Fort Wayne Journal Gazette journalist, Dan Stockman is giving voters the low downs on the political goin' ons of some of our local elected officials. Stockman points out that certain local politicians (both conservative Republicans and moderate Democrats) are spending the wealth in areas that they do not currently represent. In hopes that next year these folks will thank them with a vote or two. What does that mean to current constituents? It means that these crooks have stole what rightfully belongs to your neighborhood pet projects to take care of somebody else. Just a simple little play on the biblical teaching of Peter taking from Paul.
Stockman reports,"The state distributes the money based on population; last year, Fort Wayne received about $16 million. The money is technically spent by the mayor, but in Fort Wayne the mayor lets each district councilman decide how to spend $450,000 a year, and the three at-large councilmen get a combined $450,000. Their proposed projects for next year were announced Wednesday." The political leaders appears to be playing on their own constituents not knowing who represents them with the drafting and redistricting maps. Thanks to Stockman, you now know that Pape-D-5th, Hines-D-6th, Schmidt-R-2nd, and Didier-R-3rd are hedging their bets on the public being dumb as a box of rocks. You elected them, it's up to the voters to hold them accountable. It's your money. Or in the words of one of the city council members, it's all a wash. Could that mean the same thing as one hand greases the palm of another? You be the judge.
Stockman suggests you go to www.cityoffortwayne.org and click on “City Council.” That page will direct you to the redistricting area so you can be better informed about the goin'ons in your city.
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