Foy, Agenda Confirm Questionable Dunston Curfew Proclamation
April 25, 2020
By John Edwards, Franklin County Republican Party Webmaster
The March 16, 2020 county commissioners' agenda does NOT show that Commission Chair Rev. Sid Dunston, pictured, issued a curfew proclamation at 7:00 that evening. In fact, Commissioner Harry Foy flat out said Dunston never mentioned it at that commissioners' meeting.
Also, according to the April 23 edition of the Franklin Times, Dunston wielded "emergency powers and made the proclamation without a board vote."
The Dunston curfew is 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. daily. Youngsville Mayor Fonzie Flowers told Dunston that he will not enforce the curfew as it violates citizens' rights, citing the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Here's an excerpt from the March 16 agenda, that does not mention Dunston's proclamation taking place at 7:00 that evening under the consent agenda (it was not an agenda item on March 16, either). What is interesting is that a few days ago, the county government website had "Declaration of Emergency" in the consent agenda. It was mysteriously removed. We grabbed the document below on April 25, so if the agenda changes again, we'll be able to prove that the agenda has been tampered with.
The question remains is when did Dunston issue the proclamation. Again, Foy said it did not occur at the March 16 meeting. He added that all of the "legal" meetings he participated in, the Dunston curfew proclamation was never brought up.
April 25, 2020
By John Edwards, Franklin County Republican Party Webmaster
The March 16, 2020 county commissioners' agenda does NOT show that Commission Chair Rev. Sid Dunston, pictured, issued a curfew proclamation at 7:00 that evening. In fact, Commissioner Harry Foy flat out said Dunston never mentioned it at that commissioners' meeting.
Also, according to the April 23 edition of the Franklin Times, Dunston wielded "emergency powers and made the proclamation without a board vote."
The Dunston curfew is 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. daily. Youngsville Mayor Fonzie Flowers told Dunston that he will not enforce the curfew as it violates citizens' rights, citing the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Here's an excerpt from the March 16 agenda, that does not mention Dunston's proclamation taking place at 7:00 that evening under the consent agenda (it was not an agenda item on March 16, either). What is interesting is that a few days ago, the county government website had "Declaration of Emergency" in the consent agenda. It was mysteriously removed. We grabbed the document below on April 25, so if the agenda changes again, we'll be able to prove that the agenda has been tampered with.
The question remains is when did Dunston issue the proclamation. Again, Foy said it did not occur at the March 16 meeting. He added that all of the "legal" meetings he participated in, the Dunston curfew proclamation was never brought up.
