To the Editor:
So the agreement was reached to pay John Geer's family just under $2.95M for the mistake of a police officer. My heart goes out to the family.
But I am concerned about the payment.
Why are taxpayers responsible to pay for this? Where is the statute that justifies this?
I pay over five digits in real estate tax, personal property tax, car registration fees, licensing fees, and who-knows-how much in sales tax.
But the Board of Supervisors pays millions to a victim of a mistake; yet the roads I have to drive on are still full of lumps, bumps, cracks, and potholes. Where is the money for that? What gives?
Bob Fritz
Oakton