Higher Taxes aka Opt Out

We hear there is a petition circulating regarding the proposed Opt Out/Higher Taxes that our CC would pass with no input from the taxpayers. In fact, there are several petitions going around right now.

This is in reference to the small article buried in the Courier about how broke the county is and how the Big Bad jail did it all. The jail, by the way, that those same CCs pushed onto the citizens...all the while touting about how much it would "save" the county with lower costs, less employees and more income etc etc. The same jail that was voted down several times and then passed by those same CCs over a technicality in the end. The very same jail that the very same CCs would not share with the Tribe.

It is a fact that RC is hurting on the budget, that same budget that could be cut in many other ways. Maybe these petitions will be The Way it is done?

Perhaps we could eliminate keeping Kay on the county payroll especially since she lost the election? Maybe our CCs would forego collecting all that unnecessary mileage fees when they go all over the county (and then some) over common sense issues that do not need to include road tripping?

By signing this petition a voter is demanding the issue of higher taxes be put to a vote so the citizens can decide just when it is time to STOP THE SPENDING!

Sheriff Applications

Things must be settling down as it has been a month since a post was made. That is a good thing. No comments is not. We must have SOMETHING to discuss?

How about just who are those who applied for the RC Sheriff position? Wouldn't it be nice if our commissioners would announce who applied for this position? And announce it before they choose someone so the voters could participate in the process by their input? Just a list of names and set a date where input could be given before they go thru the hiring process? Just maybe there are among us some who might know something that would be relevant, something that might not otherwise be brought up? Wouldn't it be nice if we, the voters, were INVOLVED in the hiring this time?

The way it was worded in this week's Courier that process may well not take place until next year. Sounds like they are leaving themselves a lot of "wiggle room" there.

Comments anyone??