Well at least someone is looking out for you, instead of their pet projects, Kokomo.
According to the Kokomo Perspective, Councilwoman Cindy Sanders has committed to voting against Ordinance 6590, which would spend $350,000 of your tax money on plans and land for a new fire station. Don't feel like you need a fire station? Of course you don't, it's only the mayor and council who want to force city services on a bunch of people who don't want them, via annexation. Are you willing to pay for the mayor's risky annexation scheme, Kokomo?
Sanders says that there can be no sacred cows with next year's budget, and that she doesn't "believe appropriating money to hire an architect to design a new fire station or to purchase land to build outside of the city is in the best interest of the community"
This doesn't shock me a bit. Sanders was one of only two council members who voted against annexation last summer. At the time, the councilwoman stated, "After much consideration, with the high cost of fuel, goods, services and with the uncertainties I feel in the city’s ability to make needed capital improvements I will vote no to the annexation plan. Making sure we can provide the necessary services and protecting our citizens is the goal. Furthermore having the flexibility to invest in economic development in order to expand our tax base will be a major factor in determining our future."
Kokomo, this lady is looking out for you. She sees the economic and financial troubles the city is in. She knows that what this town needs is jobs, not new citizens (who already live here.) She knows that it is more important to work hard at cutting the budget, while trying to maintain services for existing residents than it is to extend unsustainable services to newly annexed citizens.
Contact YOUR representatives and tell them to side with Mrs. Sanders. Tell them that you reject annexation. Tell them you reject 6590, tell them you want real economic development. The kind that creates jobs.
