Comments on: County explains decision to buy LP building

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:18:49 +0000

I think Harney County is following the leading example of our goverment and fabled president. I do not believe it is the responsibility of any government, local or national to get involved in local real estate or buisness transactions. Use extra tax payers money to improve our community or pay off county debt.

By: justin

justin — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:24:47 +0000

Yes, its spectacular that the county has enough pocket money to spend when it was only a few weeks ago they said heath insurance perks would break the bank. I think they’re acting out of desperation, something about the boiler being the only hard asset of value.

By: Rick Johnson

Rick Johnson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:03:54 +0000

I don’t believe Harney County should be considering the purchase of the LP building or any other private land unless they intend to use that property for the legitimate functions of County government (road maintenance, law enforcement, administration, etc). It is not the function of County government to venture into private enterprises such as real estate, mining, telecommunications, car sales or any other area where it would compete with the private sector. If our County officials have an extra $150,000 in our funds to spend, I would hope that this money would be returned to the tax payers, used for road maintenance or law enforcement, or applied to pay off other county obligations, such as loans, if any are outstanding. That is my opinion.