I really do wish these Board Meetings were held at night so everyone who was interested would have an opportunity to see what goes on. Anyway...
At the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting this morning, the bills the county owed for Jul 2011 were read and approved.
One of the bills was for $10,000.00 to a company to cut grass and clean ditches. Over the last 2 years, I’ve been following the payments to this company and during the season, payment to this company has ranged from $10,000.00 per month to $17,000.00 per month. So, I ask you, why hasn’t this Board of Supervisors made the decision to purchase some lawn mowers and give these jobs to some folks who are unemployed and live in Tunica County?
We’ve all come to realize that jobs at the new Schultz plant may not be as...let’s say…”Tunica Friendly” as we were led to believe before all the loans and grants and whatever else were signed. What is stopping the current Board of Supervisors from making an appointment with Schultz and negotiating some jobs?
Come to think of it, what is stopping this Board of Supervisors from making an appointment with GreenTech and negotiating some jobs?
Don't know about you, but personally, I am tired of paying salaries to Tunica County employees who don't want to live in Tunica County. What is stopping this Board of Supervisors from giving these jobs to qualified Tunica County residents?
There is another area where I think my personal Supervisor is failing the people he was elected to serve. He has jobs in his family business but he chooses to fill these positions with people who already have good paying jobs with the county. I’m talking about our current Sheriff, one of our Constables (we paid him over $6,000.00 this morning for his Constable services) who also draws a salary from the Sheriff's Department, a former Sheriff and 2 employees from Youth Services. Why won't he give some of these jobs to unemployed Tunicans? How does he sleep at night? This whole situation makes me very uncomfortable. It feels like we have a sub-government of sorts going on in Tunica County and it needs to stop.
I am tired of watching my Supervisor walk out of meetings to have private conversations. What could possibly be more important than the people's business?
I am tired of watching my Supervisor not paying attention and sending text messages during Board Meetings.
If the Board of Supervisors meetings were held in the evening then more Tunicans could observe our Supervisors "in action."
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