Pete Camp - Letters

Pete Camp's, November 18, 2002 letter to the editor on the county saving money was very timely. The next week he had to brief a recommendation to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council on the Governor’s budget cut. The Hoke County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) will be experiencing a mandatory budget cut losing 5% of their budget, which represents $6,000.00. This amount of money does not seem like much but it is devasting to the JCPC funded programs. Mrs. Rogena Deese, Chair of the JCPC asked Mr. James Leach, Hoke County Commissioner, if the commissioners would consider supplementing these programs in the amount that each program was cut. Mr. Leach said, "Times are really tough and I don’t think you can depend on the Board for any assistance". He did NOT say "These are very worthwhile programs and I'm sure we can find $6,000 in savings in a $21,000,000 budget to help our youth". There are two great agencies spending these grant monies and they are effective, very effective. They are both low budget programs and a $6000 cut to them is quite a blow.

The recommendation Pete briefed passed by a vote of 11-5. We were not happy, but saddened that it has come to this.

All right Mr. Commissioner, we'll see you at the polls in 2004. We are looking for Commissioners that are not afraid of helping to bring this county into the 21st century when it comes to helping our youth. In fact, you have done nothing except show up for meetings without doing your homework and voting in your "feel good" way.

This county is heading for a financial train wreck in the next two years. With commissioners like these, we don't need no enemies.

Would someone please, please, steal, borrow or plagiarize some ideas from Pete's platform to avoid this financial train wreck. He's only been saying it publicly since February 2002. Go to www.raeford-nc.com and see for yourself. Or call him.

I am a regular reader of the www.raeford-nc.com website and I saw that Pete Camp had addressed this same subject months ago.

Basically, there are two solutions, criminal and civil, for the County to get restitution for the actions resulting from Bernice McPhatter defrauding this County of at least $269,000. The criminal action has been started and is in the hands of the legal system. The civil action is in the hands of the County Commissioners and Pete Camp has asked why this has not started. Only a civil trial will restore the majority of the funds that have been stolen.

Pete Camp attended and asked questions at the District Attorney’s press conference on Ms. McPhatter’s indictment. He has continued to, as usual, do the homework to ensure that justice be done. I’m sure you will be hearing from him again on this subject.

I’ll be watching to see exactly what is done and not done. Our county faces many challenges.

I believe we can only get the change we need by electing dedicated, experienced and proven leaders who really stand for something. And provide ways to get things done. Not just what they support and would like for our county, but the way to do it.

I’m tired of the go nowhere approach of our Commissioners. I’m voting for Pete Camp in 2004.

I have been to several Hoke County commissioners meetings but I have never seen such ignorant, atrocious and uncalled for conduct as that displayed by Charles Daniels at the last (January 6th) meeting. It was unprecedented for a public official and shows why Daniels has not, and never will, truly represent Hoke County.

When Pete Camp speaks in the Public Input sessions he is always dignified and respectful with those he disagrees with. Pete spoke Monday because he disagreed with the vote on commissioners travel stipends. He congratulated Bill Cameron and Jean Powell on their stand. He said Charles Daniels stand for “no change” was exactly what this county didn’t need. Daniel’s attempted to go on a slanderous and scurrilous tirade but Pete and parliamentary procedure stopped him. Then Pete coolly continued.

This personal attack was unwarranted, unprofessional and cowardly. It was cowardly because in this state a public official cannot be sued for slander and Daniels knows it. Since Daniels is not man enough to apologize for his actions his peers on the board should censure him. If they fail to do this they are tolerating, not only politics as usual, but dirty politics. I had hoped Hoke County had seen enough of this kind of trash.

After the meeting I watched Pete say Happy New Year to a dozen folks he hadn’t seen in a few weeks. You never would have guessed that someone had just attempted to personally attack him. I asked him why he wasn’t mad. He said, “Consider the source”. Well, I have considered the source. First, Pete has been shot at by a lot smarter folks. Folks who knew what they were doing. Second, I have never heard Daniels say anything meaningful on the campaign trail. If it wasn’t for straight ticket voting, he wouldn’t have been reelected.

