Reader comments: West Jordan Council struggles with budget

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Tony McGuire | 12:04 p.m. March 15, 2008
Our City Council can't be trusted with even more of our money.

Vote NO on a bond for a 1+ million $ project, and they simply 'find' a way to do it anyway.

Telecom tax? Just because everyone else were sheep and let it happen is no reason we should.

$400,000 spent on a 'here is how you conserve water' landscaping project, part of which is an OPEN AIR WATER FOUNTAIN in the DESERT. Now THAT's spending wisely.

$400,000 spent on a project that started as a $25,000 VOLUNTEER project. Yep, that's good spending.

$300,000+ spent (later reversed) on toilets, more toilets, portable chairs, portable stage - MINUTES AFTER being told there wasn't enough money in the budget to last the year fixing roads. Hey, THOSE are the people I want to give MILLIONS MORE in taxes to spend.

You bet. Count me in. I trust them to spend that money wisely. Hey, take whatever you want; we trust you!

And that 'Telecommunications Tax'? It has nothing to do with telephones.

It was a way the STATE could get into our pocketbooks without too much flack from us; so they did it.

Let them struggle. Stay within budget!

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