Story reveals all that is wrong with the Troy Area Dispatch

Letter to the Editor,

Well, well, well, the taxpayers of southwest Lincoln County have been screwed over once again, this time by Troy Dispatch.

"Oops! We made a budget error.” What? For the past 10 to 15 years?

That does not cut it.

What has occurred is total incompetence at the very least, and criminal at worst. People need to be held accountable at dispatch and on up the chain as far as it leads.

There is no way what was going on was not known by someone up the chain. And, if they try to stand behind “denial,” then a drastic change in leadership needs to occur to avoid this kind gross incompetence if not malfeasance.

When was the last audit done at Troy Dispatch and by whom?

Those are public documents, as it involves tax dollars, and they should be available for inspection.

It is past time to close down the dispatch in Troy and consolidate all dispatch services out of Lincoln County Sheriff’s dispatch in Libby, which is the norm for most of the nation.

Why are the taxpayers paying for complete duplication of these services in times of budget cutbacks and constraints? It most certainly would be a cost-cutting measure to consolidate dispatch.

 It is time for the taxpayers and voters of Lincoln County to make much-needed changes at election time in 2014.

The Good Ole Boy club and self-perpetuation has not served the people of Lincoln County well. That includes the top elected positions, justice and several other county offices as well.

The incestuous relationships of some individuals in the county building with other outside entities needs to be gone and the corruption and preferential treatment cleaned up so that all of the citizens of Lincoln County are treated equally and fairly.

The voters need and deserve new and strong candidates to step forward and run for positions that will be up for election in 2014 who are not part of the Good Ole Boy club.

With new, strong leadership, hopefully, the citizens of Lincoln County can once again have confidence in the governance of their elected officials.

— Gerald Wallace

Troy