Why am I being so hard on Daniels? Two reasons. First he deserves it. Second, I’m a Cherokee and we don’t take attacks on our friends lightly. Never. The law prevents me from doing what I would have liked to do that night but there is still freedom of speech in this country and I’ll exercise that. Yes Daniels, there is still freedom of speech in Hoke County.

I was appalled to learn of an out burst at a recent Hoke county commissioners meeting. When a public speaker expressed dislike towards the results of a vote to cut the commissioners own travel expense fund, slanderous comments were made out of order by a commissioner who felt his wallet was more important than the community that would benefit. It was also declared by this commissioner that there should be a breathalyzer test for all who attend the meetings.

Our public officials are protected from being held legally responsible for their own words but, I feel that they who are to be the leading members of our community should b expected to behave as such. Charles Daniels behavior should not go unchecked. He and the board should apologize publicly for the outburst and the accusations made. As community leaders I am sure they will have no problem setting an example and not tolerating such behavior. The public speaker threatened was Pete Camp, my father. He was verbally assaulted while trying to serve his community by being an activist.

As to the idea that substance testing be mandatory for all those in attendance to public meetings; I, in part, agree. I believe that BAC and urinalysis tests be made available by professionals to all that attend such meetings. To avoid violating the constitutional rights of individuals; I believe these tests should be voluntary. As leaders of our community commissioners should proudly take both tests. Urinalysis tests could be taken discreetly by regular attendees at leisure. Breathalyzers could be used on location. If you believe that this is truly necessary, as Charles Daniels seems to, here is the best way to enact it without violating anyone’s rights while getting to the root of the issue.

Commissioner James Leach wants to change the rules.
He wants the Public Input sessions at Hoke County Commissioners meetings to be restricted to “nothing negative”. Sorry Leach, this country was built on dissent. The majority of this areas’ folks and the colonies overall were Loyalists. There were a few Patriots that stepped forward and not only dissented but pledged their Life, Fortune and Sacred Honor to found our Country. A true patriot will always be willing to defend his country against his government. The few Patriots dissented and by Will and Faith in God freed us from a tyrannical power in the Revolutionary War.
Dissent, also known as Freedom of Speech, is one of five rights acknowledged by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Have you read it Mr. Leach? Pete Camp was exercising this right on the 6th of January when Charles Daniels attempted to stop him. It didn’t work. Charles Daniels and James Leach don’t represent us. They are just there. Like potted plants that cost us too much money. Let’s get rid of them. A county commissioner can be protected by law for being slanderous but, so far, cannot limit free speech. Say thank you Daniels, for straight Party ticket voting. It ain’t happening again. And Leach, we’ll see you at the polls.
Please notice that I said the First Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to free speech. The government didn’t create this right. God gave it to us.

Ronald Setkoski

January 8^th’s story (Commissioners keep travel pay) just about sums up how I see business happening for the Hoke County Board of Commissioners for the next two years. For the last two years, we, the taxpayers, endured a plague of 3-2 votes and it looks like we are in for many more.

Vardell Hedgpeth’s Letter last week was right on. Only one thing was missing. We will have a chance to replace two members of the Board in 2004.

Those of you who voted straight Democrat ticket were hoping you would get three of a kind. Instead, you got two 9s and a Joker. And three of a kind beats a pair in any poker game. You will have to wait until 2004 to get three of a kind and, if you get lucky, four of a kind. You won’t get it voting straight ticket.

You will have to join me in voting for Pete Camp, an Independent. Only he promises to donate all money he receives from county service to a local charity. That is what public service is supposed to be.

Yes, the Fayetteville City Council withheld funds from 14 nonprofits, but whose money was it? The taxpayers have little choice of choosing where their tax dollars go.

They do have a choice of what agencies they support with their after tax dollars.

What nonprofit do you think an elderly widow living on a limited fixed income would pick? I don’t know, but let’s leave it to her, not the City Council. Let’s leave choice in the hands of the taxpayers.

