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Sounds like the story keeps changing or words keeping being added to change the context of the statements. Ullman potential statement: “No, what I (really) meant to say was 6mths after they are rolling in the dough and THEY DECIDE they want to pay us back.” Perhaps someone should check to see if Dynamis shareholders are the children of any of the commissioners. Of course I am being a little facetious but really, how can you get away with that in any other business aside from a dealing with a government agency taking public money (as Guardian so aptly points out).

Regardless of that issue, they still violated the open meeting law MULTIPLE times, not to mention the illegal electioneering amongst a myriad of other actions. If an outside investigator looked at Ullman’s county computer, I am confident they would find so much information that should not have been done on taxpayer equipment it would be shocking to the public and further, since she uses her personal laptop for much of her “county business”, that computer should be seized and the activities nvestigated on that one as well.

As a citizen of this county, I have to admit I am no longer surprised that elected officials all over this country are corrupt. We have it right here in our own county and no one is doing anything about it. Has anyone even bothered to talk to CH2M Hill – the county’s primary engineering firm/asked them for an opinion about the Dynamis project? If not them, has anyone bothered to ask any engineering firm in the valley what their opinion is? Seems like someone would seek out professionals to obtain an opinion as Ada County seems to be ensuring they have the right spin on statements to confuse the average person.

To My Two Cents, loudmouth Ullman likely has a tough time explaining this but I am sure she is working on her infamous response. Let me see, I suspect it would go something like this …. “The former landfill directors did something we had to take care of and former employees are working with Vern to discredit this project and let’s see, we didn’t do anything wrong as we did all these wonderful things for the community like (blather, blather about this or that), and then see, I did such a great thing for our community and I am so proud of it because it was all me, me, me…. I swooped in and saved the day, all the poor county citizens, etc. Perhaps if she isn’t mad at Rick, she may say my colleague and I, blather, blather, blather. Finally, “see, I saved the entire county and again, it was all me, me, me. Oh wait, did I say ME yet? It was me, me, me!! Aren’t you so thankful you have ME?!

I encourage everyone to contact the AG’s office and ask for an investigation.

EDITOR NOTE–Under Idaho law the AG will NOT investigate based on a citizen complaint. The local prosecutor is the sole authority except under very specific circumstances. Based on what the GUARDIAN is aware of, this case has a lot of questionable decisions, but nothing that would warrant a “public corruption” investigation. ALSO, we have reached the saturation point for personal attacks on Ullman or anyone else. Critical comments are fine, but repeated attacks are not our style.

EDITOR NOTE–Best catch-all term is “PUBLIC MONEY.”

Point taken and I may have been naïve to think the PA’s office would walk away from a deal they know to be illegal – So now the question is will the AG’s look into this? Normally the AG won’t get involved unless the PA’s office asks them to.

EDITOR NOTE–The BIB BIG issue is the county is prohibited by the Idaho Constitution from loaning money or credit to private parties. Based on the previously explained intent, it is clearly a loan–despite claims of ownership of design plans which are truly worthless.

I’m also wondering if an information request to the Federal Government would show if Ada County actually got any stimulus funds. I’d like to know where the money came from – and whose pockets it ended up in.

EDITOR NOTE–So far the money came from Ada taxpayers, but there is an impending deadline to apply for some sort of energy rebate credit. As it sits, Dynamis has a final construction completion deadline of April 2013 if memory serves us. HArd to go after the loan deal–which it is in our opinion–because they are now calling it a “consulting contract.” Shy of a major smoking gun, we are on hold at the present time.

All money in the county coffers including those in this enterprise fund comes from USERS WHO ARE TAXPAYERS!! From what I have found Ada County front loaded Dynamis to the tune of $2 Million in hopes (at least from Dynamis’ perspective) of gaining stimulus money that would have been PAID TO DYNAMIS for this project and that Dynamis, once getting this jump start from Ada County, would be able to qualify for the stimulus funding under the Obama administration. Regardless, we have been repeatedly told that we would get the $2 million back within six months.

As stated in previous posts, six month windows have come and gone so what does that mean? When will we get our money back and why doesn’t anyone aside from the Guardian care about this? It’s our elected officials recklessly throwing away our money. Another question for taxpayers is what happens if this project never makes it to fruition as many across the Treasure Valley and surrounding areas predict?

Will Ada County ever recover the $2 million dollars paid for (sarcastically referenced) design plans? An additional tip of troubling information is that Commissioner Sharon Ullman forced employees to process payments to Dynamis very short notice in the sums of at least $250k at a time and that she signed for those herself ensuring delivery to Dynamis.

Get real folks, what other contractor at Ada County receives personal delivery or assurance thereof of a contractual check from one of the CEO’s? Do you suppose that Steve Appleton hand-delivers checks to contractors with Micron —-I think not!! Adding to the many questions on the table: 1) has any other contractor at Ada County had a commissioner personally walk through the payment process for them and 2) why did Sharon push through an “emergency pay” process on Dynamis documentation and 3) why is her signature on the documents for the actual checks once they were cut to Dynamis 4) again, has this ever happened with any other contractor or vendor at the county?

To check my statements, submit a public records request to the County Clerk asking to see all vendor information on the vendor Dynamis or any other contractor you wish to compare them with. You will find Commissioner Ullman’s signature receipting for many, if not all, of the Dynamis $2 million dollar checks that were paid over a period of time. Again, WHY??

There is something that smells really bad about this whole deal. The big question is what is it and I personally think that’s something a forensic auditor is going to have to examine. These commissioners were slick and out of control along with their spin doctor who covers everything up for them but they weren’t that smart or they would have never let the Open Meeting law violations be a topic of discussion.

There is something buried–it’s begging for someone to find it. And, it goes without saying, I/we are dying to know what it is. There is no way all of this is on the up and up.

EDITOR NOTE–The BIB BIG issue is the county is prohibited by the Idaho Constitution from loaning money or credit to private parties. Based on the previously explained intent, it is clearly a loan–despite claims of ownership of design plans which are truly worthless.

Along comes a company who promises more employment opportunities and at first blush sounds like a good idea–unless you do some research.
It is my understanding that the $2 million was stimulus funds looking for a home under the Obama administration’s push for green energy–Ditto the study in Eastern Idaho to put a waste to energy plant in Dubois, Idaho. Study was paid for with stimulus funds channeled thru the Idaho Dept. of Commerce. That these study’s or lack of said that something was economically viable was pretty much a foregone conclusion as the object was to justify the study.

Exception has been Nampa but they are still trying, they just say the project isn’t big enough. Elected officials have all of the traits of the rest of us including a great reluctance to admit a mistake. Also, like the rest of us a slick presentation is easier to swallow than a lot of tedious research