Higher Standards Anyone?

It's time for Salem to engage in higher standards of conduct and the willpower to hold these people accountable for their lack of direction, motivation, and desire to improving the lives on the local citizenry. Poor schools, lack of education, lack of economic empowerment, development problems, and the desire for public servants to sit on their rears shouldn't be where this community is going and where it should be. It's time for these people to be held accountable for their lack of action and effort other than showing up and drawing a paycheck.

Why is it that the city has not progressed much in years despite being 20 miles from the nearest interstate highway and only 35 miles from Louisville? Why don't the city leaders start moving to get things done? Why is it that our taxes constantly increase despite the fact that we have little industrial base and business base here to offset the pillaging of the local taxpayer through property taxes?It's time for Salem to engage in higher standards of conduct and the willpower to hold these people accountable for their lack of direction, motivation, and desire to improving the lives on the local citizenry. Poor schools, lack of education, lack of economic empowerment, development problems, and the desire for public servants to sit on their rears shouldn't be where this community is going and where it should be. It's time for these people to be held accountable for their lack of action and effort other than showing up and drawing a paycheck.

Why is it that the city has not progressed much in years despite being 20 miles from the nearest interstate highway and only 35 miles from Louisville? Why don't the city leaders start moving to get things done? Why is it that our taxes constantly increase despite the fact that we have little industrial base and business base here to offset the pillaging of the local taxpayer through property taxes?