A Viewer Writes: Buccaneers – SB-572 –

How are these two items connected? I haven’t the slightest idea. I was cruising through SBY News and while looking at the article about someone not liking the Tampa Bays football team’s name “Buccaneers”, there was a comment totally unrelated about SB-572. Go figure.

 I can see why the writer is upset about Senate Bill 572. This bill is the start of a process that will do exactly what the writer said. Just wait and see. After the bill goes into effect, I believe you will see someone introduce a resolution to provide for a TIF for the Ross Building. And of course the four liberal members on the County Council will approve this on a 4-3 vote. Thus starts the process leading to reducing property tax revenue that would have been going to schools, the Sheriff’s Department and Fire/Ambulance.

 Now here is where swampy politics comes into this. (UH OH) did I just imply we have a swamp here in Wicomico County like the one in Washington DC).I’ll be hated forever. But I digress again. So here’s how it works. First. How can a politician keep their promises to their contributors and their constituents at the same time such as in SB-572? In this case it’s easy. By passing this bill they can say that it does no harm at all. And they are right. Then when it hits the walls they can say that it was not SB-572,  it was the County Council, not them, who voted for the TIF. We use to call actions like this “plausible deniability”.

 So there it is like it or not. If you don’t like it then contact the delegation that the writer listed in their article. Or, you can just sit on your butts like most people do and whine about it. As always, I’ll sign my name and expect the outlash from the unnamed whiners.

John Palmer, Delmar, Md.