she ripped Tom Terrell a new one at the Planning Commission, if the powers that be in this county are going to keep hunting her, they better get a bigger gun. After she finished with Terrell, I amended that. A MUCH bigger gun.
Mr. Terrell, Planning Commission Chair at the time, had in a fit of pique a year or more ago commanded the members to go in the room behind the dais at the Annex meeting room to discuss privately whatever had angered him. Suzanne just sat there. A minute or so went by and Terrell popped his head out the door and told her to get back there. She proceeded into the back room, told the members and the attorney that this was a blatant violation of the Sunshine Law, and she went back out front. A covey of chastened members trailed behind.
Mr. Terrell, one of the rudest and most arrogant guys I've had the displeasure to encounter, used an intermediary recently to poll at least 3 other members of the Planning Commission, such polling at the least very close to if not in fact flagrantly violating the Sunshine Law once again. The polling was to ask each of the Commissioners called if they would support Mr. Terrell in trying to kick Suzanne off the Planning Commission at last night's meeting. Each said NO. Mr. Terrell was advised by his friend doing the polling of the results and advised him that he did not have the votes and would embarrass himself were he to proceed. Mr. Terrell told his friend he was sure he would prevail and made the stupid effort. Unlike Mr. Terrell, Suzanne is not foolish. She knew not only all about the polling but also even who make and who would second the motion.
When one attempts to match wits, it helps not to be witless. Mr. Terrell not only embarrassed himself last night, he embarrassed Walton County once again. He was allowed to remain on the Planning Commission after his Sunshine Law violation involving the back room, that in exchange for his agreement to step down as Chairman while using the patently false excuse of his wife's health as cover. He is Mr. Imfeld's appointee, and Bill needs to tell Mr. Terrell that the time has come and gone for him to remain on the PC. Mr. Terrell needs to be replaced o nth Commission. I intend to make that case at the BCC Tu night. Matt J, care to join Suzanne, me, and a few other folks willing to regularly get off our butts and actually show up and fight for what is right? I know it's easier to watch on video, but you just don't get the flavor and impact as if you were there.
Toward that end, you had to be there to see Terrell jump, contort his face and be rendered speechless as he tried to figure out what to say when Suzanne called him out last night. I was there, and it was a remarkable and hilarious moment. The video does not do it justice. The fun starts at about the 6 minute mark and proceeds for about 13 minutes.
Board of County Commissioners on 2015-10-08 5:00 PM - Planning Commission Regular Meeting - Oct 8th, 2015
