Shame on The Carrboro Citizen! Shame on you! Shame on Mark Chilton!
Any doubt about whether Carrboro’s recent loan to The Carrboro Citizen would bias it by enabling pandering to the town’s leadership was surely set to rest by your decision to disregard, as its editor, objectivity and professionalism when you decided to publish Mr. Chilton’s June 11 “Opinion†piece. Great timing, too!
About two months ago, you committed to researching the facts — to finding the truth — to being objective — before reporting further on this matter. You’ve now lost my respect and that of a host of local readers.
But the questions from the beginning remain:
What happened to the final inspection documents?
Why do daily inspection logs remain for 1998 and other years but not for 1997?
Why is there not only one permit (as with other contractors) but two for Hillsborough Plumbing? And why is there no record of a final inspection of Hillsborough Plumbing having occurred at all, let alone as it did on/about Dec. 15, 1997? And well after the town’s alleged final inspection date!
Messrs. Chilton, Canova and Brough continue to claim that the final inspection occurred on Dec. 1, 1997, conducted by former inspector Don Knight with Carlin Electric. The true final inspection occurred thereafter on/about Dec. 15, conducted by incumbent inspector Donnie Williams with Hillsborough Plumbing.
Either way, the apartment bathroom lines were indisputably embedded in concrete by no later than Oct. 31, 1997 and, therefore, should have been inspected during the town’s alleged final inspection on Dec. 1, 1997.
Unless both inspectors were blind on Dec. 1, 1997, there should be no reason “why?â€
Carrboro is insisting on applying the 2009 Residential Code.
The Department of Insurance has taken the position that, in the absence of final inspection and CO docs, the activation of public utilities (PSNC, PEMC) should document the completion date and applicable code year. As on Nov. 28 and Dec. 3, 1997, respectively.
As regards farming, Carrboro has had 21 years in which to implement a Farm Code and has failed to do so. WHY?
And why at that time did Carrboro NOT grant “voting rights†to ETJ land owners when the state gave its leadership this option in conjunction with transferring development jurisdiction to municipalities?
When you again practice professional journalism, you’ll likely learn the truth! Let’s hope you and TCC have the courage to report it at that time!
p.s. Re: Chilton’s claim that he initiated partnering with cooperative extension, I was the one to invite Karen McAdams into recent discussions of the fertilizer restrictions amendment and farm code — and NOT Mr. Chilton or any other town official.
Re: The Carrboro Farmers’ Market, no ETJ/watershed legal farm owner sells produce reportedly at this venue. Walk around any Saturday. Mebane. Chatham County.
Hillsborough. Elsewhere. Great venue but NOT for Carrboro’s farms.Â
Marilyn Kille
Peppermint Spring Farm