Many thanks to Gold Wing Nut for participating in the local governing body. Having served on as a Town Supervisor (elected position) for a rural town in upstate NY, I really appreciate the time and effort it takes to serve. (My wife told me that if she knew what I was getting into after retirement she would have told me to work at my job where I made 20 times the salary.) Unfortunately, understanding the budget in fine detail takes a lot of time and effort. Not surprisingly, people (taxpayers) only see the bottom line.
To everyone who is involved with our governing bodies - Besides asking people to attend budget meetings where they don't understand the details around the budget requests, how do you communicate the need in enough detail to justify the increase in taxes (the bottom line)? I realize what I am asking is not an easy task but it is the task we have given you with your election to our current position.
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