Comments on: Commissioners Unable To Pass Budget That One Called “Crap”

By: Lynn Kiesel Huber

Lynn Kiesel Huber — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:50:12 +0000

The Pensacola Library is the center for the Talking Book Program for NorthWest Florida. There are a lot of blind, physically handicapped and visually impaired people that depend on this program to get books on audio so that they can have some form of entertainment. This is just one vital service that this inner city library provides. This program would be sorely missed by many if funding were cut off.

By: Luda

Luda — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:11:50 +0000

A city without a library!

Let me remind you,that Hitler’s Nazis started with destroying books.

What next?
To close the schools,colleges,Universality! In favor of what?

It is very – very sad and Its a shame.

Ludmila
Member of the Book Club

By: a citizen

a citizen — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:18:45 +0000

go for it, commissioners! cut the city off on the libraries! you can keep the branch buildings, and the city will have to let the staff off for those branches. re-hire them, then see if the city might sell you some books, or else go and buy some. hire some librarians and administrative personnel and then you’ll have your own county library system! brilliant move, don’t you think? not sure about cheap, but hey, you’ll get to do with it as you please! now that’d be something to your liking, KW and GV!

alternatively, you may just let the county go with no libraries at all. who goes to the library these days, anyway? only losers! i hear some take their kids there — now that’s a practice that shouldn’t be encouraged; what if they pick up a book and learn something?!? apparently some idiots go to the library to learn computer skills in the hope that’ll help them get a job somewhere — now tell me if those are not the biggest losers of all! where would they find jobs? in this county? no way!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:56:38 +0000

REGARDING:
“1-Is it Constitutional?
2-Can we afford it?
3-Is it necessary?
4-Is it the right thing to do?

If they can’t answer yes to all, then the response should be no!”

You actually run into problems with Numbers 3 and 4.

If a thing isn’t absolutely necessary but is the right thing to do, it’s hard to turn it down. In fact very few things are absolutely necessary, but people get elected to provide them. Libraries, paved roads, garbage pickup, community water, health departments, ambulance service, public schools,… We could get by for a while without them because we did in the past but no sane person would say, not absolutely necessary, off with its head.

Number 2 gives problems now and then too, defining affording something. Some folks think we can always raise taxes, borrow, print more moolah, make optimistic assumptions regarding how much money will come in and then throw up hands and act surprised when it doesn’t.

By: Florida Tax payer

Florida Tax payer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:12:13 +0000

It not hard to believe the county budget is less .REMEMBER we have to educate ALABAMA kids!

By: Scobie Wilcoxon

Scobie Wilcoxon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:01:36 +0000

At what point will our elected officials be held accountable for their fiscal responsibility?

It’s about time that they understand the government treasury is a sacred trust. It should be handled accordingly.

The public tax money should not be treated like a bowl of halloween candy; for everyone to grab a handful.

Maybe they should follow these simple steps:
1-Is it Constitutional?
2-Can we afford it?
3-Is it necessary?
4-Is it the right thing to do?

If they can’t answer yes to all, then the response should be no!

By: Jack moran

Jack moran — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:42:09 +0000

It is hard to believe the entire county budget is $33 million LESS than the school district’s budget.