The True Cost Of "Repairs"

UPDATE: Letter Published in The Salina Journal, December 23, 2006. Merry Christmas to me, and to the thinkers of Salina!


I have previously commented on the attempt in Salina Kansas to build a $25 million Expo Center, focusing on how taxpayer dollars are used to lobby the taxpayer to spend more money.

My latest letter to The Salina [Kansas] Journal, on a different aspect of that fiasco:


Dear Editor,

When I saw the title of Mr. Bell's editorial, "Repairs Undone Are Costly", I initially thought he must have been referring to the costs of fixing the existing facilities in Kenwood Park. After years of neglect, repairs will be far more expensive than if they had been taken care properly in the first place (a lesson most children learn about their toys by the age of three). And whatever limited credibility there was with the Saline County Commissioners who have been hellbent on building a $25 million boondoggle has been lost. Whenever people justifiably lose faith in their government, there is a high price to be paid.

Fortunately, a Recall will go far toward paying that price, and establishing a competent governing body that will protect those it represents.

Sincerely,

Terry L. Clark