Local Government
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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After hearing Governor Daniels on the local news, I knew I had to say something.
First he spoke of how many people agreed with him and that he just needed to get these citizens to inform the state legislation. I do not agree that "many people" thinking that doing away with township officials is a good idea.
Daniels stated there are 108 townships in the state. It was also said that the trustees, on the average, only helped approximately 20 people (families) a year. Let's see now, that would be around 2,160 families a year. The trustees may only be working with 2,160 cases, but how many actual people are they helping? On an average of a family of four, that would be close to 9,000 people a year. Sure, the paperwork, etc., is not involving 9,000 situations. But, still, just who is going to take on this workload? Will it be an elected person or an appointed person?
It's been said some states do not have townships. Did these states ever have townships? Once the townships are dissolved, will the small-town governments be eliminated in favor of the bigger towns? Will these bigger town governments be eliminated for counties? Will the counties be replaced by total state government?
This course of action could very well lead to control by a few. Just the way the "power hungry" wants it to be. And, should this course continue, it will end with only appointees. I realize this is a far reach, but worse things have happened to "the people" by control freaks.
I think Governor Daniels has done things his own way long enough. Who in the "H" needed daylight-saving time?
Monty Tapp
Warsaw[[In-content Ad]]
After hearing Governor Daniels on the local news, I knew I had to say something.
First he spoke of how many people agreed with him and that he just needed to get these citizens to inform the state legislation. I do not agree that "many people" thinking that doing away with township officials is a good idea.
Daniels stated there are 108 townships in the state. It was also said that the trustees, on the average, only helped approximately 20 people (families) a year. Let's see now, that would be around 2,160 families a year. The trustees may only be working with 2,160 cases, but how many actual people are they helping? On an average of a family of four, that would be close to 9,000 people a year. Sure, the paperwork, etc., is not involving 9,000 situations. But, still, just who is going to take on this workload? Will it be an elected person or an appointed person?
It's been said some states do not have townships. Did these states ever have townships? Once the townships are dissolved, will the small-town governments be eliminated in favor of the bigger towns? Will these bigger town governments be eliminated for counties? Will the counties be replaced by total state government?
This course of action could very well lead to control by a few. Just the way the "power hungry" wants it to be. And, should this course continue, it will end with only appointees. I realize this is a far reach, but worse things have happened to "the people" by control freaks.
I think Governor Daniels has done things his own way long enough. Who in the "H" needed daylight-saving time?
Monty Tapp
Warsaw[[In-content Ad]]
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