Comments on: CECIL CHATTER: Space Aliens and Rocket Science: Conspiracy Theory Fuels Local Politics; Smart Jobs Come to Cecil County https://ceciltimes.com/2019/03/cecil-chatter-space-aliens-and-rocket-science-conspiracy-theory-fuels-local-politics-smart-jobs-come-to-cecil-county/ News and Views for Cecil County and the Eastern Shore of Maryland Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Roger https://ceciltimes.com/2019/03/cecil-chatter-space-aliens-and-rocket-science-conspiracy-theory-fuels-local-politics-smart-jobs-come-to-cecil-county/#comment-66716 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 19:16:37 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=5433#comment-66716 I read at the end of 2017 the Town of Rising Sun had only $30,000 in cash reserves, meaning that if the town had a water main break, that reserve money may not have been enough to cover the repairs. It seems to me Rising Sun has repaired a water main break at least once every year for many years. It was emphasized during streetscape that water and sewer lines in town were failing but next to nothing was ever done. The town has begged for casino grants and have received them despite grants originally intended to fund only education. Now Rising Sun begs to the County to solve problems Bonenberger and his puppets created against their constituents wishes.

Interesting that when town administrator Calvin Bonenberger was hired over 10 years ago he immediately went to neighboring towns including Nottingham, Pa to sell them water from Rising Sun, this was well before an engineering firm thought Rising Sun should spend over $12 million on a pipeline, when other engineers said adding additional wells would only the town cost $2-3 million dollars.

It should also be noted that not only does the town have $12 million loan for this unnecessary pipeline that was based on the town needing to add 700 new homes, Rising Sun also has a $10 million loan for its sewer plant. Now Rising Sun wants to annex people into town limits to pay for water, sewer and trash services they will never get the benefit of using.

As far as I’m concerned revoking Rising Sun’s charter sounds like responsible governing to me as town hall in Rising Sun has been a running joke to knowledgeable townspeople for many many years now. Their time is up!

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