It’s over. Fairfield County Council has passed the 2015-2016 budget, and it looks almost exactly like the 2014-2015 budget, which looked remarkably like its prior cousins the 2013-2014 and the 2012-2013 budgets. You might be wondering why. After all, didn’t we elect new Council members in four districts? Yes, we did; but the creators of […]

The County Council Chairwoman’s comments on the fee (taxes) for roads certainly led the citizens of this county to believe the CTC (County Transportation Committee) is responsible for the implementation of that fee. I could not believe that was the Chairwoman’s method of handling this unfavorable item. Also there was an article in The Voice […]

It didn’t take the new Fairfield County Council long to put forth their first tax increase – a new “road fee.” Phrasing it as a “fee” does not change its negative impact. In reality, the proposed additional “road fee” is just another tax. Do the already heavily taxed citizens of Fairfield really deserve another tax increase? […]

The previous Council presented and approved the $3.5 million Recreation Plan without conducting any post presentation public hearings to vet the plan. Why not take the time to do it right? Locating a park next to a dump site surely begs the question, ‘What were they thinking?’ At least one carryover council member rightfully conveyed many […]

In speaking to a County Council committee last week, a member of the Lake Wateree Association made a valid point about businesses at the lake during the winter months, but to insinuate that a boat, a vacuum cleaner or a passing car would be considered a nuisance is beyond absurd. We’re talking about a persistent annoyance. Imagine […]

The time has come, some call it a reckoning others call it a responsibility! No matter what you want to call it, the time is now for the citizens of Fairfield to hear: Who was the responsible party for the Drawdy Park fiasco? Who is responsible for cherry picking only three vendors to bid on […]

On March 3, I requested from my school board representative and received a copy of the proposed 2015 -2016 School District budget. In that budget there were two items that immediately raised a continuing question regarding the district’s budgeting and spending. These were the budgeting for legal fees of $282,707 and $25,000 for legal services […]

I must start by thanking The Voice for making us all aware of the recent problematic $35,000 Detention Center roof bid that was not put out as a competitive bid. The purpose for my writing to the editor and citizens of Fairfield County is to highlight the unacceptable actions, spending and manipulation of what is […]

Many citizens were notably encouraged by Fairfield Councilman Walter Larry Stewart’s earnest appeal on Mar. 23 for a more citizen-inclusive Fairfield County government. The Councilman’s invitation to all of Fairfield’s citizens to participate in their government was certainly a refreshing contrast to those on Council who are seeking to further limit citizen participation. Mr. Stewart’s […]