Credentials have their place, but using a lack thereof in curtailing the public's right to complain is not one.
Shutting up the rabble:
In the long-running saga of where and how to widen Falls of Neuse Road in North Raleigh, Cox and NORCHOA have been trying to convince the N.C. DOT that two additional traffic signals at strategic locations near their homes would make the busy road a lot safer.
The DOT's response? Not only are the residents wrong, they've also broken the law by challenging DOT's conclusions as mere citizens.
In December, State Traffic Engineer J. Kevin Lacy filed a complaint with the N.C. Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors against Cox. Lacy alleged that a critique of DOT's position, written by the group and mailed by Cox to his congressman, U.S. Rep. Brad Miller, among others, qualified as illegally practicing traffic engineering without a license.
The examiners board notified Cox in a letter dated Dec. 28 that he is under investigation, because "Allegedly, this document"—the critique—"should have been prepared and certified by a Professional Engineer" and was not.
Bureaucratic thugs.
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