Dothan City Commissioners. Some frugal, some not
by Steve R.
(Dothan, AL)
I read with interest the story in the Dothan Eagle on the City Commissioners October trip to Washington. It seems that our elected commissioners felt it necessary to send a delegation of six to the Association of the United States Army annual meeting, the value to Dothan voters which is, at least, questionable but most likely unnecessary. Sounds more like an alternative to work and a nice paid vacation to me.
Commissioner Amos Newsome, who said he drove to save expenses, billed taxpayers the most for the trip, $2,127.54. Compare that to Commissioner Paul Lee who used his own frequent flyer miles and only stuck the taxpayers with a tab for $810.
I think this shows that at least some of our elected officials are taking the taxpayers for a ride.