Tue Sep 07 2010
To the editor,
Why no outrage from Stark officials about missing money?
Pertaining to the missing money from the county treasurer's office: Where's the outrage from our elected Stark County officials?
I know it's under investigation. I've heard all of the excuses and rhetoric. I have talked to some elected county officials and employees about this, but nowhere have I seen or heard any outrage over what could be millions of dollars. Why?
As most of us have felt that nauseating feeling when we lose money from our possessions, may it be a 10 or a 20 dollar bill, we take notice. But when it comes to our local government with the so-called "trusted names," I see no such response. Why?
There should be an outcry from all county officials and workers, demanding an explanation why taxpayers' money allegedly is being used for personal and self-interest. If there is no objection to accountability in the way Stark County is operating its business, then one can only assume that:
* They are not managing our money in a responsible manner. As stated in The Repository, the bank asked Treasurer, Gary Zeigler, to come in to review bank statements. "We saw everything and saw the problems. I called the prosecutor's office," Zeigler said.
* If the county can "misappropriate:" taxpayers' hard-earned money, then the county is operating a budget well above and beyond its means. This then becomes one of many symptoms of a corrupt government.
* When average folks are losing their jobs and homes in a major recession, if not depression, as we are experiencing now, and to compound it with local, state, and federal government losing touch with "we, the people," this becomes a justified reason why we should overthrow the yoke of an oppressive tax and vote against the quarter percent Stark County sales tax renewal this year.
Steve Fronimo Jr.
Canton, Ohio 44721
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