County plans stricter stance with special districts

Monitoring the many special districts that are active within the county is becoming an increasing burden, according to County Clerk Linda Fritz. On Wednesday, she asked the county commission to become more forceful in requesting that every district meets its deadlines and submits all relevant documentation.

“They need to follow the law,” explained Fritz as she told the commissioners that her office tries to monitor the districts and provide them with the information they need about the deadlines that apply to them.

“But even though we send them this, we’re still chasing them down to get what w...