King Lanny Speaks!!!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

All citizens of Union County take notice. For King Lanny has spoken!

United for Union has learned of two events the last two weeks that should make every freedom loving citizen of Union County pause.

First, Lanny Openshaw gave the DUI mayor of Waxhaw permission to go shut down, that's right--SHUT DOWN, a LEGAL forestry project on an individual's own land. King Lanny Openshaw, with no authority whatsoever, shut down a person's right to forestry on their own land. Maiden Gardner followed the King's request and with NO authority of her own, ordered the man to shut down his LEGAL operation. What is so concerning is that our elected officials are not responsible for enforcing laws, that is the job of our legal and judicial system. This is beyond American as King Lanny is looking to pull private property rights away from anyone. Just because HE doesn't like a tree being cut down does NOT give him or Gardner the right to enforce the laws, in this case no law even being broken. I thought Obama and his friends of Pelosi and Reid were bad but this makes them look like Republicans compared to this act of freedom supression!

Second, King Lanny has decided to ruin our county's water/sewer system and cause environmental damage as well cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. As Chairman, you may recall, Openshaw and his co-horts (Kuehler and Rogers) approved the hiring of the new public works director, Ed Goscicki. Mr. Goscicki was an "outsider" who had ZERO ties to Union County. His job was to operate a public works system that was poorly run.

Under Mr. Goscicki's direction, his department is in charge of implenting a new water policy as passed by King Lanny. Now King Lanny is bored and tires of this servant Ed Goscicki. According to today's Enquirer Journal, King Lanny is ignoring his own advisor's advice and attempting to appease Lynda Paxton and others with the pipe dream that this current project for Wingate and Marshville is taking away priority for them.

Here are the FACTS. This upgrade to the sewer system in Wingate/Marshville qualifies for an EPA grant that no other town in Union County can obtain. Second, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is set to impose fees (starting in February to the tune of $25,000 daily) if the problem down east isn't fixed. Third, you cannot upgrade sewer capacity now in the West because there isn't enough sewer in the first place. And King Lanny has not approved more water from Lancaster as he opposes ALL GROWTH! Judge him by his actions, not his words people!

Bottom line, Union County taxpayers (all taxpayers) will lose a $1.96 million grant. The state will impose fines of $25,000 daily beginning in February that taxpayers will have to pay for. And last, the West doesn't get sewer.

There is a reason King's lose power in a hurry. It would be nice if King Lanny is dethroned in May so the taxpayers of this county will quit paying for his mistakes!