Sad day when government allocates things over people

The Eton College rowing team, actually high school students, push away from the dock at Nathan Benderson Park Thursday afternoon for training.
TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald — The Eton College rowing team, actually high school students, push away from the dock at Nathan Benderson Park Thursday afternoon for training. TIFFANY TOMPKINS-CONDIE/Bradenton Herald ttompkins@bradenton.com

Here I go again spouting off as I was reading the Nov. 17 paper. I was thrilled to see the article about Centerstone receiving $1.34 million for addiction and mental health programs ... until I read about the Benderson rowing park receiving $2.5 million that is tagged for -- get this -- additional sidewalks, parking lots, lighting and other landscaping.

Now, I am not a stupid person. I realize different money comes from different budgets and God forbid someone should say at the rowing championships that we should have done a better job on beautifying our rowing park.

Somehow I think our priorities are very messed up when landscaping comes in ahead of taking care of people.

Am I the only one who sees this as a much greater embarrassment that a government would choose things over people?

It is a sad day, a very sad day.

Katinka Pariso

Bradenton

This story was originally published March 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Sad day when government allocates things over people ."

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