As this year, 2010, comes to a close, this is a great time to reflect on where we've been and where we are going. Many of us take this time to reflect on what mistakes we have made in the past and maybe think about a New Year's resolution that will be an attempt to better our lives. It is also a good time to think about what the City of Polk City is doing for its citizens, and at what cost? Do the benefits of its existence outweigh the costs, or do the costs of running this city outweigh the benefits of keeping it? It is a fact that Polk City does not take in enough revenue to pay for all its expenses and debt. If it is counting on grants to balance the budget, that is not a balanced budget. This city cannot operate on a daily basis without the extra income it receives from County residents in the form of extremely inflated water and sewer rates. This alone is a BIG RED FLAG!!! This small city of approximately 1700 residents has a budget of over $3.8 Million Dollars. Think of all the overhead that could be eliminated if the city were to dissolve.
Here is a very timely article written by Al Whittle of http://www.lakelandlocal.com/ titled: How Many Cities Can We Afford?
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your continued support and will look forward to a brand new year with hope of a better future. During the past year we have already accomplished quite a few goals, but there is more work to be done. We will continue to keep the public informed with your help.
Best wishes for a HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!
I want to take a few lines to express my admiration of the CCoPC contributors, their hard work, critical analysis of facts and simple way of informing the rest of us. THANK YOU! May 2011 be the year that common sense prevails and the year that Polk City dissolves and sanity returns to water and sewage costs.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!!! God Bless Polk City! Texas
IF THIS CITY REALLY WANTS TO HELP THE CITIZENS THEN THEY WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM PUTTING ON THE BALLOT TO DISSOLVE THIS RIDICULOUS PLACE CALLED POLK CITY. THE LONGER THEY STAY IN OFFICE THE MORE DAMAGE THEY WILL DO. THE ATTORNEY WILL RUN US SO FAR INTO DEBT THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO BREATHE.
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