Speak Out 10/3/18

SB40 Board debate

I believe we, as citizens of Stoddard County need to get more involved with our tax dollars and how they're being spent by our commissioners, our Senate Bill 40 board and the workshop board. Our tax dollars are the benefit to the mentally disabled citizens of our county. When our commissioners, Senate Bill 40 board and shelter, Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop decide to place $350,000 dollars in repairs and maintenance on a 40-year-old-plus building I do not believe we are serving these disabled citizens. There's a new building that is built and has been planned for several years that these boards say sell and put the funds in an old building. Why cannot these people who are supposed to be the stewards of the tax dollars realize this is not a wise decision. Why cannot they realize that just moving the facility to a new building would be the wise decision. Do the math, put a pencil to it and see the figures just how much $350,000 dollars would pay on this new building and these disabled citizens would have a place to work out of the cold and with air conditioning and an adequate and safe workplace as we Stoddard County citizens are obligated to provide for them with our tax dollars that are collected.