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THURSDAY, MARCH 22,1990
Editoriols
Put up or shut up
At last week’s Town Council meeting, county sanitarian Jack Lockhart was once again the subject of allegations questioning his professional competence by councilman William Wickens.
“Lockhart-bashing” has become something of a regular feature at the town’s council and planning commission meetings, and Mr. Wickens has made similar allegations on several occasions during discussions about the proposed revisions to the subdivision ordinance, as well as during the consideration of the L.O.M.P. subdivision application.
Enough is enough. Instead of vague allegations directed at Mr. Lockhart, we suggest that if Mr. Wickens has evidence that Mr. Lockhart is not performing his job satisfactorily, he submit the evidence to the Health Department in the form of a complaint.
Otherwise, let’s leave Mr. Lockhart out of the debate. We agree with councilman Ray Gooch, who suggested that, since the town’s ordinances specifically state that the approval of the sanitarian is acceptable to fufill the application criteria, that ought to be acceptable to Mr. Wickens.
If he deems those provisions unacceptable, then he should submit amendments to the ordinances which would remedy what he obviously perceives as a deficiency.
As a public official, Mr. Lockhart is an easy target for criticism. But the criticism should be constructive and wellgrounded, not vague allegations offered without proof in the heat of a debate.
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