From Erin Hemelt:
Dear Editor,
As I was reading the dagger press this afternoon, I came across someone “Sounding Off,” about the fact that Councilman Curtis Beulah, District F, owes thousands of dollars in taxes.
Being a constituent in District F I feel the need to look into this.
I’ve looked into the fact that councilman Curtis Beulah does owe tax money and a part of that was a year or so when he was a county councilman. Not just a few thousand dollars, I’m talking like over $160,000 that he owes. And this is all public information, anybody can go and look this information up. Looks like garnishments had to be put in place for him to pay this back to our county. And he wants us to vote for him, again? How can we trust him to help our district? How can we vote on someone who can’t handle their own businesses?
Let me tell you my first time meeting Curtis Beulah. I had the chance to go to the inauguration for the Harford County Council after the last County elections in 2014. After the ceremony there was a reception and when I walked in I saw my councilman, Curtis Buelah. He was standing there at a table by himself. I took it upon myself to go up to him and introduce myself and let him know that I was in his district. As I kept talking to him he never looked me in the eye, was never interested in anything I had to say, was looking all around and not paying attention to me. From that moment I had a distaste for him. I found him to be extremely rude and arrogant.
And what completely put me off from him was when he voted himself an 18% raise!! As a concerned parent in my district our schools are overcrowded and our teachers are underpaid and he is voting himself an 18% raise? I’m ashamed that he’s actually representing my district.
Councilman Curtis Beulah votes the way he’s told to vote. However the County Executive and the County Council President wants him to vote that is what he does.
I am furthermore baffled by when his wife, Jean Beulah, came to my door a few weeks ago and handed literature over because she’s running for the Republican Central Committee. As she is talking she notices I have three political signs in my front yard. She takes one of them and starts to badmouth that candidate. Proceeds to go on how this candidate did nothing when he was is office and said that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. I’m sorry, I find that very, very distasteful. And the fact is what she didn’t know, which she was told, that this one candidate is a very very close family friend and has been for many years. And she was told that she has no idea what she’s talking about and that this candidate actually researches and does his homework, knows what he’s talking about and is not just shooting from the hip. He actually has his own ideas. If you have to stoop that low to badmouth another person that is running for an office you should be ashamed of yourself. I for one will NOT be voting for Curtis Beulah for for District F Harford County Councilman. I want someone that is energetic, has integrity, and cares for the people in their district and not just themselves.
That’s why my vote is going to Amy Jahnigen for Harford County Councilman District F.
Erin Hemelt
Amy (UNDERCOVER DEMOCRAT) Jahnigen? LOL! PASS! My vote goes to Curtis.
Well said! Have had a very similar experience with my interactions with Curtis. When his wife recently came to my house, he just sat in his car. Really????? The sense of entitlement and the lack of engagement has been disheartening to say the least. We need change. Amy has my vote!
I found out about Beulah’s problems with the IRS when I looked into his Broker’s License:
https://brokercheck.finra.org/individual/summary/2634898
The guy owes the IRS and the State of MD over $200,000 yet he drives around in a Cadillac Escalade. And then pretends to represent us??? I don’t think so!
I’ve known Curtis for 8 years and have never seen him act in a disrespectful or arrogant manner, nor for his own best interests. The same for his lovely wife. As a resident of District F, I will be happily voting for him again.
So how do you explain the $200,000? If he can’t handle his own budget, how can he handle the position?
Exactly! I do not want this man dealing with our tax dollars when he isn’t even paying his own taxes. Ridiculous!! I wish this came out before he won in 2014…
This aren’t the only candidates we are going to roast, right?
Curtis is gorgeous. He is one of the most attractive men to ever serve on the Council. Have you ever seen him in suspenders?
Someone needs to put together a list of organizations who endorsed him and publish it.
You can look up any candidate:
https://campaignfinancemd.us/Public/ViewFiledReports
Curtis is a fine man, and is wife is lovely. You will not find a kinder, more decent individual. He has also been staunchly independent and has fought the developers and special interests at every turn.
Judy Boyton — I am not sure how well you know Curtis, but he is definitely not staunchly independent. He does not fight anything unless his “puppet masters” ask him to. If you look at his voting record, I would be curious if he ever did not vote the same as Pat Vincenti. I doubt it.
