Backroom deals are never a good idea in local government
Backroom deals are never a good idea in local government
We’ve tried over many years to hold local public bodies to the open government (and...
Thousands for bureaucrats but not a penny for taxpayers
We were disheartened by the latest rhetoric at this week’s county commissioners meeting as commissioners began wringing their hands about not having enough money...
Burlington looking to fritter away surplus that should go to taxpayers
It’s not just county taxpayers who are getting the short end of the budget stick (see editorial comments above).
Burlington city councilmen are contemplating how...
Haw River shows self-serving philosophy from manager to council members
We always hate to see politicians and other public officials feather their own nests with taxpayer dollars.
No where is that phenomenon more repugnant than...
It’s high time to remember taxpayers – and cut the property tax rate
County commissioners and every other local city council and board of aldermen have been on a spending spree on behalf of their own employees,...
Mebane: prioritizing city bureaucrats over taxpayers – as usual
Mebane city manager Chris Rollins unveiled his proposed budget for the city this week. And it’s a real whopper in terms of spending levels...
What’s the purpose of county government?
We’ve become convinced that many of the people attending the semi-monthly county commissioners’ meetings of late – especially those with their hands out to...
ACC Van Winkle
Readers of this newspaper may wonder if they fell asleep recently like Rip Van Winkle of old – or, perhaps, whether ACC officials did.
In...
(Another) spending frenzy in Burlington
There’s an old adage that “A fool and his money are soon parted.”
Apparently, an even faster separation can occur when government officials have the...
A 28-year-old building is worn out? You must be kidding. Only in government.
UNBELIEVABLE!
That’s our reaction to numerous aspects of a consultant firm’s purported study of the Alamance County judiciary system’s space “needs.”
The consultant firm has concluded...
