Editor: I note with considerable displeasure the return of old habits at 91原创 Township council.

The infamous gang of six are back at it, with an unconscionable increase in council salary. Apparently it鈥檚 Mission鈥檚 fault. All of these august individuals said during the campaign that the rate of inflation was their benchmark for financial expense increases. Someone needs to check the honesty of the math.

I  also notice a return to the trend of no public discussion or hearings. Life is easier if our governors don鈥檛 have the inconvenience of constituent input. We鈥檙e on the cusp of returning to where most decisions don鈥檛 even make it to council chambers. I fear benefits to insiders and developers. We鈥檒l find out after it鈥檚 a fait accompli.

The local press don鈥檛 have to work very hard. They can cheerlead their political heroes and spew politically acceptable vanilla, and no one will even notice.

Robert Moats,

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