Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 07:21:14 -0400
From: mary51802
Subject: CCDC budget complaint
Dear CCDC,
The budget was presented and talked about at 2 county meetings, 2 town hall meetings,2 work sessions, posted online, and on Commissioner Bock’s website for all to see as the work was being done. People had plenty of time to review it.
They asked county departments to give input and come up with what works for them and they did. The commissioners even praised the cooperation and questions they had in budget sessions. They increased the school budget and kept social services all with no tax increases and took a pay cut. As for the library system it is either kill the bookmobile or close a branch.
Sometimes tough choices have to be made.The majority was happy with their work on the budget.
A budget should not take over 6 months to finalize. Many applaud the efficiency of getting it done so other issues can be handled. Ms. Kost who actually called her co commissioners names and had a public fit was out of line in political behavior. A vote is a vote. She claims no time to look at the budget yet but there has been time. The commissioners have done well getting public input via email and on their Facebook pages and they, unlike the last board, are not retired so this is a better and more modern way to do things. A tone of cooperation would be better for Chatham County. Not everyone can be happy with everything all the time.