You've got to be kidding!!!!!I try not to say to much about this race for Sheriff but I have to say that the Sheriff has always been nice to me. I know Mr. Adkinson also and would say that we need to stick with the man who has done a great job for Walton County and that would be our current Sheriff.
Andy A....it's hard not to respond to this garbage....but, I think it's obvious that SandyBanks just wants to provoke the board. SB can't be serious...especially if he/she reads the newspapers and knows people in the sheriff department. Could just be living in a vacuum. Could be Ralphie himself undercover.
And now the rest of the story?Since Mr. Adkinson has been appointed the City Marshall at the end of 2005 his budget has continued to climb at an astronomical rate. I guess that comes from his experience in Tallahassee. The fact is that in a time when most governmental agencies have had to figure out ways to cut back, the DeFuniak Springs Police Department budget has continued to increase at an enormous rate. In 2005 when Adkinson took over the police department the budget was $916,941.00 and in 2008 it is $1,746,480.00. For those that don?t have a calculator handy that is an $829,539.00 or 90% increase in just a few short years. This information is not an opinion but it is fact and also public record. You can take a look at this yourself by visiting http://www.defuniaksprings.net/budgetexpenditures07-08.pdf (page 5).
