Henderson County might close its libraries one day a week – or is that just a reason to make people clamor for higher taxes? Demand for public school personnel and police officers is also outstripping the county’s ability to pay. Surely the county has no planners, code enforcement officers, secretaries, or public relations specialists the masses value less than teachers and librarians. (I speak as a fool.) Besides, de-education is a splendid course of corrective action for a populace that does not want higher taxes.
Fortunately, the Mud Creek Watershed Project has been brought back to life thanks to a federal grant. The program receives fundings from an extensive network of partners, a false step from any of which could jeopardize the entire works. The grant will pay for stream bank restoration and widespread education – not the kind one gets from books, but from government. The Henderson County Cooperative Extension Office is also open to new ideas for how to spend the money.
