Has Washington County adopted D.C. nastiness?

The toxic politics of Washington, D.C., have trickled down to the Washington County Quorum Court.

A recent Monday night’s County Services Committee meeting was anything but a service to the county. JPs Sam Duncan, Jim Wilson and County Attorney Brian Lester managed to pull off a victory for the good old boys club by maneuvering an end run around decorum, common sense and Robert’s Rules of Order.

The purpose of the rancorous debacle was seemingly to limit the debate around CARES act funds and minimum habitability ordinances brought forward by their female Democratic colleagues. Community members have been asking for four months about $4.5 million the county received. What were the county’s eligible coronavirus-related expenses? What is the plan to disburse the CARES Act funds? The only answer to date is this squelch of the democratic process.

If the same amount of time, energy and effort were applied to designing solutions to speed our economic recovery, everyone in the county would be better served. Perhaps the good old boys will have a nap and a snack before the full Quorum Court meeting on the 18th and they can start working for constituents. This toxicity is not working for anyone.

KATE WALLIS Springdale