Forfeit $1–2 Million

As An Investment

To the Editor:

Does it make sense to invest $1–2 million to avoid spending an additional $8 million on a new town hall that we don’t need? Yes, it does make sense. Let’s stop this project now, while we can. If we don’t, our taxes will reflect the cost of this unnecessary town hall for years and years to come. That’s why spending $1–2 million is an investment in fiscal responsibility.

Suppose you put down a $1,000 nonrefundable deposit on a $10,000 car without consulting your family. Then you learn that family members don’t want the car and are willing to keep using the current car with minor repairs. Meanwhile, the economy is looking weaker and weaker, and you’re starting to worry about how you’re going to pay for this new car. Would you save your family the additional $9,000 by forfeiting the deposit? Or would you go ahead and spend the entire sum to buy the car, busting your budget and displeasing your family at the same time?

One million dollars is a lot of money. However, $10 million is ten times as much — money our town simply doesn’t have to lavish on a new town hall. So I’m asking our new government to please stop this project now and improve our town’s financial situation.

Respectfully yours,

Marian Wood

62 Great Ring Road, Sandy Hook                           December 3, 2007