James Garner continues to play the "blame game" with Regina Overton for the financial mess New Albany is dealing with. These numbers don't lie.
Get out your pens and paper and your calculators and let's see what is really going on here?
In January of 2004, when James Garner took office-Overton had left the General Fund which had a balance of $1,338,548.67. On December 31, 2004 Garners General Fund-had a negative balance of $2,794,626.79 That's minus $2,794,626.79 Are you folks still with me? Turn on your calculators cause were going to crunch some numbers!
During the same time period Jan.1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004 the following funds had these amounts:
Motor Vehicle Highway:
Overton..-$179,234.17-1/1/2003-12/31/2003
Garner....-$221,842.62
Local Road and Streets:
Overton..+$69,469.53 -1/1/2003-12/31/2003
Garner.....-$181,406.97
Sanitation Fund:
Overton..-$3,846,754.13 -1/1/2003-12/31/2003
Garner....-$4,846,195.69
Parks non-reverting:
Overton..+$116,608.14-1/1/2003-12/31/2003
Garner....+$45,361.38
Rehab Loan:
Overton..+$33,264.55- 1/1/2003-12/31/2003
Garner.....-$11,428.00
Parks Cum.Cap Fund:
Overton..+$304,677.35- 1/1/2003-12/31/2003
Garner....+$213,002.12
How can you continue to play the "Blame Game"?
And we haven't even seen one report yet for 2005! So who will you blame for 2005 James?
But James Garner you continue to spend, and shift money from all the different funds and then borrow more money.
The participants of Freedom of Speech believe that these numbers alone prove that we need an audit. And a new Mayor! We demand and need accountability from you "James Garner."
Our Philosophy at Freedom of Speech is common sense and seeing things as they are. And doing things as they should be done.
So Citizens of New Albany "We Ask You" who should we really blame?
