Waste not, Want not!!!!

The Editorial in today's paper encouraging consolidation of the villages and town is great.   But

why does the powers that be need $50,000. to study this?   Aren't we paying them already to 

do their jobs?   How dare they request this money. 

Here is a suggestion,  since Whitestown and Whitesboro are open to the idea of consolidation 

why not starting with just these two and see how it goes.   While they're at it,  why not consider

looking into consolidating other departments.  Or better yet why not consolidate Whitestown and Whitesboro.  It makes sense. 

The Taxman Cometh!

The Town of Whitestown announced that they are applying for a grant to hire a full time 

police officer.   The grant,  if fully funded, would amount to $116,000.  This would fund the pay and benefits for a officer for two years.  After the two years are up,  we, the taxpayers of Whitestown would have to pay the officer's salary.   

We are a small rural town  of around  20,000 people We already have seven full time and 5 part time officers.  Whitestown also has a sheriff department and state police available.

. At a time when we are looking to consolidate with the other villages, such as Yorkville, and New York  Mills, do we really want to add to our compliment of police?   If we consolidate,   one would hope, we  would  eliminate some jobs to save  tax money.  

A grant is not manna from heaven, it is tax money just from another direction.   Any way you

look at it, it eventually comes out of our pockets. This town can find more ways to spend money and  not reduce our taxes.  

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