Thu 20 Mar 2008
Although there’s almost a year left in my term – one-fourth of my first term is still a work-in-progress – this is the time when people announce whether they intend to run for public office. And I am announcing that, yes, I will be running for a second term on County Council, representing District 18 and the people in and near Greer and Taylors – while serving all the residents of Greenville County.
Wed 20 Feb 2008
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What happens when you have 18 jurories and one County Councilman trying to stamp out corruption in Greenville County….and then you mix in a crooked Solicitor and a crooked Judge???
Wed 29 Aug 2007
In recent weeks, the Public Safety Committee empowered Councilwoman Xanthene Norris and me to investigate the Canteen at the Detention Center.
A report from that investigation and review is here:Investigation of Jail 8-13-07 Trout-Norris.doc.
You will find that our investigation was impeded by Jim Dorriety, the man in charge of the detention center, and one of his lieutenants.
Click here to see the investigation we tried to complete as the result of over 300 lawsuits being brought against the county by security officers and inmates for a variety of violations, mainly relating to the sanitary and health conditions maintained by the administrators of the detention center: Trout, Tony DEPOSITION 7-24-07. Rtf
Wed 27 Jun 2007
In 1994 the Council passed an ordinance that allowed the jail to charge $5.00 for medical fees.
The Director of the Detention Center along with the County Administrator has turned that ordinance (#2611-3) into a muli-million dollar empire, that has no regulations or control on how they spend that money.
Records reflect a lot of pizzas and a lot of TV’s
Mon 14 May 2007
Last month I introduced an Ordinance that would once and for all put the Planning Commission in step with the State Laws.
As a matter of fact the only commission that is required by the State of S.C. is a planning commission, and when they enacted this law they also gave all the rules and regulations for this commission.
Fri 27 Apr 2007
CITYBEAT: Storm of Protest
Inmate’s Mom Demands Halt To Detention Center Abuse
BY DAN RUCK
Sat 21 Apr 2007
When all is said and done, Greenville County is going to have paid Lanier Parking Systems of Atlanta, GA, $182,464 for a cashier’s booth and machinery that sit outside the Hughes main library in downtown Greenville.
That’s $182,000 pus change for a building about the size of a toilet stall, a gate and an electronic card reader.
Lanier claims that in 2002 it spent $140,487 on the booth, gate and reader. That same year the county agreed to buy the three items at a 30% markup, according to a management agreement between Lanier and the county which was signed for the county by Dozier Brooks, former chairman of the Greenville County Council, and Steven E. Stewart, former county administrator.
Sat 14 Apr 2007
Here’s more news to consider about chronic mismanagement within our county government that should appall you. Sadly, it involves the Greenville County Detention Center so few people will care. But once you finish reading this, I believe you will care and understand why this is your business.
After three decades in law enforcement, I’ve learned many lessons. One of them is that the jailhouse is the best place to observe people doing things they might otherwise try to hide. There are few secrets in the jailhouse so if you want to see someone’s true colors, you’ll see them shine through at the jail.
Sat 24 Feb 2007
Please look at the proposed plans and call me if you have questions or suggestions.
Thanks to all of you that took your valuable time to make this study possible.
Tony Trout
Councilman District 18
864-848-3311
Tonytrout1@aol.com
www.tonytrout.com
Sun 18 Feb 2007
Local Leader Battles for Better Cable Service
Friday, Feb 16, 2007 - 05:35 PM
News 7 Top Reporter Alison Storm
Whether Willie Ferguson’s watching the weather or any other channel he’s tuned into Charter Cable. He says his bill gets bigger, but without choices this long-time Charter customer can’t flip to another provider. “I don’t like it but there ain’t nothing we can do if you want to watch TV. I like TV,he says.
Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout wants to take back control over the remote.charter1.wmv He says he’s had problems with Charter’s service himself including repairmen who never show. “I have had that happen to me three different times. And I’m tired of it. And I know the citizens are tired of it, he says.
That’s why he’s calling for the county council to hold a public hearing so residents can voice their cable concerns. Trout says he received more than 50 cable-related complaints from his district alone and he says county offices logged more than 100 complaints last year. Most concerns deal with rates and service and Trout says until now county offices have done little to help customers like Willie. “I wish someone else could step in and give us choices,says Willie. We tried contacting Charter for this story, but were not able to get a comment from them.
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