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Obituaries
Lisa Linette Dotson Lisa Linette Conner Dotson, age 43, of Mill Spring, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Naomi Wilson Conner. Lisa was a homemaker and a member of Cane Creek Baptist Church. Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Joey Dotson of the home; son, Randy Allen Dotson of Mill Spring; daughter, Jessica Dotson Jackson and husband Travis of Green Creek; brother, Vernon Conner of Green Hill; sister, Tammy Teague of Gilkey; special nephew Eddie Harmon Jr., and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December
Letter to the Editor
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Friday, December 28, 2012
To the editor: It didn’t take long for the new county commissioner majority to pull the blinds of darkness on what used to be Polk County government in the sunshine. During their very first meeting, commissioners Gage, Owens, Pack and Holbert changed the commissioners’ rules of procedure to make it harder, sometimes impossible, for the public and the lone minority commissioner to have notice of what will be considered at commissioners meetings. These devastating changes were not highlighted or listed in any way. The document had a 2011 date on it, making it look like no changes were made. Two years ago, when commissioners Owens and Pack returned to the board of com110218 - page 2
30, 2012 at Cane Creek Baptist Church, Lake Lure with Revs. Ancel Pace, Red Williams and Danny Seigfried officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Crowe’s Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cane Creek Baptist Church.
missioners (“BOC”), they brought back their ploy of putting items on agendas with vague or misleading wording such that others couldn’t figure out in advance what would be discussed. When asked what the agenda items were about, they’d refuse to say before the meeting. Even the county manager and the clerk to the board were left in the dark. In addition, Owens and Pack would propose that items be placed on the agenda after the meeting had already started, with no time for anyone else to research the matter. Often accompanying such last minute agenda additions were a crowd of people they’d summoned to the meeting, supporting the item and demanding immediate action. Citizens who might be opposed to the item would have no opportunity to say so. And that was exactly the goal. We started calling their tac(Continued on page 19)