In the 1/14/05 Sun Herald, a report by Karen Nelson entitled, ''Health official: County used political pressure'' reports at a meeting in 97 that Broadnax slammed his hand on a table at one meeting about Big Hill Acres and said, ''The Health Department would either play ball with M.E. Thompson or he (Broadnax) would cut the Health Department budget.'' Broadnax responded to Nelson, ''The entire board cut her budget, and we cut it drastically because we were having so much trouble with them (the Health Department) throughout the county. They wouldn't approve septic systems throughout the county. They were giving people so much trouble.'' He said Maddox was wrong to tie the budget cut to issues with Lucas' development.
The Lucas and their engineer are being tried in federal court at the Gulfport Courthouse this week. Maybe this explains any approvals of Ocean Beach Estates septic tank systems after the Health Department's budget was cut. It nauseates me. It makes me wonder why it takes 7 years for govermental malfeasance to be exposed. Also, I wonder if and when the Health Department's budget was restored.
By Al Pettigrew
The Lucas and their engineer are being tried in federal court at the Gulfport Courthouse this week. Maybe this explains any approvals of Ocean Beach Estates septic tank systems after the Health Department's budget was cut. It nauseates me. It makes me wonder why it takes 7 years for govermental malfeasance to be exposed. Also, I wonder if and when the Health Department's budget was restored.
By Al Pettigrew