An important report from the state auditor recently casts great
doubt on the wisdom of the “Kentucky Wired” project; a very ambitious
plan to provide high speed broadband service to all parts of the state,
but especially to E. Ky. It was put forward by Gov. Beshear, a Democrat,
and Congressman Hal Rogers, a Republican. It was to cost the state
nominally, but somehow (no one really knows exactly how) has greatly
increased in cost, and somehow (no one seems to know exactly how) we
taxpayers may be on the hook for the increase.
At the same time, media reports indicate one of the guv’s fave
projects, an aluminum mill near Ashland is also in some financial
straits; not all the private financing has come forth. (does this sound
like CentrePoint on a state basis?) Backers of the plan says “don’t
worry, the money will be there. But doubts remain—even if this hadn’t
come out about the time of the auditor’s report.
What a wonderful chance for a new probe into both projects; not by
the Attorney General (son of guv Beshear) but by the auditor, an
independent counsel, some legislative group, so we taxpayers can know
just what is going on.
As the A/G just named a special counsel to probe Sec. of State
Grimes' election activities (also needed,) let him excuse himself from
these two ventures and name another special counsel.
We need to get to the bottom---and quickly—before you and I assume
another billion (yes billion) or so new debt we and the Commonwealth
just can not handle.
I'm just sayin'...
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