| Show vote of faith Tuesdays Tuesday's overwhelming passage of Moab's newest water and sewer bond proposal was waa a tremendous indication indi i cation of faith in the progressive future suture of vt this community Ii ity among its ta citizens A defeat of this proposal could have bave been x n critical at this time when community growth and arid expansion is 1 just beginning Pointed d criticism of the proposal however 1 should serve as a guide to city officials when actual construction construe construe- tion phases begin in the near future It is true that a anajo majority ty decision outweighs all aU other factors involved but a proposal for tor the issuance of certain amounts In bonds does not mean that all need be issued If U there are economies that can be made they should be If there are phases not particularly heeded needed they should be fully investigated d. d And time is an ele ele- ele- ele ment menta Work on the sewer project should be done as soon as possible and water system improvements should be made if Sf possible by the next growth growing season Many any Moab residents indicated to the election that they would not allow water rates to be increased ed by casting negative vote ote ballots on Tuesday Many any people peo pIe we are sure zure decided that the future orderly expansion sion slon of the community was a factor much more import- import Hant nt than an n increase in n water rates to pay needed improvements It Jt was reassuring to this publication that the issue passed We devoted more space pace both pro and con to the issues involved than in any other bond election in history hist hist- or ory and nd were happy to do it feeling reeling that persistent questions needed answering We attempted to make it clear dear editorially that we favored the proposal W We did not however attempt to th stifle criticism of the project among our readers We congratulate the community on its majority de de- de cislon |
