Dear Editor:
I usually dont speak up like this, but I feel compelled to at this time. My wife and I lived in a much larger community but recently chose to move to Cortez to be closer to our grandchildren and at first thought we would be moving to a sleepy little town, but after reading the newspaper a few times and talking to people at the market, we are finding out there is a much bigger picture here.
What is up with all the over-budget projects, the traffic signal at Seventh Street, the controversial Flaugh-Clark project (what a mistake for a town to make getting into private developing), a mini hydro electric plant (that is going in the red) and the fiber project (where is the benefit?). Hasnt anyone ever heard of a balanced budget?
We as a whole, I believe, have come to accept this from our federal government (notice our $14 trillion debt) and maybe from even larger entities but tiny Cortez? Sounds to me like the heads of departments and/or the town manager have not done their jobs. In this economy we need to be watching every penny we spend. Going over budget $100,000 on a $250,000 project and promoting projects that are not in the best interests of this community is not acceptable. It makes me ponder what these peoples personal budgets look like?
Herbert Townsend
Cortez
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