Are Lisbon Citizens Any Better Off?

Over three years ago now, The Lisbon Concerned Citizens were formed in an effort to educate and enlighten the voters, taxpayers, and citizens in town about the shenanigans that were being conducted by the so called new leadership of a Town Council form of government.  Many people use to complain about the special interest groups that would come to the town meetings and vote for what they wanted, ie. Police Department, Fire Department or whatever group wanted something.  Well at least an audience full of voter's eager to express their right to vote was better then the current dictatorship type you all are under now with the Town Council.  Seven,  are making decisions for the rest of you to live with that, NOW, can't even express your concerns with the new audience rules because of Vice-Soon-To-Be-Chair Pomelow getting her "knickers in a knot" about the fact that someone might come to the podium and speak on something that she is not prepared to answer.  Well Hello,  isn't that what our forefather's fought and died for?  Freedom of Speech, the right to speak one's mind on any subject?

But it is deeper than just speaking at the podium.  Your so called leaders in town have been playing pin the tail on the money cow for so long that the poor cow is dead.  Just since current Town Manager Stephen G. Eldridge has been hired much too much money has been spent on unnecessary positions, raises, equipment, computer software, personnel, attorney fees, etc.  The Cow has no more money.  Now they have a computer program where they can move money around internally from one department to the next without leaving any trace.  How convenient, considering we are in the process of exposing the real hidden figures dealing with Lisbon's Private Dispatch Center. No one could look ahead far enough to see that the economy was going to hell in a hand basket in 2008.  It is worse now by far.

Then we have the tax fiasco with Mr. Dow and the dual tax billings two years in a row. Finally he is fired and now we have an inside man doing the revaluation process, year to year, if there is enough money to support the process.

But what you are missing is the fact that you all have been LIED to many times.  Even by sworn public safety officials.

The issues are much greater then just in good old Lisbon.  All across America things are in a state of turmoil from Arizona to Maine, if you have been paying any attention you know that there are great concerns and fallacies being conducted right under your noses.  Most courts and judges are corrupt leading to a gaggle of corrupt lawyers all playing the game of who can suck the most money up in any proceeding.  Don't believe me just try getting something done in our court systems.  Look around and see who and how things are done, redone, or undone depending on your perspective.  How many repeat offenders do you see in the papers?  Get my point? 

This country was founded and formed on the basis of "We the People" and culminates with "United We Stand".  So stand up get involved stop sitting on the sidelines thinking everything is going to be OK  because, "there must be someone else looking after that". There isn't and you are leaving one hell of a mess for your own children and grandchildren to deal with.

Todd Comber

'Special' to The Lisbon Reporter