Fond du Lac County Board

People in Fond du Lac are trying to reduce the size of the county board. Sam Meyer, a newcomer to the board, is the driving force behind this idea. Now, I don't understand what all the fuss is about. The board is made up of 36 people. Sam would like to see that number cut down to 18. Makes sense to me. It's one of those "too many cooks spoils the soup" type situations. I know Sam, he's a good guy, and he wouldn't bring this whole thing up lightly. If the board size is reduced, he might even lose his seat there, but that's not the big thing to him. Responsible government is his priority, and in many people's opinion, having a county board that size isn't terribly responsible. In the 2000 census, the population for the whole county was a little over 97,000. The population in Harris County, Texas (Houston) is 3.7 million. They only have 4 commissioners, which is a county board member in that area. So, let me see if I have this right: Fond du Lac County has a population of less than 100,000 and need 36 board members to represent their interests. Harris County has almost 4,000,000 but makes do with only 4. What is wrong with this picture??