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Shores Taxpayers and Residents Against Waste Saint Clair Shores Michigan
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I just saw this story and had to share it with all of you.
This poor woman, just can't believe that this actually happens in this day and age, what a shame.
I just thought it was important to share.
(CNN) -- Three police cars pulled into Christina FourHorn's front yard one afternoon while working from home just before she was supposed to pick up her daughter at school. The officers had a warrant for her arrest.
"What do you mean robbery?" FourHorn remembers asking the officers. Her only brushes with the law had been a few speeding tickets.
She was locked up in a Colorado jail. They took her clothes and other belongings and handed her an oversize black-and-white striped uniform. She protested for five days, telling jailers the arrest was a mistake. Finally, her husband borrowed enough money to bail her out.
"They wouldn't tell me the details," she said.
Later, it became clear that FourHorn was right, that Denver police had arrested the wrong woman. Police were searching for Christin Fourhorn, who lived in Oklahoma.
Their names were similar, and Christina FourHorn, a mother with no criminal record living in Sterling, Colorado, had been caught in the mix-up.
Nice site... keep up the good work!
I look forword helping straw grow with the help of SCSCBN
With all of the scandals constantly in the news, I'm glad SCS has a "watchdog" group and dedicated website to adress issues and concerns of the residents. I found this site to be very informative, and look forward to coming back to this site. I found out about this group today when reading the Detroit News. Keep up the good work and keep positive! Good things will come to the city for sure.
CAM says...Please do not say that you represent the tax payers and residents...because you do not. You are a group who only represents...well...yourselves. The people who represent the taxpayers and residents of this city are the people WE elected...which is the mayor and council.
I agree that government officals do need to be held accountable for questionable actions and that our taxpayer dollars need to be spent in the wisest of manners, but to be honest I don't think your group is fit to do that. There is a difference between raising legitimate questions and looking to pick apart every move or decison made by the council. Is arguing about who said what about a sign being allowed at a debate really necessary? I thought I was watching my 6 year old go at it with my 4 year old after watching that on TV.
While it is certainly within your right to form this group and make you voice heard...It bothers me when you go on the council meetings acting like you are THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE...because the fact is you are not...the mayor and council who we elected are. I'm a big boy and I do not need a group "fighting" for me. So plese in the future do no claim at the council meetings to represent the citizens of our city because you do not...you only represent the members of your group.
I haven't seen any council members offer to help me fight my property taxes. STRAW has a whole page on how to do it. There weren't any council members speaking out about the snow debacle until council chambers was filled with angry residents. STRAW members were speaking out on that two months before it exploded.
STRAW is working for the residents and many of the council members who are suppose to are not and putting their own best interest before the people who voted them in, Councilman Frederick sells pizza at city events and makes a profit. How is that helping you as a taxpayer other than making Frederick a richer man.
Please do not say that you represent the tax payers and residents...because you do not. You are a group who only represents...well...yourselves. The people who represent the taxpayers and residents of this city are the people WE elected...which is the mayor and council.
I agree that government officals do need to be held accountable for questionable actions and that our taxpayer dollars need to be spent in the wisest of manners, but to be honest I don't think your group is fit to do that. There is a difference between raising legitimate questions and looking to pick apart every move or decison made by the council. Is arguing about who said what about a sign being allowed at a debate really necessary? I thought I was watching my 6 year old go at it with my 4 year old after watching that on TV.
While it is certainly within your right to form this group and make you voice heard...It bothers me when you go on the council meetings acting like you are THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE...because the fact is you are not...the mayor and council who we elected are. I'm a big boy and I do not need a group "fighting" for me. So plese in the future do no claim at the council meetings to represent the citizens of our city because you do not...you only represent the members of your group.
Great Website. Very Informative. You have spent a lot of time informing the citizens of St. Clair Shores. Think Globally, ACT Locally. We directly effect our piece of the pie. Let's keep up the positive attitude, and get the politicians to do their job, no matter how difficult it may be. They chose the job.
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S T R A W is a non-partisan advocate group for families and businesses of Saint Clair Shores, Michigan. We are guided by the principles of transparency and accountability of city government. Our basic principles are to promote fiscal responsibility of city government and support any efforts opposing tax increases on the residents and businesses in the city of Saint Clair Shores.