Also — drive around Harford County, the majority of his signs are sitting on developers land. Look at his contribution history. Developers and special interests.
Lifelong Republican, did you know that Mr. Vincenti makes duck decoys? They are beautiful.
His works was honored on the 1990 Waterfowl Stamp. In 1994, Connecticut selected Pat’s Black Duck as a companion decoy to their “First of State” Waterfowl Stamp.
They are really nice. I would like to add one above my hearth.
What makes you think she or will be any different?Just takes a few weeks for them to join the circus.
How a public official interacts with their public is important. I would like to read more letters from our citizens about how they find their elected officials when they meet them. This tells more about a candidate for office than all the election propaganda put together. Thank you Erin for writing.
Wow- I just looked at his bio on the county website.
“Curtis took numerous college business management courses to prepare him for establishing his own business. In 1987 in Harford County, Maryland, he started his financial services business that continues to this day. Curtis is an independent Wealth Manager with LPL Financial. He and his wife, Jean, work together in the business to assist their clients in managing their financial resources.”
WHO WOULD EVER HIRE THIS GUY to manage their financial resources, when he clearly can’t manage his own, but still drives around town in an expensive Cadillac Escalade. Also, he owns a mansion in Texas, I wonder if he is paying taxes in Texas ?
“OK, here’s how we’ll manage your wealth:
Step one – Stop paying taxes…”
County Council oversees the County budget- Capt. Jim as President of the Liriodendron signs off on all fiscal docs-the Lirio receives operation funds from Harford County Govt that he approves as
Councilman( conflict of interest).
He received grant funds from HCCAB ( State Money that is deposited into Harford County Govy treasury & then is County funds)-he signs all the grant agreements-Total conflict of interest.
Good Afternoon. I reside in District F. There were three issues that held my attention in Harford County from 2014-2018: 1. The creation of the Hotel Tax. 2. The raising of the water bill. 3. The voted-for and approved 18% pay raise in 2016 for the Harford County Council. (The council voted themselves a pay raise).
As a Republican (and a candidate for the Republican Central Committee this approaching election), I was against the Hotel Tax (Republicans should not be raising taxes and fees, let alone CREATING a new tax), I was against raising the water bill (more money out of our pockets), and I was DEFINITELY against a self-imposed 18% raise for the Harford County Council (typical county employees are probably fortunate to get a 2%-4% raise per year).
Unfortunately, Curtis Beulah and most of the county council voted in favor of all three items.
Side Note: Councilman Mike Perrone spoke at length against the 18% pay raise, as it was completely unnecessary. That was one of the reasons he got my vote for County Executive.
Curtis is a nice person, but did not vote appropriately on those three issues.
I cast my vote for Amy Jahnigen this past Sunday at early voting. We need to hold our fellow Republicans accountable. Even when they are generally nice people. Principles over Party, every time.
If I am fortunate to be elected, I expect the voters to hold me accountable as well.
Joe Fleckenstein
Candidate for Republican Central Committee of Harford County
Abingdon, MD
PS: I sent this on behalf of myself. I am beholden to no one — I do not accept campaign donations from businesses, special interests, or developers.
Best of luck Joe, you have my vote for central committee! I think the issues you bring up resonate with all Republican voters in the county. It’s time to drain the swamp and get new blood into our local Government that actually care about the people of Harford and not the developers, special interests and establishment that backs them. Reading the threads above, I’m appalled that we have someone like Curtis in our local Government. A felony conviction, a misdemeanor and tax liens for a politician at any level should be a red flag to all citizens.
Harford County — hope you are proud of yourselves. You voted in another set of corrupt politicians… nice work. I am done with this place. If you voted for the same old gang, don’t complain about taxes, or raises or salaries for teachers, police, etc. IT IS YOUR FAULT. We need change. If you didn’t vote change, shame on you.
Agreed Ready To Move! Everybody just wants to complain and then y’all go in and vote the same people in. I’m really ashamed to be a part of District F and this county right now. I cannot believe Beulah was voted in. Do people not understand the amount of tax money that he owes this county? He has done nothing for our district at all in the last four years. He’s a puppet, whatever he’s told to do and how to vote is exactly what he does.