Comments on: County Board Poised to Reject Road Millage

By: Janie Weaver

Janie Weaver — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:07:11 +0000

I don’t understand why the board would go so far as punish the animals and the people of our county because they’ve had their egos bruised over discussions regarding contracted animal control. I don’t think they’ve realized how they have shown themselves as individuals acting out of pique rather than as representatives of their districts. And everyone can see that the extra $250,000 given to Human Services is the exact amount they had initially slated for HSHV — they want to give HSHV a public slap in the face. Ms. Bergman, Mr. Smith, and others: if you want to slap someone in the face, please do it to that person and make it so that the animals don’t pay for it. In fact, I’ll volunteer, if it’ll end this brutality.

By: Ann Lund

Ann Lund — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:03:32 +0000

The draft scope of work provided to HSHV represents a reversal to the Dark Ages of animal control law that ignores the reality of animals in the human environment today and our improved, more encompassing treatment of them. The stance that some members of the Board of Commissioners are taking is disheartening and embarrassing. Hopefully we are better than this as human beings.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:25:49 +0000

I'm really hoping that the bills you mention, HBs 5125 & 5126, pass the Senate. I don't have a lot of faith that the current board can fix things, but I think the current situation, with a Road Commission that's accountable to nobody, is unhealthy. There's no reason it shouldn't be just another agency of county government instead of a fiefdom.

By: Sue Stewart

Sue Stewart — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:42:42 +0000

What a bunch of messed up fools we have in county government. I am so happy they found money for some of the non-profits but it’s the way they have gone about this whole process that confounds me. The total lack of leadership is evident since many of the commissioners always seem surprised at every meeting.

Now they need to ‘find’ more money to pay for animal control. If they think the voters are going to let them off the hook for the care of the other domestic animals, they got another thing coming. Drop the egos and do what is right for this county. They are not fooling anyone. They got the money – spend it right!

By: Alan Goldsmith

Alan Goldsmith — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:29:38 +0000

Hours of bickering about a few thousand dollars but not a peep from the County about hundreds of thousands that have gone to SPARK without access to its financial reports. If I have to wait for the County to be good stewards of my tax dollars, I better brings plenty of sandwiches. [link]