Prostest Petition and what I said about Greensboro hiring TREBIC's Marlene Sanford, who advocated against, as a lobbyist

"A regulatory reform bill heading for a House vote repeals GS 160A-285(a).  Greensboro residents know that as the protest petition law. 

It's an old provision in state law, but it Greensboro had been mysteriously exempted in 1971. In 2009, with encouragement from local activists [Keith Brown, aka Triad Watch] and legislators, Greensboro was again covered by the law.

Now the law is in danger of disappearing statewide.

The measure allows residents who oppose a rezoning to present a petition to the City Council. With enough support, they can force the council to muster a three-fourths vote to approve the rezoning.

This empowers the people.

Developers don't like it. They are empowered at the General Assembly (see my Durham post from yesterday)."

Doug Clark
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What I said on the City of Greensboro giving TREBIC's Marlene Sanford taxpayer money for lobbying;

"George Hartzman, Baytree Drive, Greensboro

I have taught financial ethics to CPAs and attorneys for 10 years, and uncovered securities fraud in our financial industry.

Tonight, City Council was supposed to vote to give TREBIC’s Marlene Sanford [who fought against Protest Petition] money to lobby on Greensboro's behalf.

TREBIC [who fought against Protest Petition] directs campaign donations.

TREBIC, which is Marlene Sanford, Robbie Perkins, Roy Carroll and others, acted to limit RUCO in 2008.

Robbie Perkins and Marlene [who fought against Protest Petition] stacked the RUCO board and the Minimum Housing Standards Committee

Robbie Perkin's campaign money comes from those who wanted RUCO eliminated.

Mayor Perkins illegally funded TREBIC by deducting his donations which were spent on lobbying, voted to limit rental inspections, and now City Council was asked to fund Marlene with taxpayer money.

TREBIC and Robbie Perkins are responsible for harming poor renters along with other elected officials who didn't lift a finger.

This is what Marlene and Robbie, who served together on the RUCO board which met at TREBIC’s headquarters brought Greensboro with taxpayer money.

Dawn Cheney is on the executive committee for The Greensboro Landlord Association, is on DGI’s board, was on the RUCO taskforce, and is now on the post RUCO study committee.

Mrs. Chaney also chairs Greensboro's Redevelopment Commission and now she’s on the committee to fix DGI.

Those who have harmed poor renters have been left unaccountable for their actions, and continue to pervert our government.

These people are actively harming Greensboro with regulatory capture, self dealing, cronyism and stacked committees and our news industry won't report it."
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Dear Greensboro's press, please tell the truth about some of our local "stakeholders" who lobby against what's in the best interests of our community behind closed doors, but show another face to the public.