commentary

Mr. Stiff did make a salient point tonight when he said that we "cant overburden the business owners' in the areas proposed to be annexed. It is a very good point, but how do we NOT burden them further when we would be TRIPLING their taxes? THAT would be a HUGE burden to ANY taxpayers, no? Also, when asked if he was in favor of the new gym, he just replied YES, and passed the mike. This was considerably better than the blatant cheerleading he has done in the past, but STILL doesnt identify his conflict of interest, in that he stands to make a lot of money doing the plumbing for the new gym. I wonder if he will recuse himself from voting for any new gym expenditures, if elected? How would he handle that apparent ethical dilemma? Dr. Mel P. Johnson