...than our electronic message boards around here, that usually don't have anything useful on them.
Steevil (who is not a sock puppet) sends along this article about getting the most out of what you've been given:
Emergency Signs Used to Promote Fish Fries
NEWPORT, Ind. Jul 27, 2006 (AP)— State homeland security officials have warned Vermillion County to stop using electronic emergency message boards to advertise fish fries, spaghetti dinners and other events.
Homeland Security, which bought the 11 signs for $300,000, said the county could risk losing federal money. The county has stopped using the signs for the community announcements, and commissioners plan discuss the matter next week.
The president of the County Commissioners said Homeland Security is interfering with local governing.
"We run the county," Commissioner Tim Wilson said. "We make decisions to run the county on what's best for us. Did we misuse (the signs)? Or did we just run the county as we saw fit?"
Not to say the Feds are all that smart--I'm still trying to come to grips with the idea that Vermillion County (2000 population: 83,919) needs eleven message boards, considering that Jefferson County has just 14, even though it has a population of 662,000, and serves as the state's transportation hub.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at July 28, 2006 08:54 AM