As a taxpaying citizen of Fairfield County, I find it inconceivable County Council chose to amend bylaws and not address the continued absence of the Councilman from District 3. It’s understood this issue would have to pass through the court and we, the taxpayers, would pay the tab, but to sit there and ignore the […]

Thank you Mr. County Council Chairman for ending each Council meeting with a pity sermon, and of course taking the opportunity to get the last word in at these meetings. Which, by the way, doesn’t help your cause, especially when you have your foot in your mouth making a statement like “It’s difficult to get new businesses to come here when the county is getting […]

I am still not clear on the problem of recreation spending in this county. In the newspaper we read that “Fairfield County will seek an engineering firm or similar firm well versed in recreation projects and related matters to serve as a consultant to oversee projects in each district.” Will those consulting fees come from […]

I recently read in The Voice a report that County Councilman from District 1 admonished our elected State Representative for not joining with Council to defend the actions County Council has undertaken on behalf of the Citizens of Fairfield County. Then on Monday, Dec. 9, the Council Chairman was quoted as having said during “Council […]

The Handbook for County Government of South Carolina, the Bible on how to operate a county council, states clearly and defines the following: “Establishing and communicating a vision for the county.” It goes on to state that this vision is the most significant policy and decision the county must make: “It is the essences of leadership.” […]

I owe County Council and its Chairman an apology. I further accept the blame for acting inappropriately, So here it is: I accused Council of being responsible for not maintaining the grass on the roadways. I further went on to complain that I and my neighbors have to cut the grass so people can walk the […]

Once again with a packed house, the Fairfield County Council “received” requests from its taxpayers to stop the outrageous spending, give back the double dipped insurance funds and college tuition totaling over $95,000 and the taxpayers were ignored. Each council member receives $759 a month or a total of $66,780 yearly under the guise of […]

Thirty years ago, Fairfield County started receiving money from the V.C. Summer Nuclear Power Plant. All of the Fairfield County Councils and Administrators from the inception of receiving this money have hidden their spending of these funds by not using them in our Fairfield County budgets. The budgets are fixed by the County Administrator and […]

I am writing to express appreciation to the five Volunteer Fire Departments that responded to the fire destroying our house at Lake Wateree on July 21. When we got there, trucks from the Ridgeway, Mitford, Community, Dutchman Creek and Southeastern VFDs were already there and containing the fire. The Rescue Squad was there to give […]

Thank you for the excellent work done by The Independent Voice and specifically Stevie Johnson on informing the parents and taxpayers of Blythewood about Richland School District 2. She does an excellent job of providing research and insight into an area that impacts all of us. Her role as an independent advocate is appreciated. Doug […]