Well Dear Reader,
You will likely have noticed that while last week's postings from your humble servant were significant, the volume of posting's has slowed down somewhat. Two primary reasons. First, I have been a guest at Roseway Hospital since last Monday and getting access to the Internet has been a challenge...
Second, I am working on a new blog that I hope to launch on July 1st.... it will I hope, provide insight and a serious forum for the discussion of the future development of Shelburne County and the provision of opportunities for generations to come. I will launch that with a Primer on RDAs, with a quick historical perspective and information about how the original concept produced by extensive consultation with local communities in the mid-nineties was turned on its head by SWSDA and their crew.
As for the SWSDA Accountability blog, I propose to maintain it and keep reporting news and views until after our communities have sorted out the mess visited upon us by years of neglect by elected officials and secrecy and backroom dealing by SWSDA and the failure of the present agencies who are responsible for development in this region at the local and provincial levels.
Today, I want to post a couple items in keeping with past postings.
The firs
t is Frank Anderson's Job Description .....
t is Frank Anderson's Job Description ..... .... that I recently received from SWSDA. I invite you to note that fully a third of his job description as seen by Mr. Anderson falls under the rubrique "Security Functions". Whoever prepared this job description must have been copying from Dick Cheney's book on terrorism and scaring people..... .
It is hard to imagine that fully a third of the job description of a self-described "CEO" of a community development agency in Nova Scotia would fall under the title Security Functions....you'd think .... he was working in the ghettos of LA with gang bangers!
The Second is a comparison of financial reports from SWSDA ....respecting the monies remaining from the sale of the Boys School.
The critical factors to observe here are the following......
1. The date covered are significant. The first column reports expenses from April 1, 2005 to May 31, 2007. It does not include the $550,000 reportedly paid by Mr. MacDonnell for the Boys School. Unfortunately for Mr. Anderson, you should note that the school was not transferred to SWSDA until September 6, 2005 so any expenses reportedly included by Mr. Anderson in this statement for maintenance of the Boys School prior to that date should not charged to the Boys School funds.
2. The second Column reports expenses from April 1, 2005 to July 31, 2007. Unfortunately this report from Mr. Anderson not only includes expenses on maintaining the school before it was acquired by SWSDA from the Province as well as maintenance expenses attributed to the Boys School funds, 34 days after the sale of the boys school property This statement also includes the $550,000 from the sale of the Boys School on June 26, 2007.
3. The third column reports maintenance expenses again from April 1, 2005 (five months before the property was acquired by SWSDA) to September 30, 2007 (three months after the property was sold). Please note that Mr. Anderson has not added interest on this money in his calculation since July 2007.
4. The final column reports expenses from May 1, 2005 to March 31, 2008 - nine months after the Boys School property was sold. Please note that Mr. Anderson has not added interest on this money in his calculation since July 2007
This information is important because at the present time Mr. Anderson has argued that his continued use of the Boys School sales proceeds and maintenance fund are legitimate expenses of SWSDA..... go figure!!
Soooo .....why aren't any of our municipalities raising a stink about this??
Of course.... there are many more problems with this accounting by Mr. Anderson..... none that a forensic audit wouldn't solve!
In closing... I've got bad news and good news....
The good news is that I now believe that the Municipality of of Shelburne does not owe SWSDA Millions of dollars!!!
This has been more smoke and mirrors from the pro himself......
More about that next time I blog....
The bad news is that ...... I won't be able to post for the next week..... I am going to take a little forced R&R and give my body up to science for a few days.....
I'll tell you all about that next week.... in the meantime I have made arrangements to post comments as they are received..... soooo keep those cards and letters coming....
Your humble servant,
Ed
17 comments:
I would like to see the Bills that were paid, proving the expense. I think that will come soon with the Audit promised by the NDP. I sure hope so anyway.
BEST WISHES TO Mr. Cayer, A HARD WORKING, WELL INFORMED GENTLEMAN WHO HAS EDUCATED MANY OF US TO THE SLOPPY WORK BY PEOPLE WE SOMETIMES HAVE HAD TOO MUCH FAITH IN OVER TIME....TO LEARN THEY ARE NOT DOING HONEST DEALINGS WITH THEIR DUTIES......Many are still playing (or are truly) ignorant to what jobs they were elected for or have chosen to do.
Sincere good wishes !!!
When you are not on line.... certainly miss your interesting methods for sharing your knowledge... with lots of researched detail !!!!
Thanks.....Take care!!!!!!!!!!
We hope they're treating you royally at the Roseway Ed - you have lots of folks thinking of you and hoping all is going well. Take care and follow your doctor's orders! Ya can't keep a good man down, but a little R&R never hurt anyone...
