Show I I Editorial Page LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Urge Pay as You Yon Grow Ret Rec Plan Dear Sir The Citizens nee committee formed last fall fait would like to advise the people of some facts about why we feel focI that a planned balanced program of recreation recreation tion using as much of 01 the city owned property as possible will wll be In the best Interests of our ur families and ultimately good for our economic health and social health too loo I Our beautiful homes are arc not matched by community recreation facilities Part of the past could be discounted for orly in the last census that of 1850 1050 1950 did we learn that we were growing at the rate of about every ten years Nevertheless it is a fact that it took over a hundred years to get summertime swimming pool it took many petitions and much wrangling to get a high school in Bountiful Boun noun Bountiful it took over a hundred years to get gel a nice picnic area it took over a hundred years to get a roller rink which burned down Everything the public has for or Its children has been opposed opposed op op- op posed by gloom and doom forecasting which talks realism realism real real- ism but really says things like city offices are first before badly needed facilities for a balanced recreation pro program ram In reality that's material ism NOT ism NOT realism Dont Don't let the smoke screen cloud your view of the bene- bene fits We assure you that the bonding financial and legal lega experts WERE and ARE being being being be be- ing continually consulted Please check for yourself yourself- the he total program can be adopted by the average family family fam fam- ily lly for one cent a day day a a stick of gum This sort of investment investment investment invest invest- ment in the lives of children students who need sound sports to augment their leisure leisure leis leis- ure tire time and for fOl young youn and older ad adults is made to order order for Mr 1 Average Citizen Probably some of the larger property holders hulders or bigger home owners will pay a fraction fraction frac frac- tion lion more than th the average home assessed valuation Bitone Bit Blit one n of at the finest and largest larges I bond companies in the west wes put in writing that one filth fifth of a cent two mills will wil av average rage our per average family family family fam fam- ily to cost about one cent per pe day to retire the year 20 bond bone This is a PAY PA Y AS YOU GROW PLAN When asked by city councilmen councilmen councilmen coun coun- to help gather facton facts fact on recreation we willingly agreed for we feel quite quit strongly that together this thi program will represent a fin line fine contribution betterment of our community We du dug dugout dugout out facts fach from communities and from people who are i in charge of oI recreation man many times the size of what th the I bond proposes and in cities citie far smaller than ours W We testify that the information 1 is exactly as given to us None who is minded fair would separate each of th the facilities Included and then the attack it on the basis it wouldn't be good for ou our people young and old Th The WHOLE PROGRAM is important important important im im- im- im In the year by wear operation of a city's recreation recreation tion for its it's citizens The three thre councilmen supporting tl the bond have talked with mayors mayo commissioners city managers manage and recreation directors rs Br Brig Brigham Brigham ham City Provo Salt Lake Lak and Tooele have given us th the proof that a balanced recreation recreation tion program is easily su sup sup- plied lied d and carried out on a I sustaining self basis by the city ty policies adopted IThe I The majority group of councilmen are arc well qualified to o support the very reason reason- abble bond payment plan Each Jach of these men devotes his life fo to serving especially young oung people peoples One is in a acry avery avery very cry important position in the University of Utah one is a medical doctor who has demonstrated demonstrated dem- dem many times his civic vie willingness to serve and andone andone one no is a key man with many years cars of experience in our Bountiful schools now serving servo ing g as a personnel director Inthe in inic inthe the ic county system All three are e liberal with time talent and id treasure in the best interests in in- of our areas area's many thousands of students and their leir church HONEST SINCERE MEN who wh arent aren't BUFFALOED by the order of First Things First which the ie opposition published Ted Smith mith Dr Brown and Lamar Parkin arkin insist that human values alucs come first and certaInly ahead of city office facilities which those who dont don't want the bond passed claim laim are more important Its It's s 's a matter of choice choice- search earch your heart and vote vole volen on n Nov 4 for the real recreation lion ion program honestly planed planned planned plan plan- ned ed and carefully evaluated The opposition Thursday night ight told us that the sewer program was just voted to have lave Bountiful join other south Davis communities so soJO soNO soNO NO JO bonds will wili be levied against the city And we already already al- al ready cady have a collection system system tem em and some equity in the sewers ewers so with the increased population all sharing that expense we will be small and well veil worth the investment WIlEN it comes The council told old the public that the road program was two years ears away I Even en then the lire increased population lotion lation will bring the city valuation up and that program program pro- pro gram ram should shoud be carried out principally thru the city budO bud bud- bonds In fact one of df the the opposing councilmen en said the county ought to give us is more road work because we vc pay county taxes too So after all its it's really and truly ruly hard to understand the opposition to about a penny-a- penny da day per family cost for something some some- thing hing we need bo su badly Wed We'd like ike to take advantage of the present day land cost and the present unused city land to build a balanced program for this his very l little money which is s simply an investment in our faith and a recognition of our privileged duty People say WirY WIlY TIlE THE OPPOSITION OPPOSITION TION ITS IT'S PLAIN AS THE TILE FACT THAT DAY FOLLOWS FOLLOWS FOL FOL- LOWS NIGHT When the election is over we hope our truly concerned people will be grateful for forthe forthe forthe the chance to look any young oung youngster youngster ster in the eye and say Yes its it's certainly worth a stick of oI gum a da day Sincerely yours REID IJ r. HOLBROOK HOLBROOKE E E. E DALE PEAK Bountiful Citizens COmmittee Commit COmmit- tee for Action |