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ims 19 a. tuuiit)' ui only 7,000 souls—perhaps 2,500 households. How much county government do we need, or want? For my part, I think what we have is fine, and I’d like to see it stay that way. Maybe I am a hopeless romantic mired in the 19th Century, but the vision of “bigger and better government” has always scared me.
The Board of Supervisors will be voting on the new budget and tax increases— including this levy for building more government offices—at its budget session set for 7 p.m. on Monday, June 26 at the court house. The public will be invited to comment.
It’s your chance to say how much government you really want.
James P. Gannon is a retired newspaper journalist who lives near Flint Hill.
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