Government Priorities

Cities and Counties responsible for delivering clean water supplies, sewer systems and water treatment should see this infrastructure as their first priority.  Testing, maintenance and replacement are critical. The second priority is road and bridge maintenance and replacement. 

The sewer spill in Atlanta and the iron water pipe problem in Flint Michigan should be a wake-up call to all municipalities to look at their budgets.  If they are behind in maintaining critical infrastructure, they need to transfer funds from less critical areas to ensure that they are ahead maintaining these very expensive systems.

Cities and counties need to search out materials that will last longer.  Pipes are normally buried and require expensive and disruptive digging.  Large Poly replacement pipes that last 100 years are available to replace Storm Sewers.  These replace corrugated steel pipes that only last about 25 years.      

The lowest priorities for government would include anything that can and should be provided by the Private Sector and by families.  That includes almost everything else governments have been bribed to do.

Voters should know that having government do anything is by far the most expensive option available. 

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader