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Twp residents deserve better

Alpena Township residents should be angry, frustrated and dismayed.

We doubt any of them would have expected such ineptitude from the officials they elected to run the township.

Continued reports this week from the township of financial failures from past years leaves residents wondering who was “running the ship” and why were these failures not detected sooner? And, why should residents now have to pay for the penalties associated with the missed filings? Shouldn’t the officials responsible for not meeting the deadlines or following through on the proper filings bear some financial responsibility?

The whole mess revolves around years of unfiled federal and state taxes and thousands of dollars in penalties and interest.

The more one learns about Alpena Township’s past government practices it reminds us of a Three Stooges movie rather than a properly working government entity.

At best, this week’s newest revelations make the financial handling at the township seem sloppy and unprofessional.

At worst, one wonders whether the financial handling could be criminal.

Township residents deserved better from their elected officials.

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