The Halls Republican Club met this evening, Knox Co Law Director candidate Nathan Rowell, Knox Co. Property Assessor candidates Andrew Graybeal and Jim Weaver were the Speakers. Last month, Law Director candidate Richard Armstrong and Property Assessor candidate John Whitehead were the featured Speakers.
Nathan Rowell, Candidate for Knox Co Law Director speaking to the Halls Republican Club.
The media (other than BrianHornback.Com) were present tonight probably for Andrew Graybeal and for Phil Ballard’s Chief Deputy.
Megan Boehnke of the Knox News Sentinel along with Miles Cary taking photos and recordings of Graybeal.
Andrew Graybeal discussed a property a couple of miles from the meeting location, that was purchased for in excess of $470,000, a loan in excess of $460,000 but the property assessment is less than half of that. It is believed that the property is the Hotel Avenue property in Fountain City owned by former County Commissioner Robert Lawrence Smith, who has contributed $1,000 to the campaign of Graybeal and Whitehead’s opponent. Smith’s wife Sharon has also donated $1,000 to the campaign of Graybeal and Whitehead’s opponent.
Phil Ballard‘s Chief Deputy Jim Weaver spoke and was asked by a Mrs. Cry about where he would cut 5% of his budget. He said with the purchase of technology of tablets, he could eliminate two employees. So, on Tuesday the Knox Co Property Assessor employees will be meeting around the coffee pot, drawing straws to see who if Weaver is elected will be cut.
In addition, I asked Weaver about the Treasurer of his campaign being the Chairman of the Board of Equalization. He said that by law he could name himself or his wife but he chose Archie Johnson. Because he knows Johnson and would trust Johnson with his checkbook. However, that is not what he was reported to say last Wednesday in the Knoxville Mercury newspaper, here.
“Weaver says he sees no conflict of interest. “Somehow that’s implying he and I could control something, and that’s just not true,” says Weaver, who says Johnson isn’t a personal friend.”
The Knoxville Mercury story where Weaver says his Campaign Treasurer is not a personal friend. A contrary story to what he said at the Halls Republican Club.
So, his wife surely must have been aggravated that he admitted to the Halls Republican Club that he could not trust his wife or himself with the campaign checkbook.
Nice of Rodney Lane’s daddy to attack Graybeal. When he receives the arrest paperwork and see who the person that was arrested, he may have the big one.
Interesting with Lane’s past that he would want the documents, does he want Rodney’s past too? Ole Rodney lost his job from Foster, 2016 may be a repeat for Rosney