Crumbling patience
For a county with our wealth, why is there no money to fix our roads? One hundred million dollars has been siphoned off into the supervisors’ pet projects like remodeling their own chambers and Disneyfying the 680 Trail. Then there is the sheriff’s new Fusion Center, the shiny new patrol cars, fire engines and radios: Of course there is no money for our crumbling roads. If the roads get much worse, the sheriff won’t be able to drive his tank around and fight all that crime.
Other states, instead of having county supervisors, have road commissioners (think Harry Truman). Keeping our roads in good repair should be the primary focus of local government. Instead, they want to go out and borrow another $30 million rather than wean themselves off their addiction to consultants and corporate vendors. At least in two years we can get rid of three more of our timid, yet extravagant supervisors.
Alex Easton-Brown, Lagunitas
