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Originally Posted by njbchbum
Ms fox10 - If you and anyone else truly is interested in "why some of the money is going where it's going" - you have every right to attend the Tourism Council meetings and to review the grant applications from the organizations that are requesting grant money. Why don't you know that? You can even follow the work of the Council on it's page in the County website Council Members | Sumter County, FL - Official Website And the real deal of info re Tourism Councils can be found herehttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode= Display_Statute&Search_String=125.0104&URL=0100-0199/0125/Sections/0125.0104.html You could even figure out if the Sumter County Tourism Council is operating within the State Statute if ya wanted to! Hope that helps! |
Your information should help a LOT of people. Honestly, I believe people "retire", and to many that means changing everything, even their own responsibility in a republic... to GUARD our democracy. Now that means different things to different people, but it shouldn't ! But in reality, I have found many folks just are not interested in finding out where to get the kinds of information they want and need. On the other hand, no matter where I have lived, I have never noticed public officials (once elected) go out of their way to make information accessible to the public. To the letter of the law of course, like you shared, that what they need to know is posted on websites, or available (sometimes for a charge some can't afford) by going to a certain office and "filling out a request". All annoying, but legal. If public "servants" were not so inherently "human", their better selves would take over and perhaps (?) go beyond the letter of the law at time, such as answering this woman's questions, answering emails or making phone calls ? Of course it is an imposition, but after all, the decision to become a PUBLIC SERVANT is NOT an easy one ! It means GREAT personal sacrifice ! Remember our founding fathers anyone ? They were (for the most part) the educated individuals at a time when few were highly educated, they were land owners, many "wealthy" compared to the masses, and very successful farmers too. They gave up HUGE sacrifices, and their families also suffered (gladly in most cases) for their decision. Often the wives and children could not run the business as successfully or farm as much of the land with the husband/father involved in trying to free us once and for all from the tyranny of a monarchy ! Wonder why so many public servants now have made the decision to become a public servant when it is such a sacrifice on their part, and on the part of their families too ? Could it possibly be that the "secret" is it is no longer a great personal sacrifice for your country (like serving in the military is), but now a way to ENRICH your personal wealth or station in life ? Humm, that would mean we've come full circle ? They these days working for the "king", the "government", the "community" has once again become the way "up" in society ? That would make an interesting topic for a research paper, oh, I forgot, we no longer actually teach "history", in the same way we once did. But, again, thank you for giving people what they need to keep informed.... now, all they need is the motivation to "just do it, just look it up" as Niki would say... LOL !