Disclaimer
Disclaimer
Concerning the billboards in Le Sueur County that promote support for NEW Commissioners –
“This is an independent expenditure prepared and paid for by “We Are The Taxpayer,” PO Box 62, Le Center, MN 56057. It is not coordinated with or approved by any candidate nor is any candidate responsible for it.”
The billboards were created, produced and paid for without the approval of, collaboration with, or authorization of the candidates that are supported by name on the billboards.
#1 Reason to elect new commissioners:
There are many expenditures being approved by the current board of commissioners that are not of necessity and serve only select groups of people. Extra programs and frills are perfectly fine if the economy is bright and bustling, but when people are stretching their dollars to make ends meet, our commissioners need to place themselves in the position of the people they are representing. Too often we end up with commissioners that are themselves retired and living on stable incomes that have long forgot the young years of raising a family and needing to budget their money. Some of the current commissioners came in with deep ties to big government, others have held the position long enough to develop those connections. It would best serve the taxpayers of Le Sueur County to have as few directives from, and obligations to, state and federal government and NGOs as possible. Every program they hook a county or community on costs money.
#2 Reason to elect new commissioners:
it appears that Le Sueur County government has been transformed into operating as a business – rather than a service – to the very taxpayers that are forced to financially support it. Unlimited rules, regulations, restrictions and fees are being imposed upon the citizens by our local County government. Le Sueur County appears to be operating under the rule of tyranny as opposed to democracy.
Just two examples of this determination are:
(1) A property owner of 40 acres in rural Le Sueur County set about to preserve wood from a barn that had been taken down. His intent was to build an open-air hovel. His total cost for the simple structure on his private, rural land would be $50.00 in hardware. He had installed 9 reclaimed electric posts when a neighbor jokingly asked if he had a permit for the project. The property owner took the question seriously and inquired with the County only to find that – yes, there is a $200.00 permit fee for his project due to the size and height of it being beyond what County officials deem allowable for a private property owner to erect on their own personal property. The size limit before needing County permission is 10’ x 10’ not to exceed 10’ in height. The County sets the rules for personal home projects and sets the fees required to obtain permission (a permit), for them.
Prior to granting a permit for the project, the property owner was required to have an inspection done of his above ground mound septic system, which cost him $348.00. Two weeks after the septic system passed the inspection, the septic system inspector was back at the residence stating the County was now requiring soil samples from the ground around the mound system. This was all a good month or more ago, and the homeowner is still waiting to hear if a permit will be granted after investing $548.00, to go ahead with a very simple project on his own property.
(2) This next bit of financial information will be of interest to all property owners that were forced to pay into one of the County Ditch Funds. At a commissioners’ meeting this spring, Commissioner O’Keefe thanked the Auditor-Treasurer for helping to bring the Ditch Fund out of the red. In 2020, the ditch fund was a million dollars in the hole. By the end of 2025, the ditch fund was 1.9 million to the good. That did not happen without a lot of money being taken from the taxpayers.