This is clearly an opportunity for township residents to identify those trustees with ethics issues and vote them out of office. And it’s an opportunity for citizens to recognize that if they can’t keep government local, they’ll end up under the control of a larger system where their voices are less relevant and their best interests are no longer met.

All government starts at the local level. Once you reduce that and begin to centralize, you also begin to take away the impact of self-determination. That is the core of liberty. Once we start placing dollars ahead of political common sense, we have sold out to the notion that cost is more important than our voice.

This is a perfect example for those who have fallen for that lie.

I like the way you think, Abdul. But on this issue, I think you’ve placed cost ahead of the reason for government. I’d love to see smaller governments and a reduced role of government, but not by taking away local representation. Go back to the basics of security/safety and necessary community infrastructure needs and eliminate the rest. I’m a big beleiver in charity. But cutting off local representation doesn’t solve anything. It only transfers the problems further from the people who can change it.