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Op-ed: Checks & Balances (by Peter Children)

At the federal level at the highest level the are checks and balances. We have two houses, the Congress and the Senate. Legislation must pass favorably through both in order to become law… and then signed by the President to be finalized.

Not so in communities the size of ours. Here the City Council must stand guard over the financial well being of our treasury. They are the front line in the fight against excessive spending and cronies who want to feed at the public trough.

Take a very close look at your ward representative, are you pleased with what you see sitting there?  If you never voted, then you have little say in how your dollars are spent…because they are your dollars vote or no vote. The same thing holds true with the County Supervisors; ask yourself the same question…are you pleased with what you see and what they have accomplished?  In the end, at the close of the day it is the voters who ultimately decide by voting in those you feel will best represent your concerns.

Last night there was a City Council meeting; it was televised on channel four and started at 7:00 PM; watch it, better yet watch your representative and draw a conclusion, ask yourself if you would vote for this person given the chance to do it again.  Same goes for the Mayor and City Administrator.  These meetings represent democracy in action at the ground level.  Be involved in the community you live in. You don’t have to be present, watch and learn, then voice your opinion. The more you are informed the better this city will be run…….

Peter Children

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