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Big government types use cops, schools and parks as a way to bankrupt the families and businesses of California.
Happily, the good people in Santa Barbara refused to be hoodwinked again.
"Andy Caldwell, executive director of the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture & Business, has argued against the measure.
“I don’t take any joy in its defeat,” he told Noozhawk on Tuesday night. “We really do want to see that jail built and operated.”
But Caldwell said that the county Board of Supervisors needs to have a larger stake in the process, instead of just expecting taxpayers to bear the cost of the project. He said the county could find the money if it wanted to, as it has done with projects such as the Emergency Operations Center and the Betteravia Government Building.
“They’ve failed to show leadership in the community, and it’s a prime example of why they’re broke,” he said. “I think the voters smell a rat.”
It is time for government to live within a meager budget--just like the rest of us.
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Happily, the good people in Santa Barbara refused to be hoodwinked again.
"Andy Caldwell, executive director of the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture & Business, has argued against the measure.
“I don’t take any joy in its defeat,” he told Noozhawk on Tuesday night. “We really do want to see that jail built and operated.”
But Caldwell said that the county Board of Supervisors needs to have a larger stake in the process, instead of just expecting taxpayers to bear the cost of the project. He said the county could find the money if it wanted to, as it has done with projects such as the Emergency Operations Center and the Betteravia Government Building.
“They’ve failed to show leadership in the community, and it’s a prime example of why they’re broke,” he said. “I think the voters smell a rat.”
It is time for government to live within a meager budget--just like the rest of us.
More...