Despite largely refusing to show up for forums or interviews, a slate of far-right candidates has tried multiple times to spread misinformation in the lead-up to Waynesville’s November election — both on the internet and in printed campaign materials — but their most recent attempt to do so, concerning waste water treatment plant funding, doesn’t appear to hold water either.
“State of NC Rep. Mark Pless just disclosed the current Town of Waynesville City Council never even tried to get funding for the new sewer system from the state and they could have easily asked for the entire 25 million! Instead they decided to borrow the 25 million and force the citizens of the town to pay it back by raising sewer bills!” wrote candidate Stephanie Sutton in an Oct. 22 Facebook post.
Sutton, who said she was present at the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, D.C. and still owes back taxes to Haywood County, claims that the town “either dropped the ball or intentionally failed” to request funding for the town’s new wastewater treatment plant.
Admittedly, Waynesville’s Town Council does have a strained relationship with Pless (R-Haywood), largely over Pless’ repeated and unsuccessful attempts to make the town’s elections partisan.
But the idea that the town wouldn’t even bother to ask for $25 million from the General Assembly — which wouldn’t have to be paid back, ever — is false, according to Town Council member Anthony Sutton [no relation to Stephanie].
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