Dear Editor:

I am a citizen of Barnwell County, and I would like to express my concern about our county economy. I know that we as a country are going through hard times with job losses. But what I don't understand is in our county there are those that work for our county having to take furloughs and take money out of their salaries to accommodate the budget as was stated by county councilmen.

Now there are seven county councilmen on part-time that Barnwell County citizen are paying. If you want to help the budget, wouldn't you downsize the county councilmen from seven to five? What do you think Barnwell County citizens should pay their taxes on - the staff that help run the county or the councilmen that place money in the wrong areas?

Also, why does the county have to have an administrative assistant if our county budget is at its low? The administration and the county councilmen should be able to run the county budget without assistance. So what exactly do we the citizens need to do about our county?

Sincerely,

John Allison,
Barnwell