They are angry that no one has run a water line down their road yet. They are angry that the county's recreation programs are often haphazardly run. They are angry at the courts which seem to be a revolving door for criminals. And they are angry at rising property taxes. But the real anger is at what many consider a lack of leadership in Jackson County.
Citizens sense no direction from their elected officials.
If anything, the bitter infighting that has come to be a part of the county government in recent years has made them even more suspicious of the decision-making from our elected officials. That's a valid complaint. No leader has really articulated a vision for Jackson County or addressed openly the many concerns bubbling up from the citizenry at-large. But the blame for that failure of leadership rests only partly on the shoulders of those who now occupy our top elected positions. Our system is not just breaking, it is broken.