Taxpayer money should be spent on the city, not trips

Taxpayer money should be spent on the city, not trips

Should taxpayers have to foot the travel bills for elected officials? That’s a question some residents might be pondering, since it’s come to light that the mayor and past and present city councilmembers traveled to Washington D.C. on the taxpayers’ dime. And the adjacent question is, just what did the city get in return? It appears to us the city got absolutely nothing for the thousands of dollars doled out to the elected officials to enjoy fan…