I have seen this happen at all levels of government. Last year in Hoke County the commissioners did the first line-by-line budget review in at least four years. I attended all the meetings. They did not know why some agencies were receiving money at all.

Last year our state budget spent $750 million on nonprofits but left some state public safety items in Hoke County unfunded.

The bottom line is NO level of government should be permitted to collect taxes by force and turn a portion of it over to a nonprofit agency. That is not a legitimate function of government. And illegitimate is unconstitutional.

Every time someone states that we must have "government" money to complete a project I think of all the beautiful churches we have in this region. There is not a penny of "government" money in any of them.

Sunday Forum:

Congratulations to the city council for making the bold decision not to fund at least some non-profit groups. As a libertarian, I don’t believe government should have the power to do something I as an individual couldn’t do. If I forced someone to donate to my favorite charity, it would be a crime. Why then should city government be able to take money from all of us and give it to others?

That’s not what our Founding Fathers thought. “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical,” said Thomas Jefferson.

That doesn’t mean charities shouldn’t be supported. As I Christian, I believe I’m called to help the needy. But it’s my individual responsibility to help my neighbor. Jesus commands me to “feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit those in prison,” either directly or working with my fellow believers. Jesus didn’t say, “Give your money to Caesar’s bureaucrats and they’ll take care of it..”

Americans of all religions, even those with no “religion,” have proven repeatedly that we’re the most generous people in the world, as evidenced by the success of the hundreds of charitable groups that thrive without government money. Our city is blessed with one of the finest examples of this munificent spirit, The CARE Clinic.

Unless you believe Fayetteville is a city of cold-hearted people, the so-called loss of city funding will not leave nonprofit groups out in the cold. On the contrary, it will provide another opportunity for us to demonstrate what a friendly, spirited, diverse and generous community we are.

The Hoke County Commissioners finally found a way to limit dissent and free speech – limit a speaker (Pete Camp) to once every three months during the Public Input session.

I am the single, very hardworking mom who brought the issue of the water department billing to Pete Camp’s attention.

Simply said, if the Hoke property tax office and every other utility I have will negotiate back payments when I have an unexpected emergency, why won’t the water department? Pete Camp did his homework and was also approached by several senior citizens who had the same concern.

Pete spoke during the Public Input sessions for four consecutive months (November, December, January and February). There have been at least two letters to this Newspaper on that same topic.

There has not been one word of response or rebuttal by a Commissioner or anyone from County government to Pete’s plea on our behalf. What does that tell you?

I am convinced there will be no change to that policy. To change it would give, in their opinion I guess, Pete Camp credit for responding to a need that concerned citizens asked him to look into. Have they stopped to think that maybe we asked him because he is the only one who would listen and, then, really do what he says he will do?

Pete Camp does not want credit for doing what is right – he only wants to truly represent the people.

I have friends and relatives in Hoke County and I heard disturbing news about the February 3^rd Hoke County Commissioner’s meeting. I was unsure what it was all about so I called a friend, Pete Camp, who goes to all those meetings.

Most counties have adopted rules that do not allow pre-1976 "mobile homes" to be moved into a county because of building codes. Hoke has gone one huge step further and will not allow a manufactured home (for that is what they are called) into the county that is more than 25 years old. This means that if I bought a manufactured home in 1980 and then give it to my son, he cannot move it into Hoke County in 2005.

Pete Camp explained that when any home (including a manufactured home) is appraised, it’s "actual age" and its "effective age" are shown. The "effective age" reflects the maintenance and improvements, among other things, that have been done to that home. No home depreciates if it is well maintained.

This makes sense because I have seen many manufactured homes that were in much better shape than "stick built" homes. I have also seen old homes moved to new locations and then restored.

Knowing what I do now, the Hoke County Commissioner’s vote (which passed 5-0) clearly discriminates against people who buy one type of home rather than another.

If a home, regardless of type, cannot meet code it should not pass inspection for habitation, period. The Hoke County Commissioner’s have again clearly overstepped the bounds of common sense and decency on this issue.

