“I’m not trying to hush him up”

Here’s what happens if you dare to question a decision of the N.C. DOT. The “I’m not trying to hush him up” comment comes from the all-knowing DOT chief traffic engineer Kevin Lacy, who has gone after a group of Raleigh residents who are challenging DOT’s decision that more traffic lights aren’t needed at Falls of Neuse Road.

Not trying to hush him up? Lacy has asked the N.C. Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors to INVESTIGATE David Cox of the North Raleigh Coalition of Homeowners’ Associations.

Cox says Lacy is trying to squelch dissent.

“All we ever tried to do was express our view about this,” said Cox, a computer scientist. “We never expected something like this. We think it’s wrong. We’re just trying to make our neighborhood safe.”

Lacy said his complaint “was not an accusation” against Cox.

“I’m not trying to hush him up,” Lacy said.

Cox has not been accused of claiming that he is an engineer. But Lacy says he filed the complaint because the report “appears to be engineering-level work” by someone who is not licensed as a professional engineer.

Unbelievable.