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November 18, 2004
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Still no signature
Gov. Mark Sanford didn't tip his
hand on Wednesday when discussing the
reassessment cap.
Legislation sits on his
desk, waiting for his signature, which imposes a
statewide 20 percent cap on
reassessments.
Beaufort County officials
were especially anxious this summer, wondering
if the governor would sign the legislation
before the county's reassessment notices hit the
mail.
The signature didn't come and
observers now think Sanford will not sign the
bill, allowing it to become law without his
signature once the General Assembly reconvenes
in January.
"If I vetoed it, I know I'd
hear about it loud and in no uncertain terms,"
he said.
States his
case
Gov. Mark Sanford writes in a
Voices of Carolina that state Senate rules to be
updated, page 2.<
| | Sanford makes example of port
BEAUFORT: Still intent on restructuring
government, governor says he'll seek re-election.
By Lolita Huckaby
Carolina Morning News
BR>
The closing of the Port of Port
Royal and its pending sale is a perfect example of
how Gov. Mark Sanford likes to see government
run.
"We need to take a look at these
issues from a business perspective. Do they make
sense?" he asked Wednesday during a joint meeting
of the Beaufort area's three Rotary
clubs.
The restructuring of state
government agencies continues to be one of
Sanford's goals for next year's legislative
session, though he predicted his proposals would
not please everyone.
"Like the closing of
the Port of Port Royal, I know some are upset by
that move, some are pleased," he said. "But we're
trying to make government run more efficiently and
we would hope that would make sense to
everyone."
Sanford proposed closing the
port, a State Ports Authority facility, last
summer because the annual shipping rate was less
than the Charleston Port's weekly rate.
The
SPA earlier this month narrowed a list of land use
designers and planners who might draft a
development plan for the property. The plan will
precede the authority's placing the property on
the market for sale.
Earlier this month,
Sanford appointed his former chief of staff,
Beaufort attorney Tom Davis, to the 10-member SPA
Board of Directors. Davis becomes the second board
member from the city of Beaufort, joining Glenn
Kilgore.
Also, Sanford encouraged his
audience to use any contact possible to convince
state senators to change their rules which allow
two-thirds of the membership to override the
governor's veto.
"Unless we change the
rules, we're not going to get any of the
legislative changes we want to see," Sanford
said.
In response to a question from the
audience, Sanford said he will run for re-election
in two years.
"I don't know if it'll help
or hurt the cause but yes, I'm going to try and
stick around," he said.
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