rockhill

Being a lover of our parks, this issue really gets me. Not just the decline of our park facilities, loss of personnel, lack of park growth etc. But the bigger issue of total loss of confidence in our elected officials. If I as a voter agree to pay extra for license tags, extra taxes or fees, or whatever on the faith that those monies would go to help support our parks, then that money better d--n well go to that cause. Unfortunately we are all learning that we, as park supporters in general, and tax payers as a whole, are being lied to. How much other money has been "redirected"? Wonder if all those billions from the lottery are really getting to the schools and education as it is supposed to? Can not be sure can we! I do not care about the legal loop hole they are using. I gave my $ to support our park system. To use it any other way constitutes fraud in my opinion. Just my two cents worth, but I hope the voters of this great state rise up and slap some reality into the folks in Austin, starting with Rick Perry.