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Lexington County Council's $8 Million "Economic Development" Deal

Posted by Contributor | 09 January 2012

By Summer Solum

I have a suggestion for Lexington County Council members who have been complaining about the lack of taxpayer attendance at County Council meetings.  Have your meetings on SATURDAY when more  people can attend instead of Tuesday when only the retired, independently wealthy, & unemployed can attend!  At the rate they spend money, Council ought to be glad that most Lexington county residents have jobs, so that they can continue to spend in the manner to which they've become accustomed instead of castigating the working class for not attending their Tuesday meetings.  Instead they complain about the lack of participation as they spend more of our hard earned dollars.  This, of course, means that the average Lexington County Joe has to work more hours to eat, to buy gas, and to pay bills.  This, also, means they have less time to attend those weekday County Council meetings.  Hmmmm.

Speaking of spending, Lexington County Council now wants to spend $8,000,000 more dollars on an “economic development” package in Chapin.  Its just been lying around in the bank & they want to spend it on something.  Now before you get some common sense idea like using the money to pay down debt or giving a tax rebate, that money has been “earmarked” for economic development.  So naturally, it needs to go to Chapin.  Now I don't know how everybody outside of Chapin feels about their hard earned tax dollars going to Chapin, but I'm not happy about it.    Aren't there any other areas of Lexington County that need to be developed?  How about an equal split?  How does Johnny Jeffcoat's district get 8 mil?  I guess when you're an Economic & Community Catalyst for the Town of Lexington AND a county council member, your district just gets certain perks.  Maybe all of the County Councilmen ought to work for the Town & the rest of us can get a piece of the taxpayer pie, too.

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0 #1 J. Carl Jordan 2012-01-11 10:53
Seven of us attended the County Council meeting on Jan. 9. We requested information as to the funding source of the $8 million and for the reasons it needs to be added the the County budget of $100 million, an 8% increase! We wanted to understand and be made to feel comfortable that our elected officials are spending these funds wisely. Councilman Smokey Davis said they could not give us any information until the next meeting when a public hearing will be held on the $8 million expenditure. I told him this gave us insufficent time to analyze and give our 3 minute comments at the hearing. This Council is not being forthcoming and transparent on this money. They present a stance to us that it is none of our business, that we should just trust them since they are elected and that they know what is best for us. Such an attitude undermines the confidence of us in the Council's ability to properly conduct the people's business. The Lexington County Council needs to clearly understand that they work for us, we do not work for the government. Andrew Jackson stated "But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty."
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