Holds leaders responsible
I don’t live in Columbus, so I can take an outsider’s view and speak my mind without worrying about reprisal from elected officials. The “leadership” of Columbus is to blame for the state of affairs there. You can elect the village idiot to a post because he is likable, but you’re cutting your nose off to spite your face. The same holds true, only more so, for elected officials at the State and National levels. Other towns in the area aren’t experiencing the woes Columbus is. Why?
Streets are in poor condition, but an amphitheater is more important. The budget is in, shall we say, bad shape? The people you put in charge should be held accountable and made to answer. Columbus isn’t the only town with money problems. Here in Brooksville part of the town’s water supply is rusted, cast iron pipes. Drink the water here and you’ll get your daily quota of iron in your diet! Macon and Shuqualak are applying for/getting federal grants to improve their towns. Brooksville is not. Why not? Are we disqualified, or did we not file an application? Who knows?
It’s past time that voters all across this great country start thinking before we vote. Stop electing somebody you’d like to have a beer with, or somebody you’re kin to. Let’s put capable, responsible people in office all across this country, and watch things improve for everybody, not just an elite few.
Cameron Triplett
Brooksville
Editor’s note: This letter was edited for length.
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