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Garnett nails it: Council is overspending
Garnett nails it: Council is overspending
Date published: 8/25/2003

It's about time we, the taxpayers of Fredericksburg, heard from the voice of reason again. Of course, I am speaking of Richard Garnett.

The questions he put forward in his op-ed ["Will wasteful ways be legacy of this Fredericksburg City Council?" Aug. 8] concerning "Siltgate" and "Attorneygate" need to be answered. His prediction about the capital-outlay budget is already becoming a reality. The council is currently in the process of approving $13,886,000 for the 2004 budget. That's nearly triple what any council has ever approved before.

I have lived in this city for a long time, and I have never seen such a mess. It is obvious that Richard Garnett's studied approach to spending our taxpayer dollars is desperately needed.

At the rate this council is spend- ing, the city is likely to find itself in serious financial trouble. I hope, as Richard Garnett does, that "our elect- ed officials will act more responsibly with our tax money."

Frederick French Jr.

Fredericksburg



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Date published: 8/25/2003



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