It saddens me greatly to hear that a public necessity is being completely and deliberately, ignored by our county commissioners who claim to serve the people. The need for negotiable water billing is exactly such an issue. Everyone needs indoor potable water. Many Hoke county citizens with good payment records are being deliberately denied this service.

They have voiced their protests about the current water policy, but have been ignored. Some have discussed this issue at county commissioner’s meetings during the quickly evaporating public speaking opportunities.

Most recently Pete Camp spoke up for the well being of elderly and single parent citizens who have fallen on hard times and are tragically affected by this cruel policy.

The county water department isn’t struggling financially. It is in fact making a profit off their monopoly. This government department should serve the public, not make financial gain at the expense of the people it’s supposed to serve.

The water department has nothing to lose by rewriting its policy so that unaffordable bills could be negotiated by citizens with good payment records. They should allow responsible citizens to continue to use the public water the system while working out payment plans to accommodate past balances. This is a much more humane way of doing business, rather than heartlessly withholding precious water from citizens in ill health or temporarily out of work.

Children are suffering and the board of commissioners remains silent. I don’t want to speak too harshly about our beloved officials but it will be a strain. Why haven’t they discussed this simple change in policy at meetings? Not one of them has even publicly acknowledged this problem, let alone took a stand.

I urge the county commissioners to do the job we elected them to do. I urge them to take a stand, vote for the benefit of the people on this case, or show their true colors and announce that the suffering of the public is of no concern to them.

Since the last County election this past year I’ve researched Straight Party Ticket voting.

I did this because my friend, Pete Camp, had the faith to run as a Third Party candidate for Hoke County Commissioner.

I am a life long Democrat but I not only stepped forward to support him, I asked to be his campaign manager. I am still his campaign manager today.

As near as I can tell, straight ticket voting started about 1880. When I became aware of what was happening back then it, all made sense.

You see, during the 1880s voter turn out was routinely 80-90%. (On a good day in Hoke County we might get 40%.)

Why such a high turn out? Simple – we had a whole bunch of political parties. We had political parties most folks have never heard of (some quite colorful). In short, if you were a prohibitionist or socialist, or anywhere else on the political landscape, there was a Party you could support. You didn’t have to feel like you were voting for the lesser of two evils.

This alarmed the two majority parties. After all, their favorite sons might not win if the vote was fractured so many ways.

They started pushing straight ticket voting. If you did not vote Straight Ticket, you simply weren’t loyal.

This was particularly effective with the Democrat Party, when, alarmed by the old Socialist Party success, they adopted some of their platform – like minimum wage, civil rights and the right to join a union. These issues resonated with the influx of immigrants from Europe. Many of them were functionally illiterate and the political cartoons we still enjoy in the newspaper today were very effective.

You might like John from Party X and Joe from Party Y but you were loyal and voted Straight Ticket.

I would like to have a nickel for every time I’ve heard people say, "I voted for so and so but I’m never voting for him again".

Please ask why you voted for him in the first place. Be honest, please. After all, you’re honest enough to admit you made a mistake. Or voted for a mistake.

I knew the legacy lived on when I went to vote in November. A nice lady gave me a pamphlet that said "Vote for Hubert Peterkin for Sheriff or Just Vote Straight Democrat Ticket".

Here we are in 2003 and what have we really learned? Who will really represent us?

I did not support Pete Camp because of his Party. I voted for him because he was the only one with a plan for this county – and a plan that made sense.

Pete Camp has agreed to run one more time. As an Independent. To do this it will take hundreds and hundreds of signatures on a petition just to get him on the ballot. You can download the petition and instructions at www.raeford-nc.com or call him at 875 3983 or call me at 875 5552.

You deserve County government that does the right thing at the right time, every time.

