Letter sent to Springfield News-Leader

City needs accountability

MoDOT will soon lobby the state legislature supporting rail passenger service, Amtrak from St. Louis to Springfield, Branson, and Tulsa. Fifteen years of work went into promoting the effort. It's critical people who want such service speak out.

Seven years of work went into promoting new job opportunities, which is what people want. Changing of the second industrial park into a technology park by name and concept could bring new companies of the future. City Utilities, the county and the chamber have spent millions on the current industrial park, which sets almost empty.

The state audit is due next summer and uses the managerial accounting concepts and principles of looking at what areas need to be changed or improved. Company employees make suggestions; in this case, the citizens must have the chance to weigh in on doing things better. Accountability of city operations is the citizens' right since they are supplying the monies to run the government.

Merry Christmas to all!

Steven Lloyd Reed, Springfield Candidate for City Council in Springfield's Zone 2