Endorsement - Gilford Steamer!
I was pleasantly surprised when I read the following on page A4:
In making endorsements for the Budget Committee, our thought was to keep a good thing going. That’s why we’re endorsing incumbents Richard Hickok and Skip Murphy, who have worked tirelessly to keep Gilford’s budget as low as possible by researching and debating line item after line item. Some may call it nitpicking, but in this economy, any nitpicking that can save dollars and pennies is good for the taxpayers.
I am grateful and thankful for the paper's endorsement - and yes, it is nitpicking, for that is what we are elected to do. We have the responsibility to be the last set of taxpayer's eyeballs ensuring that enough is spent to fund essential services, and not a penny more.
During the last three years, I have tried to do that, and I believe that I, along with others that have felt the same way, have had a modicum of success. It is essential that this philosophy hold sway for at least the next few years, regardless of the funds that may float down from the Feds, as every dollar spent is either your's or your neighbor's. I take the attitude that while I might be ok for right now, my neighbor may not be, so I'm not about to fritter a buck away "just because...".
