THEY THINK WE’RE STUPID!

There you go, I said it. OUR county commissioners must think we are stupid. Today, on the October 10th draft agenda, it is confirmed. Our commission thinks their constituents are idiots- or they simply don’t think about us at all. The very first item to be taken up – after one of the most contentious […]

Budget is set!

Unlike the federal government, Martin County has officially set their budget for FY 2024. Last evenings marathon meeting was hard to stomach. The massive $635 million budget may have been jarring, but the level of us vs. them infighting was the nauseating part. It is disappointing how quickly we devolved into that muck. Going back […]

The end is near…

…not of the world (that I know of), but of the fiscal year. Budget workshop has come and gone, and the first of two approval meetings has completed. More that 3 dozen people spoke at the first budget hearing, and close to one hundred people attended. The message was clear: don’t raise our taxes. The […]