At the last council meeting from Monday August 9th I mentioned on the floor that our Mayor has continued unabated in spending tax dollars on useless ads in the local paper. The Trib did not include this in their coverage of the meeting….bet you can guess why. All they have to do lately is call Jeff in his office and tell him they need him to buy another ad to fill a page dedicated to who know s what! Lets look at what you the taxpayer have supported with your money recently…
a safety reminder that school is starting/a salute to summer youth ball teams/a go lp cavaliers advertisment/a salute to the graduates of High School back in May/Fishing Rodeo/…
That’s just a few of the latest ads where we are the only city spending money on large ads (usually the largest ad of any of those shown) and yet we make no contributions to any charities during this economic downturn.
Its time the finance committee reeled in this addicted ad buyer and closed the checkbook! Please take a moment and look at the street in front of your house or the increase in your water bill and ask yourself “is this the best use of my tax dollar?” If you agree with me call the Mayor’s office and tell him to just say “no!” Better yet tell him to lose the News tribune”s phone number.
They have become the pusher for his addiction and our Mayor needs an intervention from the Finance Committee….and soon!
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I have to admit, I never gave these ad’s much thought until you pointed out that these were basically tax payer funded political ads. So what is the position of the finance committee regarding this wasteful spending?
The finance committee(of which I am not a member because the Mayor appoints those members to it) and I have had many conversations regarding stopping this action but those new members feel the Mayor has full authority to do what he wants when it comes to placing these ads….I have strongly disagreed through all my years on the Council