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Stop It: A Public Comment on Censorship and Accountability in Warren County
Criticized deleted comments on social media, emphasized the need for an official policy, and called for accountability among Warren County board of supervisors facing legal issues, concluding with a firm plea: “Stop it.” Read More
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Budget Trust And Mandated Costs
I questioned whether residents can trust the adopted budget when large additions appear afterward, while Social Services explained that CSA costs are difficult to forecast because foster care and special education needs can change unexpectedly. Read More
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Comparing Employee Bonus History
Authorizing Employee Bonus Payment. I asked how a proposed state-funded employee bonus compared with prior years, whether two percent was typical, and learned it was a standard one-time state bonus separate from ongoing cost-of-living salary increases for county staff. Read More
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Proffers And Public Benefit
Rezone 28 parcels: Residential-1 to Commercial. Diamond Ridge & Emerald Lane. I supported new commercial development and economic activity while asking whether the proposed fifteen-cents-per-square-foot contribution would meaningfully support the property’s future needs or simply function as a small one-time payment. Read More
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Budget Transfers Need Sunlight
I urged the Board to strengthen budget transfer guidelines so the public can see where money comes from, where it goes, why large transfers happen, and how delayed approvals, audit backlogs, and journal variances are being handled. Read More
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A Day In Civic Orbit
A connective day across Warren County: finance system discussions, FOIA timing adjustments, community visits, archival humor, fundraising updates, media corrections, and late-night video editing. Not a podium moment, but steady civic maintenance rooted in structure, relationships, and record-keeping. Read More
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Repealing Chapter 7: Administrative Housekeeping
On February 17, 2026, the Board repealed Chapter 7, which created a County Library Board in 2024. I supported repeal, noting the board had not functioned as an active body and that inactive governance structures create confusion rather than clarity. Read More
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Public Land, Valuation Questions
On February 17, 2026, the Board approved the sale of County-owned property at 0 Hillidge Street. I raised concerns about declining assessments, adjacency value, and the absence of a publicly presented fair market appraisal prior to final approval. Read More
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0 MPG Spark
What began with anomalies in the fuel report evolved into a full Accounts Payable ledger ingestion system. By transforming print-formatted CSV exports into structured, validated data, I built a repeatable transparency pipeline that surfaces financial signals for meaningful oversight. Read More
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FOIA and Sanity
I document how filing FOIA requests became a systems exercise: organizing folders, negotiating costs, extracting data, tracking timelines, and respecting staff constraints. The goal isn’t scandal, but boring transparency that produces usable reports, preserves institutional memory, and improves oversight governance. Read More