The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1959-06-12
SOMETHING FOR OUR CITIZENS TO CONSIDER
COMPLETELY AND SERIOUSLY.

fore them within the few the responsibility Of
approving county budget that can play tremendous part
County Their final action convince the people they in
tend to accept the challenge and live up to the
result in further loss of confidence the part of c
investors and taxpayers in the integrity and
stability of our county government.
To do their duty, these must take some actions
which will be disapproved by many people they fail in
of people is critical situation hope that
every person would wish to cooperate, to the
tent OF small sacrifice necessary But such is not
the case.
With few exceptions, various departments of the
County Government have completely ignored the critical
financial situation of the county treasury With few excep
tons they have in the face of all this demanded more
money for the coming Higher salaries more expenses
more demanded With few exceptions they
to the Board effect don't about the tax
We demand you hands deeper in their pockets and
bring up money spend None of them take
notice of the tremendous deficit the general fund climbing
up toward hundred thousand dollars
the requests for money are an the basic as GO tax
meet the coming budget all the deficit is to be overcome
in two years. the rate would have to be double or
Now is not reasonable to assume that the people Will
take radical increase lying down. They would demand
and there might be court action Who could
offer blame if there should be such?
Confronted by the situation there should be salary
increases and there should be reductions Some
obviously unnecessary in the opinion of the Board should
be stricken out is true that people elected for
tain duties but this implies that duties shall be filled as
best they may under the circumstances implies that the
sole responsibility of overseeing the wise spending of public
money rests finally BOarQ WnIe the
should not try to tell everybody what to do they should
see that nobody wastes money
After six months in office the board looks back
Is meetings held The cost of these meetings and other
expenses incident thereto to $4,000 This equal
to the entire allotted by the predecessor board for
full work and the outgoing board had spent lot Of
this money before they went out of office deficit
already in the Boards budget great deal of the time
of these meetings has been wasted in words rather than
deeds In fact deporabe amount of time has been wasted
We think this is the most serious period in the county
history When the primary was held people may have
concluded settled everything The real problem the real
battle All citizens should consider seriously
make known to the Board if they want heavy increase
in taxes Make known to the Board they think salaries
should be increased and help kept the
roll Make known to the Board they believe the burden
should be increased constantly to drive the very
people need to come among invest their money,
create jobs for citizens and pay taxes to support
public benefits.
This issue is strongly before the people than ever
before They should express themelves freely
ourse in editorial capacity Any group of men
work more intellgenty and more efficiently if they
have full knowledge of the wishes of the people who hire
them who place their trust in the and who in the final
analysis may be expected to hold them to full accounting
at the conclusion of their stewardship.