Reducing the size of the County Board

October 9th, 2009 at 07:46am Wally Haas

The Editorial Board has long advocated that the Winnebago County Board be cut in half. Champaign County is the most recent county to consider a reduction in it’s county board. Read  the News-Gazette’s editorial on the topic HERE.

I particularly liked this paragraph: “Unfortunately, the same board members who adamantly refuse to join in the heavy lifting often are the same ones who adamantly refuse to reduce the board’s size. Why? Either because it might cost them a seat on the board, something they’re loath to surrender, or compel them to expend some energy if elected to a smaller board.”

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