QUESTION e-mailed to jjtric@roadrunner.com for candidate Mark Manna to answer ~
Q: Do you believe the main reason the Town’s Budget grows every year is because we have to pay more for everything?
Mark’s Answer: No, there has been waste and confusion in the spending of the Amherst taxpayer’s money. The magic word which would help bring our Town’s budget in line is, “Accountability.”
There are usually too many people involved in local government transactions. Many times duplication and errors occur. This is the reason accountability must be put in place for everyone involved in the transaction. In many cases the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.
As the person who is accountable for the retirees’ pension account of over $300 million, I know that accountability is a by-word in my business.