To Salisbury Taxpayers – Thank You

July 17, 2008 by Cato  
Filed under Fiscal Policy, Maryland, Salisbury Politics

As someone who attended the Tawes Clam Bake yesterday in Crisfield, I’d like to thank the hard working taxpayers of Salisbury. I paid a visit to the Salisbury tent and received several bottles of that great “City Living” bottled water. While you were working to pay those growing tax bills and newly increased water and sewer rates I am sure that you were comforted by the fact that non-City taxpayers were kept from dehydration and having to walk all the way up front to obtain a nice cold bottle of water.

But wait! I thought that these types of expenses were struck from both last year’s and the current budgets? Did Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman do something illegal? Not in this case.

As we have noted previously, the decision of Barrie’s RUBBER STAMP to adopt what they claim is a “program” budget only limits Tilghman to very broad constraints of where to spend your tax dollars.

Remember to thank Louise Smith the next time you see her. And if she still maintains that this type of foolishness was stricken from the budget, remind her that telling fibs will get her kicked out of her Sunday school class.