.....LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN, CAST THE FIRST STONE

Janet Aubrey’s email of 12th February 2010 was posted on the blog earlier this week. Close examination of this email is revealing to say the least and the correspondence raises many questions. What is particularly disturbing is that it is Ms Aubrey who has spearheaded the group against Commissioner Stoltzfus. In fact it was her husband who was the very first person to stand up and demand an investigation into the breaking of Sunshine Laws and it is Ms Aubrey who is working with Mr Carter who has stated ’This is also about the Sunshine laws and being transparent in government.’ Mr Stoltzfus emails have been out in the open for all to see for many weeks now. Aside from an enthusiasm to do his job properly and ensure that codes are followed he has been found guilty of nothing despite a public lynching by our local press. In a twist of fate this one email alone by Ms Aubrey implies that she is doing the very things she has accused Commissioner Stoltzfus of ie acting as a conduit and particpating in a shadow government. If the Islander newspaper whose ‘staff includes three, college-educated, degreed journalists who know how to report a fair and balanced story‘ (see a previous post on the blog) are true to their word then this email better get front page coverage next week. It is alarming that they have chosen to ignore something they have had knowledge of for many weeks, instead choosing to print Ms Aubrey's attacks on Commissioner Stoltzfus and the Sun newspaper even giving her a guest editorial!

Nothing in any of the emails suggests that Commissioner Woodland asked Ms Aubrey to convey information to Commissioner Stoltzfus. Ms Aubrey on the other hand should not be sharing the results of her meetings with Commissioner Woodland nor conveying details of her conversations with him regarding policy and planning. The quotations below taken from the email and shown in red show that she is doing just that and therefore acting as a conduit which is a violation of the Sunshine Laws. She has also accused Commissioner Stoltzfus of running a shadow government. The quotations below appear to demonstrate that the Aubrey’s themselves are involved in a ‘shadow government’ but more worrying is how deep that shadow government runs within our City and how many have a vested financial interest in the outcome. For context it should be noted that both Janet and Gene Aubrey work for PAR and the Thrashers.


'I have spent a great deal of time with Dale Woodland lately'


'He and I have been at work for a while now with the Thrashers (who own a significant amount of land on Pine) and other various pertinent parties like Danny Gagne and Sissy Quinn to make this a reality'


'Additionally, Dale and I have discussed and hope to ultimately propose a plan that offers incentives to owners'


'Gene and I are always in conversations with PAR'


'Dale and I think an initiative to invest'


'You have to literally get in the boat and row with the rest of us'

'being inside the tent offers an opportunity to effect positive change rather quickly without cumbersome public meetings and additional legislation '

' a lot goes on at our house because Gene and I are very actively involved in a lot of the work being done in the City '


'I would really like it if you would come by the house on a regular basis'


'coming up with good solutions. It's just the process at City Hall isn't condusive to it '