Rusty McMahon: Request for Information on Economic Development


Sent to Interim County Manager Robert Murphy:
In order for citizens to formulate and make informed comments at Monday night’s public hearings regarding the Economic Development Incentive Grant and the Economic Development Loan, they must have complete information about each.  They cannot and should not be expected or invited to comment on secret matters that have only been discussed/addressed in closed sessions and about which they know nothing.
 
By 10:00am Monday July 6, please forward me by electronic mail and make public all documents relating to:
 
    1. the Economic Development Incentive Grant, including but not limited to all applications, background investigation results on company,  and property owner, correspondence with the company, correspondence with the property owner, correspondence with state officials, correspondence with federal officials, transcripts of meetings, etc.; and
 
    2. the Economic Development Loan, including but not limited to all applications (including Credit Application), Company Dun & Bradstreet Report, Company Officers’ Credit       Reports, Company Balance Sheets (3 years), Company Profit and Loss Statements (3 years), Company Cash Flow Analysis (3 years), Company Audits (3 years), background investigation results on company officials, customer recommendations, vendor recommendations, correspondence with the company, correspondence with state officials, correspondence with federal officials, transcripts of meetings, etc.
 
If providing this information will take more time, please cancel the public hearings until the information is made available to the public and citizens have had ample time to review it.  Please make public all documents regarding these two economic development matters, give us time to do our due diligence, and then ask us what we think.  Such would make sense if you care what we think.  Anything short of full disclosure and transparency is not fair, not honest, and not responsible to the citizens you claim to serve. 
 
If you are unwilling or unable to provide this information, please advise with reason/reasons ASAP.
 
Thanks in advance for your prompt, responsible assistance in this matter.
 
Rusty McMahon