“Voter Apathy put through SPLOST V”
Henry County again proved that voter apathy is a virtue in their lives. Of the over 175,000 registered voters in Henry County roughly just over 16,500 voted in the early voting and election day together. This is approximately 9.43% of the registered voters who put SPLOST V through and the Sunday early alcohol sales through as well. This means that barely a handful voted to put these measures through according to the statistics. Over 230,000 residents, 175,000 registered voters and only just over 7,500 approved SPLOST V. This tells a story where most of the people don’t care. For those that do care, the best way to solve this problem is to shop outside the county and online for your merchandise. Take your tax dollars to another county where the taxes are lower. This meager election turnout is a continued sign that people are tired of the same old problems. But don’t complain if you find that you won’t get what you were promised in SPLOST V because a lot of what was in SPLOST I, II, III, and IV didn’t materialize either. Let us know how all this works out for you because those who don’t care to be involved will one day wonder what happened when the tax is so high they cannot afford to live in Henry County anymore.
The Staff
"Vote No for SPLOST V"
This idea of a SPLOST V is an ongoing slush fund for those elected officials who do well to shine their seats at meetings. When SPLOST I was initiated so many years ago it was only supposed to last for a specified time and then go away. It was supposed to be used to fix some roads and other facilities. Well, that didn’t pan out too well because there are still projects today that are not finished from SPLOST I, II, III or IV. And guess what, if you vote for another SPLOST V tax then there will be projects to add to the unfinished list. The elected officials found an easy way to garner cash from the taxpayers with this type of money accumulation. If they want something done why not put out bonds or get a loan. They are already taking in a ton of money on property taxes, sales taxes, car tag taxes, fuel taxes and don’t forget school taxes that go to the Board of Education. Yes, the citizens of Henry County are taxed to death and they want to keep on with another tax. They threaten you with your property taxes will go up. Guess what Sherlock, they already have gone up. The millage rate may be the same, but those evaluations on prime properties went up. As long as the voters continue to vote for a SPLOST there will always be one on the ballot whether you really need it or not. How about the traffic in the county? Are you loving it, guess what some of the previous SPLOST projects that weren’t finished were supposed to help with fixing the traffic problems. Some of those funds were transferred to other areas. Why you may ask? To help those in those seats politically. They used to go out and arrest people in the old days for what these people are doing to the citizens. It was called all types of names anything from swindling, bunco, the pyramid scheme, racketeering, and many other names, especially during the gangland days of Chicago and New York. Today it is for the children, the elderly, for physical fitness and for your pets. They want to take your money for a privately owned water park. The county attorney has already seen problems with this whole scenario because he knows it will come back to bite them in the backside. If you want to do something good for yourselves and the county VOTE NO FOR SPLOST V.
The Staff
