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Residents urge clearer fiscal reporting and public engagement on comprehensive plan
Summary
A resident asked why county audits and line-item spending were not available before budget decisions and urged board members to engage the public on the comprehensive plan; board members encouraged public review and attendance at a planning commission hearing.
A resident criticized county budgeting practices and called for better financial transparency ahead of future budget cycles, and another resident urged public participation in the final public hearing on the county’s comprehensive plan.
John Jenkins said he reviewed county documents and that about two‑thirds of the county’s revenue comes from real-estate taxes, and he questioned how supervisors can set future budgets when audits for prior years were completed late. “So how can you do that without being able to review how the money was spent for the for the year prior?” Jenkins asked. He also raised delinquent real-estate tax records dating back to 2004 and argued taxpayers deserve accountable line‑item review.
Scott Jenkins, speaking separately about planning, urged residents to attend the planning commission meeting the following night for the final public hearing on the county’s comprehensive plan update. He called municipal water and sewer solutions “critically important to our future” for housing, schools and economic development and encouraged supervisors to use the plan as a working document.
Supervisors acknowledged the importance of fiscal transparency and robust public engagement. Supervisor Stanmeyer said board members have been engaged with the planning commission and will continue to review water‑supply and infrastructure issues as part of the plan process.
