Greg Grey wants to get involved in Taft community affairs, so he has decided to create Citizens for the Betterment of Taft or CBT.
"So often you hear a young Taftian say there is nothing in Taft for me, which is why I'm moving to Bakersfield, said Grey.
"We expect 5 people to make the decisions for our city with very little and sometimes no input from the people who live here," Grey said.
Greg says that recently the Kern County Grand Jury conducted an investigation of Taft. One of the significant recommendations they made was, "The Citizens of Taft should become more involved in holding the City Council members accountable for their actions and/or inactions."
Greg says that when read this in the Grand Jury's report along with many other recommendations, he decided that it was time to get involved.
"I always believed if you don't like what is going on in the government get involved," said Grey.
"The beauty of our country is that we have that choice, we have a voice. To bring us together I have started the "Citizens for the Betterment of Taft" a community organization with the purpose of this group being to inform, coordinate and mobilize Taft citizens who want a say in Taft," said Grey.
Greg asks, "imagine what we can do if we come together as a community for the future of our city."
Currently, Grey is putting out information through the social networking outlet, Facebook, under the group heading Citizens for the Betterment of Taft.
Grey says already 25 people have signed up in the 3 days.
Greg plans to attend the Taft City Council meetings when he can and monitor what happens.