The reason we elect people

to public office is so they will represent us. They're supposed to take

our phone calls, mail or e-mail, and acquaint themselves with how we feel

about things. They now have websites to keep us informed, and we still

have newspapers to keep communications flowing both ways. That's the survey,

and it is an ongoing process.

I am not pleased with the Recreation

Needs Assessment Survey that's just been distributed throughout Fayette

County, and we've seen over the last year how the tax equity consultant's

report brought on more heat than light. The consultant's very name sounded

like a Republican slogan: Governmental Solutions Limited. Indeed. The

county also had an insurance consultant, a few years ago, who held some

Republican party office and who was finally given the boot. A lot of these

people shouldn't be hired to start with.

Here's my suggestion, and it's

free. In fact, not only is it free, it will save the people of Henry County

about $30,000. Folks of Henry County, if you have concerns, just phone

up one of your county commissioners and give him a piece of your mind.

That's what he's paid for. Henry County commissioners, if you want to

hear the concerns of your constituents, let your local paper publish your

phone number and e-mail address, and invite the public to let you hear

from them. It'll work every time. It would work in Fayette County, too.

Claude Y. Paquin

Fayetteville

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