By Heather Russell Publisher hrussell@bowiecountynow. com

To the Editor: Another year, another administration, but apparently the same old same old. We have a new City Administrator, but it may be that we still have the previous one on board! Do you as citizens of New Boston know that another tax increase has been proposed? Probably not since it was at a meeting helf on a Monday at 10:30 am, the newspaper was not in attendance and the meeting to propose said tax increase lasted with the invocation and pledge of allegiance exactly 3 minutes! I know because I was there and not much discussion was had. Why do we need another tax increase? Have we at any point looked at a tightening of our belt to include the fuel we pay for city employees to drive the city vehicles to and from Dalby Springs, to and from Hooks, to and from Simms and every place in between to include grocery stores and church ? How about looking at our staffing in the city? Not to mention services we pay for that we are not getting our money’s worth, i.e., mowing contract for Tapp Park.

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