Dear Newton County Citizen,
Last year, Newton Campaign for Liberty volunteers filed an Open Records Request with the Newton County Clerk to find out exactly how much taxpayer money commissioners gave County Attorney Tommy Craig’s law firm in 2013.
In our wildest dreams, we never suspected such a staggering figure. . . $824,000! Tommy Craig’s law firm cost us more than twice the salary of the United States President in 2013.
County commissioners made 2014 even worse for taxpayers by lavishing Craig’s firm with over $1.1 MILLION in taxpayer money.
That’s why we’re asking you to sign our petition below to demand that the Newton County Board of Commissioners cut this wasteful spending!
In Liberty,
Andrew Pierson
Newton County Campaign for Liberty
Recruit, Equip, Train, Mobilize
Petition to Eliminate Newton County's Outrageous Attorney FeesTo: The Newton County Board of CommissionersWHEREAS: The citizens of Newton County have long-suffered tax and budget increases from this Board of Commissioners, who have claimed they did not have time or resources to make budget cuts; and WHEREAS: County commissioners have lavished the County Attorney's law firm with obscene payments of taxpayer money that are more than double the salary of the President of the United States; and WHEREAS: The Board of Commissioners of Newton County increased the budget last year; and WHEREAS: The Board has moved citizen comments to the end of Commission meetings in an effort to suppress voter input before controversial votes; and WHEREAS: There is ample time to cut legal costs to a reasonable amount before the June 30th deadline for passage of next year’s budget. THEREFORE: We insist that the Newton County Board of Commissioners eliminate the outrageous Attorney fees, cut wasteful spending throughout the county budget, and provide taxpayer relief by reducing the county budget. |