J.M. Bell

Posted By JM Bell on July 3, 2008

I don’t care what excuses Attorney Mark General Shurtleff has for the mess in Daggett County being as messy as it is, but, helping to keep government corruption and Grand Ol’ Party back scratching in the eye of the media, The Daggett County Commission is screwing around:

From KSL:

Daggett County Attorney Bryan Sidwell had a contract for four years, but today county commissioners told him he was being fired. The commissioners didn’t give a solid explanation as to why they were letting Sidwell go, but many in the county say it’s because he was doing his job almost too well.

Unlike other county attorneys, Sidwell is an appointed attorney, not an elected one. His contract states he can be let go with six-month’s notice. Today he got that notice, and residents who were there to witness it say it’s just another example of the “good ole boy” network in action.

They fired the guy leading the investigation! That’s not AT ALL suspicious, is it? Well, that was yesterday … what about today? Anything suspicious to do today?

From KSL, again:

A voting fraud scandal that’s unfolding in remote Daggett County has left a lot of residents asking a lot of questions, including the county’s computer expert who has not been allowed to examine a voting computer used during the election that happens to be under investigation for rampant fraud.

Yesterday, we reported on the Daggett County Commission’s decision to fire the County Attorney who was investigating the fraud case. Tonight, we pick up the story with a look at a computer under lock and key.

While looking through court documents filed by Daggett County attorney Bryan Sidwell right before commissioners fired him Tuesday, we came across three pages written by the county’s Information Technology worker, Kym Slagowski. She writes “From the day I started, May 23, 2007, to date, I have been denied access to the County Clerk/Treasurer’s Office.” She also writes “There is a county policy that has been in effect since April 1, 2008 that states that I am to have physical access to all county technology equipment.”

Wow … it’s like a sitcom on CMT about a crooked, bumbling city government. Like Boss Hogg from the Dukes of Hazzard, without the class and charm.

Kudos to Alex Cabrero for keeping on top of this mess.

Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: GOP asshats, media