Down The Sewer Pipe – Politically Speaking

Most of the elected people that I know, and I do know a few, have no idea of how to incorporate an upgrade of their utility infrastructure by using a street repair program. Street repair is normally just the street, as opposed to street, curb, gutter, sidewalk, water main, sewer main, telecommunications and the electrical…

When talking about the economy (as it applies to government spending) there needs to be a discussion about keeping the water, road, sewer, and the solid waste departments in house. The advantage is not so much in money and not spending, as it is about control.  Once the government that you serve gets rid of…

Of all the things that government does spending money wisely, is the single thing it does the least well of all. Contracts that grow mysteriously larger after they have been signed, costing thousands of tax dollars to be spent, is all to common. As an elected official you should drive to be accountable for every…

One of the many areas that cities and towns all across America have lost control is the public workforce.  Unions in the United States of America, originally, were designed to curb the abuses of the owners of industry, and of businesses.  These days, unions also control a vast about of the public sector.  The blame…

The numbers of public officials, elected and otherwise, that have portrayed themselves as middle of the road or conservative, are many.  The greater numbers of these people have hidden agendas. That is to say they will tell you one thing while really wanting to do another Presidents are not immune to this sort of thing,…

There arises, now and again, the question of  “why does it take so long to build a building?  The answer is both oddly vague and vaguely odd.  Inspections must be done to insure that processes and codes are followed.  Several different disciplines are followed, plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and communications.  Each needs several inspections over the…

One of the things that bug people about government is the apparent loss of continuity.  When newly elected people take office the second thing that hey should do is find out what previous councils have promised, and then never followed though with. It is not at all uncommon, for a town or county council, to…