Thursday, February 26, 2009

Has anyone seen those engineering studies?

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On October 10, 2007 when I met with Gary Kubic, Beaufort County Executive, he said that the County would prepare an engineering report of the roof truss connection problem.
http://peretired.blogspot.com/2007/10/kubic.html
Has anybody seen that engineering report?

Later Kubic said that the County had hired an outside firm to evaluate its Building Code Enforcement Department. In August 2008 The Island Packet called for making the report public.
http://peretired.blogspot.com/2007/10/whitewash.html
Has anybody seen that report?

In February 2008 the SCHH Property and Grounds Committee said in the minutes to their February 2008 meeting that Pulte was preparing an engineering study of the retaining wall failure at hole #17 at Hidden Cypress Golf Course.
http://peretired.blogspot.com/2008/03/retaining-wall-failure.html
Has anybody seen that engineering report?

I haven't seen any of these reports. Nobody who I talk to has seen them either.
It's fairly obvious why Pulte isn't forthcoming; but, what about Beaufort County? After all, they're PUBLIC officials. We taxpayers pay their salaries. And, what about our elected County Council? Why haven't they made sure that the reports are made public?


BTW, I'm still looking for an answer to my questions to Kubic: what agency is responsible for assuring that timber bridges and retaining walls are designed properly (plans sealed and signed by a registered professional engineer)? And, what agency is responsible for certifying (similar to a certificate of occupancy for a house) that timber bridges and retaining walls are built according to the approved construction plans? It's been more than a year and a half since I asked Kubic these questions. Mr. Kubic? Jerry Stewart? other elected Beaufort County council members?
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