No, I’ve been waiting for James Leach’s appeal of his removal as executor of the estate of Dorothy Dawkins Allen, a member of his church, to be finished in court.
I have been stationed in countries ruled by corrupt dictators but I am shocked that a Minister (!) of a Christian Church (Love Grove Freewill Baptist) in this County would defraud members of that church as the trusted Executor of a Will.
Other than adultery, this is absolutely the lowest and most despicable act I can imagine for a so-called Minister of the Gospel.
The Moore County court removed Leach as executor of Dorothy Allen’s estate on August 2, 2002. Both "Pastor" and Mrs. Leach were disqualified by the court, revoking their rights to handle the estate.
He retained his lawyer and appealed. The court date came. He didn’t show up. His explanation – well, you read it and try to make sense of it.
I can’t.
The judge has ruled. Leach’s appeal has been dismissed by Superior Court Judge Michael E. Helms.
Leach must do the only honorable thing – resign from the Hoke County Board of Commissioners immediately.
He no longer holds the public trust and confidence.
He must resign immediately.
I am fully aware that if Leach resigns, the Democrat primary of 2004 will pick a more worthy opponent for me in the November election.

Pete Camp
Independent Candidate for Hoke County Commissioner, 2004
315 Patterson St
Raeford, NC
875 3983.

I have once again sat through a round of county budget meetings. There is good news and bad news.

The good news is the commissioners agreed to play by the same rules as all other county employees – they will receive 31 cents per mile for official travel, not a flat $300 allowance.

I’d like to thank all of those who spoke out about this issue. Change comes slowly in Hoke County and this change took a year of people speaking out.

The "new" commissioners have a clear conscience – the "old" commissioners will answer to the voters and, possibly, the IRS. These travel records will be in the public domain and anyone, including this newspaper, can have access to them. That’s the law.

Now the bad news. At this point the budget would be $1.5 million out of balance. There is plenty of work to do before June 30^th. Sooner or later the commissioners will actually have to have policies that result in efficient, accountable and affordable government.

Frankly, I’m still waiting for them to carry out promises made on at least three occasions since the last budget talks in May 2002. Yes, gentlemen, I can quote you.

Clearly, public safety should be the first priority. This newspaper reported the Sheriff’s requests but the Fire Marshal’s requests are no less urgent. If we cannot retain quality 911 operators, for example, the public safety systems are in trouble.

"volunteer". I don’t know if you are more at risk from crime or fire but I’ll take

Medical professionals have often said that the nicotine in cigarettes is addicting.

Our General Assembly in Raleigh has another addiction – they are addicted to spending.

Like many addicts, they feed this addiction by stealing, by force if necessary, from others.

The two wings, Democrat and Republican, of the same party in our state have not decreased spending at all.

Cigarette tax? We don’t need another tax of any type. We need a General Assembly in Raleigh that are not a bunch of spending addicts.

The General Assembly in Raleigh has increased taxes over $1 billion in the years 2001 and 2002. Have they decreased spending? No.

Have they streamlined, downsized, merged services, eliminated unnecessary or duplicative programs or increased the efficiency of programs and decreased the costs of government? No.

North Carolina used to be a business friendly state. We had relatively low tax rates that attracted new business. No longer. We lag behind all other southern states in attracting new business.

Our goal in North Carolina should be to have truly efficient state government and become the tenth state to have no state income taxes at all.

Taxes and business. Specifically, tax policy and new business. Where will Hoke County be four years from now?

A recent survey by the non-partisan John Locke Foundation clearly shows how corporate executives look at future business prospects. Taxes are the number one consideration.. Two-thirds of these executives said state and local government must reduce spending rather than raise taxes. Of course, that’s how businesses (and families) run things – when the incoming drops off you reduce the outgoing.

Hoke County is facing a challenge. One commissioner admitted this is the first budget they’ve taken a critical look at in four years. I’ve attended all the budget workshop sessions and it is clear that all our fiscal problems will not be solved by June 30^th. We still have a long way to go.

Fortunately, work can continue after the fiscal year ends, Two commissioners agreed with me that our user fee system is outdated and hurts property owners. We do not have the type of cooperation we need between city and county government. The staffing of county departments clearly needs a bottom-up review.

When a corporation looks at doing business in a new area they look at the total tax burden and the local track record. If we are going to attract new business we must send a clear signal that we can not only offer good land values, a willing labor force and supporting infrastructure. We must offer a county that is dedicated to fiscal responsibility and leaders who will sell our message.

