Comments on: 2018 Grand Jury Report On ECUA Allegations Released With Critical Findings And Recommendations http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brotherhood http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427429 Brotherhood Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:50:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427429 @ Kennie Lyons: Good info... unfortunately I think you shook the hornet's nest... Wouldn't be surprised if they don't come after you for being open about what you know first hand... The "Good ol Boys there don't like it when their butter wagon gets disrupted..... I know as you know. @ Kennie Lyons:

Good info… unfortunately I think you shook the hornet’s nest… Wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t come after you for being open about what you know first hand… The “Good ol Boys there don’t like it when their butter wagon gets disrupted….. I know as you know.

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427389 M in Bratt Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:01:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427389 I'd love to know how much tax payer money was spent on lawyers to keep this report secret until right after the election I’d love to know how much tax payer money was spent on lawyers to keep this report secret until right after the election

]]> By: kennymcmahon http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427353 kennymcmahon Sat, 12 Sep 2020 21:13:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427353 Walker is now out but you still have Perkins and Benson. this goes munch further there is still a lot more you need to look at in this orginazation .there is a lot more . Walker is now out but you still have Perkins and Benson. this goes munch further there is still a lot more you need to look at in this orginazation .there is a lot more .

]]> By: Melissa Pino http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427344 Melissa Pino Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:39:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427344 Multiple nails on multiple heads, Jay. Perfect assessment of where it's at and what it needs and means. Sadly, it's probably also an accurate read on what will happen from here, with a strong likelihood of nothing. Deborah Brusso: it's not too late for people to write your name in, correct? Does it work here legally the way it does other places I have lived...there WILL be room on the ballot for people to write in whoever they want? You got a good percentage of the vote even though you were hampered by covid as a non-incumbent and strapped for finances since so many people had donated to a previous candidate. Got it in the tank for a two-month grassroots push for people to write you in? One thing is certain: if all the long-standing rumblings of one of these board members stepping down before the end of her turn to run for County Commissioner has any truth to it, this report should be ample demonstration of what a horrible idea that would be. And way too close for comfort per our household. Multiple nails on multiple heads, Jay. Perfect assessment of where it’s at and what it needs and means. Sadly, it’s probably also an accurate read on what will happen from here, with a strong likelihood of nothing.

Deborah Brusso: it’s not too late for people to write your name in, correct? Does it work here legally the way it does other places I have lived…there WILL be room on the ballot for people to write in whoever they want? You got a good percentage of the vote even though you were hampered by covid as a non-incumbent and strapped for finances since so many people had donated to a previous candidate. Got it in the tank for a two-month grassroots push for people to write you in?

One thing is certain: if all the long-standing rumblings of one of these board members stepping down before the end of her turn to run for County Commissioner has any truth to it, this report should be ample demonstration of what a horrible idea that would be. And way too close for comfort per our household.

]]> By: J. A. Ingwell http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427342 J. A. Ingwell Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:05:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427342 Two plus years have passed since the Grand Jury issued their report and the court releasing it to the public. During that time Sorrell has been allowed to retire, Perkins and Benson have been re-elected to four year terms and Campbell just recently won her August primary. So much for swift justice, but then again it is a legal system, not a justice system. The Grand Jury’s recommendation for term limits to be placed on the board is a direct indictment of the board’s incompetence and total lack of engagement; not to mention their contempt for their constituents. It’s also an indictment of the Escambia County electorate’s lack of engagement when it comes to ECUA Board Member elections. As part of the engaged Escambia County electorate, I’m requesting the immediate resignation of these three board members. Resigning would be the honorable thing to do. Instead they will continue to waste rate payer money on frivolous and harassing litigation, demand excessive lift station standards, fail to supervise the executive director, raise rates and most importantly, collect their board salaries for working four to five days per month. Maybe they will find the time in their busy schedules to conduct an annual performance review of the new Executive Director. . Two plus years have passed since the Grand Jury issued their report and the court releasing it to the public. During that time Sorrell has been allowed to retire, Perkins and Benson have been re-elected to four year terms and Campbell just recently won her August primary. So much for swift justice, but then again it is a legal system, not a justice system.

The Grand Jury’s recommendation for term limits to be placed on the board is a direct indictment of the board’s incompetence and total lack of engagement; not to mention their contempt for their constituents. It’s also an indictment of the Escambia County electorate’s lack of engagement when it comes to ECUA Board Member elections.

