Going, Going, Gone!

Two going and one gone. I watched the on line edition of the Daily Times just to see how the citizens would react to Gary Comegys and Louise Smith's decision to step down and not run for re-election. I even went so far as posted a comment on the DT's but as expected the comment was removed. No, there was no cursing. However, the article drew only 5 or 6 comments and most were not favorable towards Gary. From what I saw on the Louise Smith article, no one seemed to care because no one was commenting.

It looks like the old Tilghman Administration has finally seen its last days. All the advantages are pretty much dried up and like an exiting President, the Council did their friends final favors and will now part their ways, leaving those greedy ones in charge of putting their own Dream Team together to retake the City Council in the future.

It's unfortunate we have to live in such a selfish society where people need to use each other for financial gain, instead of earning it. However, somewhere along the line this is how American politics has become. However, there are ways to fix such problems that politicians have left behind.

A perfect example of a good thing is Volunteer Fire Departments. The Eastern Shore used to be loaded with so many fine men and women who were community oriented. America should follow their lead and start running America the same way the Volunteers would run their business. Follow me for a minute.

Let's look at Linen's of the Week property. Heck, let's even throw in "The Bricks." Since these properties have been taken off the tax roll and are now a part of the list of City owned properties, how about we ask those communities to step forward, create a volunteer group who believe in these project and get them to start fundraising to help support such projects within their communities. Now, fair needs to be fair. That mans that ANY community that traditionally expected their government to step in and fund projects in ANY neighborhood, it needs to be done by fundraising and NOT out of the taxpayers pockets. If the community REALLY wants it, they will support it and maintain it.

Oh, some might say that some communities would then get more than others. This is true. However, this is also America. If you WANT the finer things in life, WORK FOR IT AND EARN IT. No one is stopping anyone from advancing themselves and moving up to a better neighborhood. It happens all the time in Police Departments, (for example). When you work for a municipal police department your more than likely to get less pay. When you get a few years under your belt and you prove to be a good cop, you apply elsewhere and move up.

If you get Big Brother out of the way, guess what, your taxes DECREASE! This is one way we can take back America and our communities. Go back to the basics. I have always felt this way about the Zoo, (as another example). Why burden everyone for something only a select group enjoy.  Let people take pride once again by getting involved in projects that are meaningful to them and leave Big Brother and our tax dollars out of it.

Lord knows the three above did enough damage. Now let's see what the new Candidates have to offer as their solutions.