Tag: discretionary funds
Opinion: The Battle of Catharpin Park, Prince William County, Virginia
by Al Aborn http://albornbiz.blogspot.com I watched the Prince William County Board of County Supervisor’s Meeting on 24 April 2012 because I was very interested in the outcome of our annual budget process. Marty Nohe developed a “good enough” compromise to
OPINION: Prince William’s Discretionary Funds Use by County Board of Supervisors Should End Immediately
by Mike Thompson Jefferson Policy Journal of the Thomas Jefferson Institute “Open government” and “transparent government” are the current code words for “good government.” Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors, however, seem to lack a basic understanding that in today’s world
Prince William County, Virginia – Should the Board of Supervisors have the priviledge of spending your money on unfunded programs? AKA ‘Discretionary Spending’
Prince William County, Virginia – Should the Board of Supervisors have the priviledge of spending your money on unfunded programs? AKA ‘Discretionary Spending’. County Supervisors are allowed to accumulate surpluses from their office budgets over a number of years and
OPINION – 21 February PWC BOCS proposed Discretionary Fund distributions.
by Al Alborn http://albornbiz.blogspot.com/ Today, our Board of County Supervisors plans to give away our money to several worthy and very deserving groups through discretionary funds, or the personal prerogative of a few of our Supervisors to spend taxpayer dollars
OPINION: “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!”
by Al Alborn http://albornbiz.blogspot.com/ I just read this article By John S. Gray CPA PC, Lake Ridge, VA, OPINION: Rainbow Riding Academy’s Tax Return On Bill Golden’s PrinceWilliamLife.com. Reading Bill’s website is part of my morning routine. There’s not much I can add to
OPINION: Rainbow Riding Academy’s Tax Return
By John S. Gray CPA PC Lake Ridge, VA This just keeps getting better and better. The RRC had an “unusual year” that was not disclosed to many people prior to the attempted $100,000 contribution by Wally Covington. What was
OPINION: I really hope our time isn’t up.
by Al Alborn The Alborn Foundation “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury with the result that a democracy
OPINION – Update: Supervisor Covington pulls controversial donation.
by Al Alborn The Alborn Foundation I just read on the INSIDENOVA.com website that Supervisor Covington has pulled his controversial donation. That’s a good thing. The real “win” here is public awareness of Discretionary Funds and their use. I have
OPINION – Objection to Giving $100K of Taxpayer Money to Rainbow Riding Center
by Morris D. “Moe” Davis I write to voice my objection to Mr. Covington’s plan to donate $100,000.00 collected in taxes from Prince William County taxpayers to the non-profit organization his wife heads. I commend the organization and the work
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