Sadly, some initiatives are voted down 3-2. The solution to that situation will have to be addressed at the polls. If we want change, we must vote for change.

When the County Manager briefed the Commissioners on May 21^st, there was a sigh of relief when they were told the budget was balanced and there was no need for a tax increase.

For Hoke County to attract new businesses and homeowners, our goal should be to lower taxes. Yes, lower taxes to bring business to our county and give our homeowners, particularly our seniors, some tax relief.

A tax decrease without the flim-flam shell game of property revaluation we are seeing now in Cumberland County (our property revaluation will be in 2006).

I have spoken out many times about our obsolete user fee schedule which places an unnecessary burden on taxpayers. If this schedule of user fees was more realistic we could easily have a two cent decrease in our tax rate.

We could also decrease taxes by cutting costs but the Commissioners don’t appear ready to pursue any of the options that have been in my platform since February 2001.

Last year at this time I wrote a letter to the editor about this same subject. I will ask my webmaster to post it again on my website (www.petecamp.com) so you can judge for yourself.

A tax decrease in Hoke County would generate news further than Raleigh and would be a clear message to all that this is one county out of one hundred that really wants to attract new business and new residents.

The public can speak in open forum about the budget at the next Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, June 17^th. I will be interested in what you have to say. Interested, yes, but sad because what you say will be irrelevant to the Commissioners. Next year’s budget was 99.94% finished when I spoke on this same topic on June 2^nd at the last Commissioners meeting.

News Journal Editor’s note: Mr. Camp’s letter was sent to us earlier and should have been in the June 11 issue.

The recent Public Hearing on the Fort Bragg Land Use Study brought a record crowd to the County Commissioners meeting.

After the Hearing, most of the crowd left but there was one item left on the agenda they may have been interested in – "Discussion of Inspection/Planning Fees".

Other than fire inspection fees, there has been little discussion of this item so I am glad to see some action on this.

The Clerk to the Board asked for 90 days to get the information together and that is certainly fair. Among other things, the information Commissioners expect usually includes what the surrounding counties charge for like- type services.

When I spoke (several times) about fire inspection fees I said that what other counties charge may be interesting but it is probably irrelevant.

Which county’s board of commissioners is the wisest? Where should we seek this wisdom?

Cumberland County? Please, they can always serve as a bad example and little else.

There are two things to consider when pricing an inspection or other service. First, what does it really cost the county to perform that service? If your neighbor has his house inspected and that county inspector’s time and travel costs $100 and the county charges only $50, who pays the difference?

The second consideration is an investment cost – and this is perhaps truest when the so-called "sub-division fee" is considered.

A new sub-division will be a source of revenue for the county but it also represents future costs when there is a greater demand for services such as schools and law enforcement.

Can this be precisely calculated? Of course not, but it should be a planning consideration.

Don’t get me wrong, I am all in favor of development and we are fortunate to have developers with vision who have invested in our county. I want to see them continue to do what they are doing.

Back to my example of what other counties do. No, the surrounding counties don’t have much foresight on this last point – the sub-division fee.

However, Harnett County is growing rapidly and you will be surprised at the amount of their fee.

The Commissioners have an excellent opportunity to poise the county for the future.

If Hoke County would adopt a fee that is a fraction of Harnett County’s we would win on all fronts – the fee would not be a deterrent to development, future demands on services could be provided for and, lastly, our property tax rate could be lowered.

A lower tax rate would further enhance development, especially the type of development we need – new business that brings new jobs.

After this year’s property revaluation the Cumberland Commissioners lowered the property tax rate.

Every eight years, counties revalue property and, usually, lower the tax rate because property values increase. The taxpayers pay more taxes when the rate is not lowered enough.

Hoke County residents will have their property revalued in 2006. Whoever is on the Hoke County Board of Commissioners after the 2004 elections will then decide how this revaluation is handled and how much the taxpayers will really pay.

At a recent Hoke Commissioners meeting, one member of the board asked when this revaluation would take place. He got his answer. Evidently he didn’t remember what happened in 1998.

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