Tea Party sewer board robs cities to bail out luxury housing

Sanitation District 1 - which governs northern Kentucky's sewer system - was long a target of Tea Party wrath. That is, until Tea Party leaders ordered county officials to appoint them to SD1's board, and county officials eagerly obliged.

Lately, urban areas like Covington and Newport have passed resolutions urging SD1 to bring back a program that fixed broken sewer lines and relieved homeowners and residents of costly repairs. But Tea Party supporters on SD1's board not only refused to reinstate the program but also raided $4 million from SD1 reserves so it can be used on future luxury housing as far away as Richwood and Hebron.

It was luxury subdivisions that overloaded the region's sewers in the first place. What's more is that customers whose sewer lines are breaking are being forced to pay for this new expense!

City officials are furious!

This story is further proof that when the Tea Party claims to be for fiscal restraint, you can't trust them. Team Tyranny has a history of raiding public coffers for pet projects - even while claiming to support limiting spending.

(Source: http://www.rcnky.com/articles/2015/06/17/river-city-leaders-upset-sd1-boards-budget-decisions)