I have recently been informed that Governor Perdue will present the Council of State a proposal to lease the Dorothea Dix property to the City of Raleigh for $500,000 a year for 99 years. The deal will be made public only hours before the Council of State votes on this Tuesday.
This piece of land is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Governor Perdue is suggesting a lease that would pay pennies on the dollar and would continue long after all the current members of the Council of State are gone.
If you haven’t already, please contact members of the Council of State.
The deal violates all sense of transparency and accountability in government. A vote for this deal is a vote for dirty, seedy backroom politics and a vote against accountability. Where are the public hearings?
While we encourage all members of the Council of State to vote against the Dorothea Dix deal, we are particularly disturbed by reports that State Treasurer Janet Cowell and Auditor Beth Wood may support the Dix deal. We have been impressed with these two public servants and their commitment to protecting taxpayers. They normally operate openly and honestly. Click here to encourage them to keep a positive record of accountability.
We, of course, do not know all the details, but that is the point. Taxpayers are about to get a raw deal and will not even know about it until it is over.
This is a horrible deal for state taxpayers. I urge you to contact the Council of State members at once to reject this boondoggle.
Click here to let the Council of State know where you stand.
Sincerely,
Dallas H. Woodhouse
State Director
Americans for Prosperity –North Carolina
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen-leaders committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and intrusiveness of government is the best way to promote individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. AFP educates and engages citizens to support restraining state and federal government growth and returning government to its constitutional limits. AFP is more than 1.9 million activists strong, with activists in all 50 states. AFP has 35 state chapters and affiliates. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org
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