Voice of the People

An open letter to all Porter residents:

Four years ago, you elected me and five other Republicans to serve as the governing body for Porter. For me, to be chosen by you has been very rewarding. Together, we have accomplished so much.

You will remember, upon taking office, we inherited a half million dollar deficit. This fact was reinforced by a 61 page State Audit of our town. Under Carol Pomeroy’s leadership, and the hard work of the council and department heads, we were able to turn that around. In fact, if projected funds come in this year as anticipated, we will end up with a sizable surplus for our town. We have authorized the increase in funding of both Police and Fire protection. Soon, all of our Town ordinances will be available to every citizen in a searchable format on the internet. We now have an assemblage and open container ordinance protecting our homeowners and citizens. This administration has vastly improved a declining infrastructure with newly paved streets and upgraded storm water and sewer systems. As you know, this year we have not received property tax revenue from the county. Still we have managed, through controlled spending, to get through this crisis without borrowing from sources outside of our own town government. We are one of the few communities to do so. Space would not permit me to continue to list the accomplishments I believe this administration has achieved. It has been an exciting time for us and our town, and I am writing this to thank you for the opportunity to serve.

We are now coming upon another election. Porter is on the verge of something very special. We can continue to move forward and realize this community’s potential, or we can return to that time of out of control spending and Town mismanagement. I am urging you to support another four years of Republican results.

Sandi Snyder

Porter Town council

Posted 10/15/2007