To Valley County Taxpayers:

Dear Editor,

Last spring our commissioners decided to terminate the Refuse Board, thinking they could do a better job. Yet in the months since, they still have not acted on a $3,000 engineering study or a new rate structure. The topic turned out to be "more complicated."

Also, this spring at a public meeting, our commissioners saw fit to give $500,000 of the $1.3 million in federal funds, meant for Valley County, to Valley View Home as a band aid to the Home's Budget. The comment in the meeting was "Valley County" still have $800,000 remaining. Not good enough I guess. Now the commissioners have given another $500,000 to Valley View. Apparently, our levy to the Home for $300,00+ per year just doesn't do much.

Appears our county commissioners are on the Valley View Board as well. And if that sounds sarcastic, it is meant to be.

Sincerely,

Dave Reinhardt

Glasgow, Mont.