Putnam's county government officials, who are considering a tax increase to help pay their bills, can understand your bill dilemma. County officials, frequently under fire for spending tax dollars, have the county's bills to pay. Take the county's water bill, for example. That was just for June and probably part of July. County jail inmates eat a lot of baloney, said Cheryl McCollum, finance officer for the Putnam County Sheriff's office.
Turkey ham is another staple in the jail's kitchen.
If all this county spending gets your dander up, then you may want to march straight to the voting booth on Sept. 5 and have your say at the polls. Of course, your say is pretty costly for the county, too. The county buys a lot of paper. Don Bailey, the county budget director, said there are even more bills that the county has to pay. Take total utilities.