Time to get back to work....

I've been lazy long enough...time to get back to work.

Would first like to comment on the clean-up of the debris left at the cut-off by the flooding last spring. This is my understanding so if I have the facts wrong...just sing out.

Sometime last summer, the Tunica County Board of Supervisors voted to follow the FEMA guidelines for the handling of the clean-up. By following these guidelines, Tunica County would be reimbursed for 87% of their expenses regarding the same. The Road Department was charged with carrying out this project.

In Sep, the BOS discussed and discussed the fact that their directive was not being followed. Because the Road Department was not following FEMA guidelines as directed by the BOS, Tunica County was not going to be eligible to have 87% of their expenses for this clean-up paid for by the Federal Government.

What the heck is wrong with you guys? You gave a directive. It wasn't followed. Take the expense out of the Road Department budget and move on to the next subject.

Do this once and I bet you won't have to do it again.

Another piece of information

Last summer Tunicans for Transparency in Government started looking into the the number of vehicles our county owned and we wanted to know which department had assignment of each vehicle.

It took us months get a workable list.

Did you know that the Road Department has 19 pick-up trucks assigned to it? And they have 22 employees. We came to this realization by putting together two different sources of information.

Do you think the Board of Supervisors realizes this or should we tell them?

More on Jobs

Another question asked at the Community Debate last night had to do with the recent pay cuts while our income was reduced due to the Casinos being closed while our county was flooded.

It was interesting that the candidate didn't really answer the question. First, it needs to be said we should never have been in this position. Tunica County has purchased more then we can afford. That being said, here's my take on what should have happened.

1. If the Board of Supervisors was going to cut salaries, they needed to cut from the top and leave the folks at the bottom alone.

2. The Board of Supervisors needs to take a good look at the Road Department. Did you know that our Road Department has 22 employees and 19 pick-up trucks? This didn't happen without the Board of Supervisors approval.

3. The Board of Supervisors needs to tell the Road Manager that we are not buying anymore equipment until we get all of our people back to work and our financial house in order. I swear, it seems that every month the Road Manager is in there with yet another bid on some type of equipment.

4. Why are we paying between $14,000 and $17,000 every month to get the grass cut? And it's not even being cut by a Tunica owned company!!! How about buying a couple of lawnmowers and putting some of our folks to work? This has been suggested to the Board of Supervisors by Tunicans for Transparency in government. To date, there has been no action.

5. So, I then went to the Road Manager and posed the same question. Answer was "Little Lady, you just don't understand." First, I understand perfectly and I AM NO ONE'S LITTLE LADY.

More to think about later....