County Budget Talks - Show Up or Shut Up
Seriously, I really don't want to hear people complaining and whining about the County budget and a tax increase if they didn't even take the time to weigh-in during the process. For those of you that did, relax I'm not talking to you anyway.
But it amazes me how frighteningly few people keep abreast of the budget process. Yet it impacts all of us so much.
But boy, do you people all of a sudden care about baseball!
The County Budget has an item for the jail that is somewhere north of $45 million. Not a peep about it, but $50 million for a stadium that could bring economic development to our community.
I hate to go all Jerome Tilghman on everyone but (in JT's voice) - We need to spend more money on recreation and less money on incarceration!
But you can't fault the County if you don't know much about the budget. The meetings are available to be streamed online and are open to the public.
The County Judge and the Court are actually actively seeking audiences in the community to talk about the budget. At Monday's Commissioner's Court meeting the Judge said she was giving a presentation on the budget every night this week.
Make it a point to attend one if you haven't already. Tonight's is in the Yucca Neighborhood, over by Bel Air High School.
But it amazes me how frighteningly few people keep abreast of the budget process. Yet it impacts all of us so much.
But boy, do you people all of a sudden care about baseball!
The County Budget has an item for the jail that is somewhere north of $45 million. Not a peep about it, but $50 million for a stadium that could bring economic development to our community.
I hate to go all Jerome Tilghman on everyone but (in JT's voice) - We need to spend more money on recreation and less money on incarceration!
But you can't fault the County if you don't know much about the budget. The meetings are available to be streamed online and are open to the public.
The County Judge and the Court are actually actively seeking audiences in the community to talk about the budget. At Monday's Commissioner's Court meeting the Judge said she was giving a presentation on the budget every night this week.
Make it a point to attend one if you haven't already. Tonight's is in the Yucca Neighborhood, over by Bel Air High School.
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