It seems that just about every week we have a story about a municipality holding public meetings to get citizens' input on how tax dollars should be spent in their respective cities or towns.
Most such meetings center around 'grants' certain towns receive to address issues in those municipalities. Grant sounds good, but it's still tax money you are sending to the grant provider. Whether it comes from Washington, D.C., Montgomery or Tallahassee it's still tax money we have sent to them. In a nutshell, it's your money they are willing to send back to you.
Jay is seeking input on how to spend $17...