The best thing a voter can do this year at the polls in Henry County is to vote no for another SPLOST. They call it SPLOST V and it is just another way for the commissioners to have a private slush fund on you the taxpayer. And they said your property taxes will go up without it. Guess what, they are anyway. With the increase in valuation of the property your taxes are going to be higher. They love to throw out that veiled threat every time this subject comes up. Just follow the money and see where the funds have gone in years past. The rules are plain and simple on SPLOST. A list of projects is supposed to be approved by the voters. But in years past much of this money was not all used, many projects haven’t gotten done from earlier SPLOST’s, and where is all this going? It is going down a rabbit hole or abyss to nowhere. It also laughable that those who are encouraging people to vote for SPLOST such as the Chamber of Commerce, those barking it up are those who work for the Chamber. This cash cow is going to be even larger this time around. Remember all that is built and approved through SPLOST must be maintained over the years by guess who, yes you the taxpayers. Don’t let a mere 8-10% of the registered voters get away with pushing this multi million dollar tax extension any further. This has to end so the taxpayers can have a little piece of mind. Think about this: there are plenty of county roads that need widening and improving. Monies have been set aside from earlier SPLOST and there are still dirt roads in the county and Why? The county is a giant bureaucracy that is continuing to spiral out of control. Those on the commission have let you all down by not doing their due diligence. There is a commissioner who several people in the Stockbridge area have contacted about a proposed development on Miller’s Mill Rd and this commissioner apparently feels it is beneath them to answer those constituents. Remember and keep notes as to what these BoC types are doing when the next elections come around. If they can be elected they can be defeated at the polls. The people of Henry County who work hard all week, come home and have to deal with crime, and roads that you can’t move on want better. It is time for the people of Henry County to take the county back away from those who don’t care what happens on the local level. They are all ladder climbers waiting to move up that next wrung. If you go to the polls and vote for this SPLOST and you feel something hit you in the back it will be your change. Because all you are doing is giving in to those who are laughing all the way to the bank. Step up and remember these words We the People and we want our rights restored that have been systematically removed from the local level to the halls in Washington where many of those there today began on the local level. Vote No For SPLOST V in Henry County for the betterment of the county and it’s taxpayers.
The Staff
