Commissioner Adkisson lauds R. G. Griffing

The following letter from Commissioner Tommy Adkisson to R.G. Griffing, editor of the San Antonio Lightning was posted on the front page of the San Antonio Lightning, Wednesday, February 28th. Here it is in its entirety.

An Open Letter to the Lightning

County Commish Tommy Adkisson Offers Thanks To RG Griffing & CA Stubbs

Dear RG:

Thank you (and CA Stubbs) for taking the time to calculate the number of ways we can save money in our community through government!

There is not a day that goes by where I am not attempting to limit the unnecessary expenditures of significant monies for Bexar County. While the task of attempting a sophisticated guess is not terribly difficult, the task of achieving savings is a very worthy one and one upon which I would be delighted to share with you our County’s progress in the near future.

Some achievements will appeal to certain constituents and others will appeal to a different group. All efforts made may be unacceptable to still others. In the end, it takes a certain amount of money to finance the operation of government. The fundamental debate is about how much and what is to be given priority.

The Irish saying comes to mind, “Lord the ocean is so large and my boat so small.” RG and CA, I look forward to keeping you posted on my progress.

Tommy Adkisson

Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 4

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