There is supposed to be
transparency in government at all levels.
Lisbon used to have it, to a degree, but now there is no transparency at
all. This was clearly demonstrated by
the Town Manager, Diane Barnes, during her presentation of the 2017-2018
Municipal Budget.
During the presentation, Mrs.
Barnes announced a need for $33,500.00 for upgrading the Lisbon Communication
Center. However, during a discussion
that ended in a vote to keep the communication center operational, there was
absolutely no mention of needing additional tax dollar to upgrade the Lisbon
Communication Center. No matter how you
cut it; omission is a sin just like a lie. One would
think Mrs. Barnes, Chief Hagan or SGT Moore would mention this information to
the Council. Don’t you think it is an
important factor that needed to be evaluated in order to reach a logical decision? The decision was just one month prior and
Mrs. Barnes and Chief Hagan have stated they have been working on the budget
since January so they had to have known.
The Town Council can hardly
be expected to make sound and right conclusions when they do not have ALL the information to base the
decision on. I personally believe that
these individual deliberately did not mention the need for more funds because
they were afraid it could change the vote by the Council. I
believe that the fix was already in by the “Good Old Boys” network but still
the Town Council deserves ALL the facts and not have some hidden from them.
I believe that based on this new
information, the Town Council should reconsider the closing of the Lisbon
Communication Center.
Call your Councilors and make your feeling known.
Larry Fillmore
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