Boys and their toys....

Wow, our elected leaders really did spend $3,000 for a custom table for their clubhouse.

As reported in the Express-Times (July 7, 2006, “Officials question pricey table for municipal lobby”) by Sarah Mausolf,

Whether it was part of the “furniture deal” or not, did we really have to spend $3,000 for a table? Forget for a moment that the township is marred in debt, traffic is at a near standstill, our roads are crumbling and thanks to poor planning our homes are flooding with each significant rain, among other issues, wouldn’t the $3,000 be better used by our police or fire department to protect us?

Perhaps next time the Board of Supervisors can check out a firm like Raymour and Flanigan for a simple, far less costly and functional table for their clubhouse.

Special thanks to Supervisor Bonnie Nicholas for catching this disbursement and questioning its validity. It’s nice to know that at least one of our elected officials is watching out for us, the citizens of Forks Township.

Hopefully the external auditors will take a very close look at this specific expenditure.