City orders new holiday lights at a cost of nearly $31,000

[The Straight Story]

Sherwood, Arkansas

The Sherwood Advertising and Promotions Commission on May 6 voted unanimously to purchase a holiday lights display in the amount of $30,845 from a Tulsa company. The displays will be used in the holiday season for 2009.

The decision was made after commission members looked through a promotional catalogue from Carpenter Decorating of Tulsa which had hundreds of potential light displays. Commissioner Nita Pilkerington said there were several displayed that looked outstanding, including a $150,000 display of a large Christmas tree so big a person could walk through the bottom of the display.

The commissioners chose a light display that resembles a Jack in the Box which measures 22-feet tall by 29-feet wide.

Commission President Sheila Sulcer said the board wanted to chose a display that was about $30,000 because that amount was the total collected from donations raised from the 2008 Festival of Lights.

Every year, all donations raised from the month-long light extravaganza are dedicated to buying a display for the next season, Sulcer said.

http://www.jacksonvillepatriot.com/articles/2009/05/15/sherwood_voice/local_news/nws01.txt

Thought some might want to start the war on Christmas early this year :rofl:

[azmouse]

1. In the spirit of Christmas

that money should have been given to the local food bank.

[prolesunited]

6. You can't raise money for one goal

and then just use it for another, no matter how well-intentioned.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

2. One of the things I really liked

about last weekend's White House Correspondents' dinner was that they decided not to serve dessert. That decision saved $13,000, which was then applied to the scholarships which were awarded to kids at the dinner.

Imagine how much health insurance $31,000 would buy for poor Arkansas citizens.........................

[Kadie]

3. The war on Christmas starts earlier every year.

:rofl:

[MineralMan]

4. They should just buy a bunch of those glow-in-the-dark

crucifixes from the local Catholic church. After all, Jebus is the reabon for the seabon. This one's 12" high, and costs just $9.95. $30K would buy enough of them to eliminate the street lights.

[pscot]

5. Made in China

no doubt. Stupid is as stupid does.