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well.. sort of… I think when it was revealed that
money had to be spent then reimbursement
would be forthcoming – provided all the rules were
followed – was a big RED flag.

Everyone knows that what the Feds want to
happen is for the localities to spend more money
on stuff but at the same time – they are looking
at a longer term deficit from giving out “free”
money…

so.. I for one.. being the cynic I am sometimes
can envision a situation where the county spends
the money then gets denied the reimbursement
on a “gotcha” type issue

I’m sure some counties are desperate enough to
take the bait.. but give the BOS some credit for
being wary…

If they spent the money and go rejected on the
reimbursement.. they’d have to raise taxes to
pay for it..

For what it’s worth, DITTO. Since we are only able to play by our rules and no other, we can be assured we’ll never embrace the stimulus money, unless the BOS wants to gamble on their vision and that of their special interest.

Gotchas are what you get back for not attending to the stores business. We seem to have our share of gotchas with the belief that we’ll get a different result from doing the same thing, over and over again.

If the BOS want to gamble with $80,000 of tax payer money, I suggest they hire someone capable of pulling it off and not under the guise of “these are extraordinary times.” We either have the resources of accountability on hand or we just shoot ourselves in the foot. We need someone who can manage a business and not a way of life. Change is more than just a government check but how well we spend stimulus money. It ain’t rocket science.

The days of “plunk the magic twanger” as a business model, are over. Let’s hope we get beyond the staging and lip-service and get down to business. Every time I hear from either side of the podium at BOS meetings that “I don’t know and will have to get back to you” is a testament to poor management practices and skills.

It’s a simple question. If you don’t know, who does? If you don’t know, why show up in the first place? If the agenda is to remain silent, why even ask what someone else thinks? If you don’t want to engage the public in debate or the exchange of knowledge, what good are you to constituents and citizens alike,under the banner and claim you serve in their best intertest?

The quest for something more or better deserves to be heard on its own merits. The rest of the equation is about who’s listening and who’s not.

Everytime I’ve been denied access to knowledge has always been my first red-flag. Due to the stressful nature of knowing, most would prefer not to exceed the boundaries of knowing or the confines of the box they have have been provided for want of a different opinion or their next paycheck.

What does it feel like to be nothing more than foregone conclusion?

Next on my agenda is understanding the foreclosure on our home by the Lee’s Hill Community Association, when we’re quite capable of paying our mortgage.

Not to worry. It’s a story that will be told by separate cover.

These are dangerous not extraordinay times. Knowing the difference will get you where you want most to be. Details will help you get where you’re going, with the least amout of aggravation.

Gramps/ Larry, stay tuned. Whether we lose the house or not, we’re going to stick it out in Spotsylvania County, no matter what the county power brokers and County have in store for us.

Simply said, we’re not going any where, except for the demands of of the Lee’s Hill Community Association, Inc and the Greens’ Townhouse Association. Inc. who take our money but give nothing back, because they don’t have too.