As far as his

assertion that for me to believe that the current group of commissioners

would find 2,270 apartments "acceptable" to them as being "hilarious,"

well Commissioner Pfeifer needs to realize that two of the current group

were sitting members of the commission in 1995 when this study was requested.

Also the current county attorney and county engineering consultant were

sitting in place when this study was compiled and requested in 1995 by

the former county administrator. So I believe he can understand Tyrone's

concern over this study. But he already knows that because he has a copy

of the study and he has read it, right?

I would also

like for the commissioner to tell me what part of the information concerning

the sewer issue was "a bit incomplete, leaving out important details,

as well as misleading?" I assume he is up to date with this matter.

The best I can remember, he was politically involved when this matter

was on the table. What information could he have concerning this matter?

I'm sure he knows the county did nothing to support Tyrone to fight the

development of the spray application system, even though the placement

of the spray field was environmentally irresponsible. But if he has read

the study, he would notice the county also planned to place a field in

this exact area.

I don't understand

how the commissioner can take the response that I made to The Citizen

and twist it into a personal matter. He attempts to attack me, but I'm

the same person that he approached and requested my support to help get

him elected. I refused to support him and explained to him why. And my

fears of having him as a commissioner are exactly what I envisioned it

would be. I had been informed that he was the "hand picked boy"

and he has done nothing to prove this wrong. Even after touting himself

as a fiscal conservative in the election, he cast the tiebreaking vote

to raise our taxes via assessed values and a millage rate increase.

So since he

thinks I've made this a personal matter, I want to inform him that I have

decided to designate him as my "personal commissioner." I have

some questions that I have asked two of his fellow commissioners and as

of yet have not received an answer. So knowing how well he "digs"

this should be a relatively easy task for him. And if he would please

respond to my questions with answers in this paper. I think the people

of this county should know the answers during this very important election

year.

1. When was

the vote taken to sue Tyrone over the sewer issue? I have researched the

meeting minutes on the county's web site and have not been able to find

this information.

2. Was the

vote taken in a meeting open to the public?

3. What was

the vote? Who voted in favor to sue Tyrone and who not to sue?

4. How much

did the county incur in legal expenses to pursue this unsuccessful action?

5. If it was

such an important issue to the commission, why didn't any of the commissioners

bother to show up for the hearings? Why was neither the county attorney,

the assistant county attorney or the assistant-assistant county attorney

present but instead a real estate lawyer? Was it because the county knew

the outcome was hopeless? Then why not dismiss the case?

There's a great

difference between commissioner Pfeifer and myself. According to the bio

on him on the county's web site, he has spent many years involved in politics.

He has obviously mastered the art of spinning the details to mislead people.

He is a true "politician." There lies the difference. I don't

mind laying the information out there for everyone to see. Why should

information be hidden from the public? Why not be open with the people

and lay the true facts on the table? It's the constant deception that

government practices that makes the public not trust their elected officials.

And why does commissioner Pfeifer jump to the defense when I was just

giving the press a response to an editorial that had some incorrect information?

Well I've got

some news for commissioner Pfeifer. I will fight until the last day of

my term of office to defend Tyrone against attacks from the press, developers,

the county or even other governments. If he has a problem with that, then

he does have a personal problem it's me.

Ronnie Cannon

Tyrone Town

Councilman