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As a former contractor with Jackson County, it is my opinion that funding local governments is bad business. They apparently only know how to spend the funds that are provided them and have no sense of using the funds to DEVELOP resources that will eventually eliminate the need for subsidized funding. I believe replacement funding is justified only with the stipulation that it be used by qualified entities to develop resources/plans that will eventually eliminate its need. This is definately not available by flowing the funds through county government.

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