Allegiance, subpoenas, & $10,000 worth of “togetherness†June 1, 2011
With an unprecedented hard core dedication to implementing an unwanted prepared food tax by the Terrible Four—Directors Good, Merry, Tyler, Weber, one must wonder where their allegiances lie. They certainly are not dedicated to the wishes of the people, i.e. a vote.
Could it be they have aligned themselves with the downtown insiders, that would be Sammy Sicard, Richard Griffin, & Bennie Westphal, et al? Citizen taxpayers have given their hard-earned dollars to the 2000 style of Urban Renewal in downtown Fort Smith for years. There are no doubt other possibilities, but the question remains…why is the Terrible Four hell-bent on violating the constitutional wishes of citizen taxpayers?
The aforementioned four Directors are the ones who should be subpoenaed to determine why they refuse to do the will of the people, not those exercising their rights to obtain petition signatures.
Now to the matter of two very expensive “togetherness†(retreats) for the Mayor, City Mgr, & Directors led by a consultant… $5,000 per session, plus all they could eat.
All involved should be ashamed to admit they had to hire some former big government Bozo from Texas to teach them how to prioritize projects. Did they not seek their positions based on their ability to do the job? Note all the doublespeak emanating out of their mouths right out of big government Agenda 21/Quality of Place.
Absolute transparency and attention to detail is desperately needed NOW! Are Manager Gosack, Mayor Sanders and the four Directors up to the job? Presently they are failing…e.g. observe the inordinate expenditures and what they are going for.
Kindest regards,
Joe McCutchen