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this statement is not accurate, and the Supervisors feel the tax rate is already too high, but passed this increase anyway, they must have caved in to the pleas from the school administration and collectivist-minded individuals who have no respect for the citizens' welfare — only their personal agendas which they want everyone else to pay for. Hence, unable to hold firm, our Board of Supervisors folded, showing no backbone or leadership necessary for their positions. They all should be removed from their positions or, at least for their own good, get medical attention and counseling to verify their gender.
As for this newspaper, the only coverage I could find regarding this huge tax increase was a back page article on March 19, the week the school board adopted the new budget. Yet plenty of coverage was given to artists, musicians, and theaters. Is this really representing a county which is populated by mostly hard working tradesmen, farmers, and other “blue-collar folk?” I don’t think so. I guess a crippling tax increase that hurts working families doesn’t warrant front page coverage in this “community” newspaper, while a watercolor by Lois Manookian (April 23) does. Come on, get real!
Finally, on May 7, this newspaper, in bold print, claimed the school budget is being cut. WHAT?! A $511,000 increase over last year’s budget — the largest single increase ever, according to County Administrator John McCarthy — is seen as a cut?! Very interesting math! I think this paper, along with the Board of Supervisors
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