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Veterans Service Office <br /> Donald L. Shuda HALL/HOWARD/NANCE/SHERMAN COUNTIES Margaret M. Goerl <br /> Veterans Service Officer 131 S. LOCUST ST. Administrative Assistant <br /> dons @hallcountyne.gov GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA 68801 margyg @hallcountyne.gov <br /> September 12, 2018 <br /> Jane Richardson, Chairperson <br /> Hall County Board of Supervisors <br /> I feel I must address the threats and intimidation made to me by Supervisor Scott Arnold. On Sept 11, 2018 Scott <br /> came into the Hall County Veteran Service Office to visit with me. Since Doone had installed a sign indicating <br /> where the other office is located at I had placed a sign indicating where the Veterans area is at. Scott was very <br /> upset with our sign and stated it must be removed. I find it puzzling that one sign is appropriate to indicate where <br /> an office is located at and our sign is inappropriate. I agreed to remove our sign until this issue is resolved, will the <br /> other office sign also be removed until this issue is resolved?Scott stated that he was going to have a Resolution <br /> presented to the County Board to make sure we didn't have a sign indicating our office area The conversation <br /> escalated to the point of Scott stating that he is planning on having the Veterans Service Office moved to another <br /> location as our office is "like no other in the county'. Is this something that the entire Board has been discussing? <br /> To my knowledge no one from the Hall County Veterans Service Committee has been included nor has this office <br /> been included in any such discussion."If I remember correctly he also stated he was sick and tired of how I <br /> operated. Scott did say I was racist, which I took offense to and strongly voiced my opposition to We have many <br /> veterans and family members seek assistance from our office that has many different nationalities and <br /> backgrounds. He also threatened me with his evaluation of me. Is this the proper method of a Supervisor? He <br /> also accused me of being passive aggressive which hopefully is only his opinion as I find it difficult to believe that I <br /> am passive. He indicated that he had many complaints about our sign only to find that not to be true. He stated <br /> that the chairs in the area next to the other office area are against fire code. Did anyone communicate with the <br /> Fire Marshall? I question this as this is no longer a "common hallway" it is an area that is for the other office. The <br /> door north is locked for no public access. <br /> On another matter Scott stated that he didn't support our office having the water drinking fountain, which I found <br /> alarming as our county veterans should be as deserving of this as any other public building. Scott brought up the <br /> issue of the POW/MIA flag being flown on county property and accused me of escalating the issue. As everyone <br /> should remember it was not I that caused the county board becoming involved? Doone had stated that his <br /> committee had made a decision not to fly the POW/MIA flag on the administration building, which was found to <br /> be inaccurate. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br /> "LEST WE FORGET" <br /> Phone: 308-385-5065 • Toll Free: 877-558-0799 • Fax: 308-385-5066 <br />