The people behind the bill say it will save money, but when was the last time anyone in Harrisburg saved you money?
From the editorial:
Is there one taxpayer in this state who believes his or her taxes will go down if this becomes law?Read the full editorial at the newspaper's Web site.
Is there one taxpayer who believes giving state government the right to set up permanent public notice Web sites, maintained by state employees, will be cheaper than the same service provided by private industry?
And cost is only part of the equation. Should the state government be in charge of informing taxpayers how their state, counties, boroughs and townships plan to spend tax money? The issue once again is information about how local government works.
Just this week those without Internet access would have missed notices that the borough of Pottstown was accepting bids for materials for the wastewater treatment plant and that the zoning hearing boards in East Vincent and Lower Pottsgrove townships would be holding hearings on property development requests.
No other state in this nation has gone to Internet-only legal advertising and there is a reason. The most significant reason is a large portion of the public would be uninformed.
Originally posted at TONY PHYRILLAS