- The Afternoon Coffee Gang
We all are thinking of you Ed, and miss your postings - hope the Roseway's staff are all treating you well. Take care.
We just found the May 27th SWSDA minutes and guess the Shelburne Co. reps may have swayed their CEO into contemplating a review of the "need for a new effort in external communication", and there was a discussion on travel expenses - LOL. That's a bit like closing the barn door after the herd got out isn't it? We're wondering how he explained the booze bills he submitted and was reimbursed for - whoa!
Hey, we just nominated T. Gillespie as their spokesthingy/spinmaster. Great work if you can get it!
Wishing you and your family all the best Ed, The Morning Coffee Pundits
Best wishes Ed for a quick recovery! Get well soon, we need you. I left to wonder about Coffee Pundits comment of 06/25/09.I hope this does not mean that Mr Gillespie is being used as a pacifier! Only time will tell........
LOL Anon 9:55 pm - Mr. Gillespie a pacifist... Where would we the ignorant plebians be without his investigative wisdom? No, we thought how great it would be to have an honest SWSDA voice for a change.
Thinking of you and yours Ed and wishing you all the best. Take care. - The Coffee Pundits
Good day to those who are encouraging the people with power to honestly help put names on line of "some" of the crooks involved with years of outright stealing.Wonder if any of those people with clout really care or are entangled.So much dishonesty has happened over the years affecting many innocent hard working individuals who do not have access to this great way to get the facts.Mr. Cayer hope all is going well and that we will have you back on line soon.
Good morning!!!
Hope you are home and ready to tell us all is well after R&R ,Mr.Cayer....
PLEASE,SOMEONE INFORM US ABOUT WHAT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS DONE TO HELP OUR AREA....
ARE THEY A GROUP ABLE TO WORK WELL TOGETHER FOR POSITIVE HONEST OUTCOMES ?
Let's have some discussions about good working groups who have and continue to make a difference to our beautiful town and surrounding communities...such as our GREAT dedicated volunteer fire dept.Lots of hard gained improvements continue with great folks working for all of us !!!!
WONDERFUL PLACE FOR YOUTH that MR. Cayer works with ,also, has positive stories to tell.
Surround ourselves with good people and positive thoughts and we can help make a difference. RIGHT ?
Summer vacation starts for many today ! Be safe !
School is out.Drive with caution with eyes open for for many happy students and teachers !!!
Question for any readers who have chosen Shelburne as their REIREMENT PLACE ...."What drew you to this community compared to place you left?"
Anonymous June 27 writes: WHAT (the) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS DONE...
One of the more pressing issues for the Chamber this past meeting was what to do about the welcome basket" being prepared for two visiting physicians. For other Chamber agendas and achievements, you could contact the president, Bob Sinden, or go to their web site at www.ShelburneChamber.com
Anon 10:27, Love your optimism and your recognition of the volunteers - Mr. Cayer has certainly done his share!
How is it that our local pols, Delaney and Embree, are silent on the current SWSDA debacle? Were getting fed up with their silence on ALL issues that should be brought to the ratepayer's attention. We seem to have elected men who aren't sure which side of the fence they should be sitting on, and are still making the majority of decisions behind closed doors. Justice's wheels may be slow, but our local pol's wheels have ground to a complete stop.
Now for those positive thoughts again.
Kudos to all the folks who donate their time and effort - you are definitely recognized for all you've done to improve our community!
Sorry members and directors of the SCofC, but it appears your eggs were placed in the wrong basket as you sat silently during monthly meetings while SWSDA stripped our county of its two major a$$ets at bargain basement prices. Surely you didn't waste your time preparing baskets for those buyers! Hopefully prospective doctors will see the Shelburne Co. area for its beauty and friendly folks, and overlook its past and present bumbling bureaucrats and small town politics. Heck, we could have saved a few parcels of land to give to MDs willing to settle in the area; it would have been a win-win situation for all involved.Thanks to Mr. Cayer we can see a route out of this mess and put our efforts towards more positive things and save a bundle in the proce$$.
from, glassishalffull
Chamber of Commerce like most committees tell what they think we want to hear...."Welcoming baskets" are a laugh....Who in their right mind is dreaming up such useless ideas!!!!!!!
Idea of free land is better enticement....PERHAPS YOUNG COUPLE WHO ARE ENJOYING CHEAP BASE LAND by the ocean WILL HELP OUR INTELLIGENT THINKERS !!!!
Welcome,baskets for new MDs! Well, they (the medical professionals(?)) over the years in search of greener pastures pretty well stripped Roseway of services.The question that begs an answer is what young doctor is going to want to come here!To begin with no hospital and fellow MDs that want to work bankers hours!!Perhaps if we could only clone Dr O'Sullivan we would all be better off.
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