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To The Eagle:

Am I surprised? No, but very disappointed. So much talk of a smaller government, het the ‘machine’ keeps growing, adding to the cost of “protecting” us from ourselves. The biosolid decision is an example of government telling us what we can’t do, showing their power, while collecting wages paid by us. Why in the world they had the farce of a hearing is beyond my understanding. There was approximately 90 percent (or more) opposition to it. The following commissioners meetings were well attended with same percent against. Examples for, brought in, were totally misleading; they were Class A biosolids. Had I known ahead that they would show such, I would have brought a jar with feces and a touch of lime, showing the real product to be spread. The big travesty in my opinion, is the for and against situation. The second worst is spreading it in fields close to Grays River, where endangered fish are being protected by the same government, who says it is okay to endanger the same fish; government insanity.

What I see is a threat to their power and ego. As when I made comments on the state auditor process, I was immediately put down with a half page rebuttal, from a person now in legal trouble for cheating and lying, our state auditor. I am feeling the government is too often working against us, instead of for us, as it is supposed to be.

I love this country, and for the most part, what it stands for, but I feel it’s high time to have concerns for its citizens. That means listening to the desires of local people. I believe if someone was going to dump their septic in the judge’s yard, there would be a ruling for the people, of which he is one.

Hope someone is watching the watchers.

Sincerely,

Poul Toftemark

Rosburg