I just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten you. I have just been to busy with my job this week, I haven't had time or energy to post anything. The meeting ran long, and I was just mind-boggled (as always) at the dog tag issue. I really thought that was a "no brainer" - I mean a lower cost for a longer time....what's not to love. It's a pain in the butt to have to go to Chatham every year to get that dog tag, especially when you work. I work in Danville - when am I supposed to go?? So I thought that would be a "non-issue" but boy was I wrong....there was more discussion over this stupid, stupid subject than I believe there was over refinancing the bonds....
I mean we're talking $10 here. People were like "what if my dog dies, and I don't get my 10 bucks worth?" Coy pulled out a letter similar to that and read it....I mean, he never read any letters since I've been there about "real" county issues. It was the craziest thing I have ever seen. I mean, what do these people want - a rebate. My dog died and I still had a year and 2 months left, so give me back part of what I paid for my tag.
I'll tell you something: I have a dog, and if anything happened to her, the last thing on my mind would be the lousy $10 that I paid for a dog tag. I'd be devastated over the death of my dog, not worrying over the tag.
I felt sympathy for Teresa Easley who got up and said that she was trying to simplify one thing in the treasurer's office, but if she had known it was going to cause this much controversy, she wouldn't have done it, and so just leave it the way it is, which is what they did.
And I'm telling you folks something else: if you all don't tell everyone you know that Sunday Beer Sales and Liquor by the Drink are not moral issues - they are revenue issues, that battle will be lost as well....
Write letters to the paper and tell people it has absolutely nothing to do with drinking - it has to do with restaurants and stores not locating here; it has to do with people driving out of the county to shop and eat....
I'm just about done with all this. In just the short time that we have been going to the board meetings and seeing what is going on in this county, I'm ready to surrender. I have never in my life personally witnessed such blatant ignorance on all sides.
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I know there are a lot of people that don't want to see you give up. You can be sure King Coy will be very happy if you do.
I believe King Coy is taking advantage of his elected position and is selling out the Pittsylvania County taxpayers.
A large number of the people in this county believe our elected officials would not sell us out, would not allow anything to come into this county to harm us. Boy are they wrong.
Please keep up the good work.
So what is wrong with paying $ 15.00 for dog tags every 3 years? Saves time and energy and a trip to Chatham Every year. They are saying the dogs are old. Ok. Dogs do get old. What if they get hit by a car. Same thing. But I would rather pay the thing every 3 years and not have to worry about it.
"she was trying to simplify one thing..., but if she had known it was going to cause this much controversy, she wouldn't have done it, and so just leave it the way it is, which is what they did."
And there is the challenge to progressive people in this region who are actually trying to create change for the better...from dogtags to reinventing the economy.
Wow...that really sums it up. Nice comment on the bigger picture.
"Write letters to the paper and tell people it has absolutely nothing to do with drinking - it has to do with restaurants and stores not locating here; it has to do with people driving out of the county to shop and eat...."
Unfortunately, there are still quite a few constituents around who don't think a business should be open on Sunday anyway.
As an outsider to the region and a newcomer to the blog, I have one burning question...
Why do you keep re-electing these people?
As Einstein once said “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.
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