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Candidate questions Princeton board10 October 2007 — A Princeton Town Board candidate made accusations at last week’s town board meeting that one of the other candidates, who presently serves on the town board, may have excessively profited from a town contract.
Greg Collins brought pictures of the recently constructed oil recycling facility which is just outside the town’s waste treatment facility. He asked about the amount of the contract. Town Administrator Marla Ashworth answered Mr. Collins that the building, to her memory, cost about $15,000. The construction was covered under a grant, with town paying ten percent of the costs. Mr. Collins went on to say that the building was little more than some salt-treated plywood. He asked who was the low bidder on the building, which drew an angry reaction from Town Commissioner Eddie Haddock. Mr. Collins said he knew that Haddock Enterprises was the contractor, for $13,568.96, and the work was paid on June 26. Mr. Haddock said the town got three bids on that project, and he was the low bidder by quite a bit. Mayor Don Rains said, “Tonight’s not a time to do this.” Mr. Collins also asked if he was elected to the board if he would be prohibited from serving as a reserve officer with the town’s police department. Mr. Collins is a police officer for the Town of Selma. Police Chief Eddie Lewis said the town’s personnel policy, passed in 2002, specifically prohibits a town board member from serving as a reserve officer.
Town Administrator Marla Ashworth responded to Mr. Collins accusations Monday. The Princeton Town Board accepted a $15,000 project grant for the construction of a oil recycling facility in April of last year. Bids were taken between November 2 and November 30. Town Engineer C.T. Clayton prepared the building specifications. Mrs. Ashworth said the town solicited bids from at least ten different firms, but only three offered bids, due to the small size of the project. Lou Spells Construction offered a bid of $18,975. Stephenson Construction offered a bid of $18,553. Haddock Enterprises was the low bidder at $13,368.96. Mrs. Ashworth was acting as grant administrator, and awarded the grant under the informal bid process allowable for projects between $5,000 and $300,000, under NC General Statute 143-131. The bids did not come before the town board. She was also the custodian of the bids until the award.
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