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The reason that a lot of positive changes and structures have occurred in this town is because a few citizens have stepped forward with a vision and committment to bring beauty for Winona. Take for instance our local veterans park, Winona State, even the controversial Wilke. I don't have strong feelings either way towards GRSF. I have no problem supporting it to a point, I agree with you that it does need to be self sustaining in the near future with perhaps a small portion of funding coming from the city taxes, which I believe it will. My main point that I had is that I didn't appreciate you perpetuating a myth that the "east end" is a poorer neighborhood and that it is all right for public taxes to pay for things that benefit the community. People gripe a lot about what they have to pay in taxes but they just as quickly take for granted the quality of life that comes with it. Your dollars that are kept within the community are much more beneficial to you than what you receive from the federal government or even the state.
I think that people have less of a problem with you disagreeing with the benefit of GRSF than they do with some of the disparaging remarks you make. But even so, yours tend to be less insulting than other posters that I have read. It would be nice if this forum continued to be a place where good discussion can occur on a subject without resorting to gossip and knee jerk judgements. Thankfully, those postings are infrequent.
Susan Brown
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Date: 06/22/06 14:39:38
Subject: RE: [Winona] unreal
Susan,
I as well have an East end home and am an alumnus of W-K. My point was, and remains, that basic necessities of the city( Gabrych park for example) are being disregarded while lots of tax dollars are flowing into a financially losing project( which could be self sustaining...it isn't now nor is it pointed towards it). If you think it is better that the GRSF continues to get all the funding it needs while private citizens have to repave their local parks on their own...so be it. I disagree but, I am now seeing that I am tampering with a sacred cow when I dare question the finances of the GRSF. Everyone who defends this project has no answers for me regarding the legitimacy of their expenses. Nobody has been able to give me one breakdown of the exorbitant cost of the theater "study". Have I attacked the GRSF ? absolutely, just as any other entity eating out of the public trough does. Have I recieved any answers from supporters giving me facts and information to support the legitimacy of the GRSF? a few..most responses(not all on wod, some persoanal emails "not for wod" ) tell me I am wrong and that I should go find out why I am wrong...perplexing logic for defending a point in my opinion but...what can I do.
As I said earlier, I am now going to leave your sacred cow alone.
Enjoy your GRSF
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