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New swimming pool

Editor,

“I listened on the radio the other day about the new swimming pool and they want some opinions and input so here is mine: I’m confused with my math on this 1/2 cent sales tax. It was presented to the voters as follows:

50% to street funding to fix our deteriorated streets

30% to the swimming pool

12% to the golf course

5% to storm-water projects

3% to park improvements

100% TOTAL

NOW, if this would generate 10 million dollars in ten years that would make as follows:

$5 million...............street fund

$3 million...............swimming pool

$1.2 million............golf course

$0...

 

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