As part of the engaged Escambia County electorate, I’m requesting the immediate resignation of these three board members. Resigning would be the honorable thing to do. Instead they will continue to waste rate payer money on frivolous and harassing litigation, demand excessive lift station standards, fail to supervise the executive director, raise rates and most importantly, collect their board salaries for working four to five days per month. Maybe they will find the time in their busy schedules to conduct an annual performance review of the new Executive Director.

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]]> By: Kennie Lyons http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427335 Kennie Lyons Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:45:13 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427335 I'm a former employee with over 31 years of service. I ran for District 3 back in 2016. I can tell you for certain that ECUA is rotten at the top ( Management and Board Members). Randy Rudd is by far the most ruthless and unprofessional of upper management. The good old boys system is alive in well in this organization. And the Inequality amongst people of color is HORRIBLE! Someone need to investigate when Danny Majors was the Director over Lift Stations and Water Wells, he brought in his friend from Layne Central and Joe Tindall to do his under the table magic when came down purchasing pumps and other equipment. There's a lot of kickbacks that's going on in this organization with crooked leaders. My heart goes out to the real devoted employees. I was looking forward to in election, but things caused me not to, but I'm truly looking forward to run again in 2024. I’m a former employee with over 31 years of service. I ran for District 3 back in 2016. I can tell you for certain that ECUA is rotten at the top ( Management and Board Members). Randy Rudd is by far the most ruthless and unprofessional of upper management. The good old boys system is alive in well in this organization. And the Inequality amongst people of color is HORRIBLE! Someone need to investigate when Danny Majors was the Director over Lift Stations and Water Wells, he brought in his friend from Layne Central and Joe Tindall to do his under the table magic when came down purchasing pumps and other equipment. There’s a lot of kickbacks that’s going on in this organization with crooked leaders. My heart goes out to the real devoted employees. I was looking forward to in election, but things caused me not to, but I’m truly looking forward to run again in 2024.

]]> By: Oversight http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427292 Oversight Sat, 12 Sep 2020 02:44:19 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427292 Confirmed by the report and the vote. Term limits enforced by We the People. Confirmed by the report and the vote. Term limits enforced by We the People.

]]> By: R C http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427287 R C Sat, 12 Sep 2020 01:55:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427287 Please don't let this go to waste! It is time the elected board do their job and clean this organization up. The citizens who elected you are depending on you to make the hard decisions and clean this mess up. Please don’t let this go to waste! It is time the elected board do their job and clean this organization up. The citizens who elected you are depending on you to make the hard decisions and clean this mess up.

]]> By: Melissa Pino http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427286 Melissa Pino Sat, 12 Sep 2020 01:22:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427286 Yet sadly, no criminal convictions. Just a hard tsk tsk and a write-up that cushions the board members by making them look merely incompetent when they were actually complicit. And of course after this sat for months on end with no action on somebody's desk, it magically gets wrapped up and made public JUST after the primaries. Par for the course. Don't get me wrong, this is good news, and should help to reform that autocratic monopoly. Perhaps the naysayers who have been chewing over "needless" court action can now see that there was very good reason for the Bear family to bring this to the SAO. How absurd that the ECUA board members could have had this resolved from the get-go simply by admitting to and correcting the egregious errors made. Nope. Drag it out to the tune of at least 1.3 M in taxpayer expense while claiming ignorance that defies credulity. Two of the board members up to their necks in this are still there. The voters just returned one of them by dint of the republican primary. Congrats. Well, at least this may put the kabosh on any ideas of running for further offices... Yet sadly, no criminal convictions. Just a hard tsk tsk and a write-up that cushions the board members by making them look merely incompetent when they were actually complicit.

And of course after this sat for months on end with no action on somebody’s desk, it magically gets wrapped up and made public JUST after the primaries. Par for the course.

Don’t get me wrong, this is good news, and should help to reform that autocratic monopoly. Perhaps the naysayers who have been chewing over “needless” court action can now see that there was very good reason for the Bear family to bring this to the SAO. How absurd that the ECUA board members could have had this resolved from the get-go simply by admitting to and correcting the egregious errors made.

Nope. Drag it out to the tune of at least 1.3 M in taxpayer expense while claiming ignorance that defies credulity. Two of the board members up to their necks in this are still there. The voters just returned one of them by dint of the republican primary. Congrats. Well, at least this may put the kabosh on any ideas of running for further offices…

]]> By: Gum Bumper http://www.northescambia.com/2020/09/2018-grand-jury-report-on-ecua-allegations-released-with-critical-findings-and-recommendations/comment-page-1#comment-427278 Gum Bumper Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:50:08 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=416264#comment-427278 Man ol man.... Wish'd the Grand Jury had asked me some questions.... Man ol man…. Wish’d the Grand Jury had asked me some questions….

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