I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the fellow brothers and sisters who were laid off on the 20th day of march 2005 for all their hard work and dedication. You will be missed! I feel this was a very dark day in Fairfield County. The only place I lay blame is with the Fairfield County Commissioners. They have known about this financial problem since 2001 and did nothing to prevent it. I remember when the Commissioners ran for election in 2004 they said,"The county is financially sound". Now, after they have been elected they have a completely different story. They say the county is broke and in February 2005 they put an increase for sales tax on the ballot. The Commissioners are putting the blame on other offices but we know who is at fault. If the Commissioners aren't willing to try and fix the financial mess they have put this county in, they should stand back and let people who care about their community see what they can do to fix it.

 

JEFF DIXON (FAIRFIELD COUNTY DEPUTY AND VOTER)