$5.5 Million:

The Tip Of The Iceberg

To the Editor:

I continue to be disappointed in reading how willing a group of people are to spend our money. Fairfield Hills is being offered at $5.5 million. Rest assured that will just be the beginning of the spending. Asbestos, renovations, and building code corrections are just a few examples of how the $5.5 million will only be the proverbial tip of the iceberg. A town that is already one of the highest indebted towns in the state has no business going deeper into debt, especially for something like this.

Here is a novel thought, why not have Newtown demonstrate some fiscal common sense and restraint and show our children that wildly running up debt can only lead to bankruptcy. Let’s not pretend this is just another credit card with which we can overextend ourselves!

Christian Deschermeier

4 Black Walnut Drive, Newtown    November 27, 2000