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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1, 1RS9 Opinion visual appearance of the building, if the city wanted to exercise that option. This is supposContinued from Page 4 ing that the people of this fine community really want to have house both the- city offices and, this Monument Headquarters in needless to say, the federal gov- their city. That is a whole other ernment. We all would like to story in itself. have nice new homes to live in I have talked to people on the and wouldnt it be great if we City Council about my objections could all do this whenever we to the city doing what is a priwanted to. The reality is that we mary job of private enterprise, cant, due to the fact that none of i.e. being a landlord. The reus in this community or in the sponse that I have always resurrounding communities can, ceived is it was put out on bid, due to the fact that we all have and no one in the private sector to live within our means. If we bid on it. I think that in itself dont, then we get the opportu- ought to tell the city something. nity to spend some time in en If the private sector, who are overcrowded jail. (Some light motivated by profit margins and investment returns, do not want political humor) If the federal government is to take the risk, why then should willing to put up $13 million the city? The answer is simple. towards the construction of this If the city cant make the office complex, but are only guaran- complex pay for itself, the comteeing a 10 year occupancy, then munity can make up the shortit is time for the city to tell the fall through tax increases. For the mayor to make the largest property owner in this statement and take that We will not raise county state, your buildand build to own taxes pay for this facility, ( in money your ing, after all you have the land reference to this proposed City to build on. This would require PlazaMonument Headquarthem to occupy the building as ters) is nonsense, to say the least. long as necessary; they would be Did she not learn anything from for the President Bush? This statement responsible could only hold true as long as maintenance groundskeeping, and repairs. In fact, they would she is in office and is honest to have all the responsibilities as- her commitments. Lets not forsociated with owning an office get about the water issue in the complex like they require. And city; double the rates and cut the if it were vacated, they would minimum consumption for a have the responsibility to find year ago, hmm. Now we can also someone to rent it to. This op- talk about our municipal power tion also allows the cost of that system. Those bonds should be building to be spread out to all paid up here in the near future. taxpayers in the country, not I recall that the city government just the taxpayers ofKanab City. said at the conception of our It also allows Kanab City the municipal power company, that opportunity to have a say in the when the bonds are paid, rates Letters - County are fed up with the of is talk There Wrong. already spending habits of our local govupgrading equipment, transmis- ernments. There is a word for sion lines, along with other the way the taxpayers feel and things within the Power Com- that word is abused. Governpany. I wonder how we are go- ment requires, by law, and so do ing to pay for this? We will pay the financial institutions in this for it by our power rates remain- country, that we as private indiing high; this is exactly how we viduals live within our means. will pay for these items. It If we cannot do so, we face many doesnt matter how cheap we financial repercussions resultcan have power delivered to our ing directly from our inability to community, we will still have live within those means. Why high power rates for as long as do we as citizens and financial we have a municipal power sys- institutions not require the same tem. of our government? (That may On to the topic ofa new Kanab be an oxymoron, I guess, or some City Office Complex. I say to the type of grammatical error to use city utilize those resources government and living within available to you. The old hospi- their means in the same sental, with some remodeling on tence). If all private citizens the interior and exterior, could operated like our governments, provide the City with a building we would really have an overbig enough for their needs. We crowding problem in our jail, also have the old middle school. and then we would really need a I grant you that there are some new jail facility. concerns as far as asbestos reGovernment entities have no moval and other health and business getting into those busisafety concerns. That is why nesses that should be, and are most people in the construction mostly run, by private enter business call it a remodel. We dont really need a showcase downtown. I know that it would be nice to have one, but be realistic for all our sakes. When we have standing structures at our will be reduced substantially. is having a more. This could be a great useable showcase available for use by both tourists and residents, not to mention a wonderful green space right in downtown Kanab. The taxpayers in the City and ""1 Big Prize Drawing will be Saturday, Dec. 4th at p.m. Christmas Festival at KI1S -- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas Home Tour 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. PRIZE DRAWING AT FOODTOWN - 5 P.M. - Make a festive day of it and attend all 3 festivities! DOUBLE PUNCHES of your Kl 4 Cash Card on Saturday, HOLIDAY CASH December 41 Pays Holiday CLEANING V Adult or child j "2L - X-RA- ORAL CANCER SCREENING i dentistry with state of the art equipment ! Bills! Plus Robert Gibson DDS Larry Staples DDS Nileen Whitlock RDH 644-418- Daniel W. Hulet Kanab Adult or Child and is pleased to welcome 1 For appointment, call 355 N. Main Street Kanab, UT 84741 Fm still mad as hell, EXAM, "Get to Know You Special" We are pleased to provide painless crease. It would be nice, in fact it would be glorious, to not have taxes. Just think how much better life would be. This concept, as great as it sounds, is at most, ludicrous. How can government function without taxes? However, the solution is simple, Live within their means. Government inside the confines of the United States of America were designed to put the interests of the people first and lead, not through control by depressing the people more by passive aggression (tax increases). walkingjogging paths, and Includes: K. John Armstrong DDS are profit motivated and government is not. If government entities run short on the expected revenues generated by their projects, they solve the problem by tax increases. I have yet to see in my lifetime taxes decrease as much as they increase, and at the same speed that they in- disposal, we need to use them to our best advantage. The middle school property would be best utilized as a downtown park, with picnic areas, Gettinrr to Know You Special lental ffiroup prises. My reasoning behind this is that private enterprises GLAZIERS S Kane County 5 NEXT WEEK Reg. $137 & $109 Now $59 & $49 . Santa is coming to Foodtown on Saturday, Dec. 11 11 a.m. to 4 P.M. |