Monday, July 7, 2008

Hold trustees accountable

Written by Jim DeHart / For the Tracy Press
Tuesday, 01 July 2008

Delta College's board must be made responsible for any waste of taxpayer money, a local man says.

EDITOR,

I’m amazed at the nonchalance of the article, “Delta College runs $62.5M over bond budget,” in Saturday’s paper.

The voters of San Joaquin County should be outraged, for it is our taxes that have been squandered. Unless these original trustees of Measure L are held accountable and responsible for their ineptitude, why should voters ever approve another bond measure?

If we want change, a good place to start is holding these bureaucrats accountable, and if they are found guilty of mismanaging taxpayers’ money, they should spend time in prison. I suggest we “follow the money” and look into the finances of each trustee, and if any have profited from the mismanagement of public funds, the trustee should be prosecuted.

Only when our representatives are held accountable will this waste and corruption be brought to an end.

— Jim DeHart, Tracy

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