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Webster City’s mayor stopped by for a talk about the splash pad

Letters to Editor

To the editor: I had a visit from the mayor of Webster City at my home recently. He came to apologize for what happened at the recent city council meeting. I told him I was glad he came here because I also wanted to apologize. I apologized for the way I presented my concerns but not for what I was trying to inform the residents of Webster City. We had a good long visit. I explained my concerns to him and he did likewise to me. He said you are welcome anytime to express your concerns and ideas. I explained there is good debt and bad debt and we need to spend our money wisely and he ...

There are good reasons to support the splash pad

Letters to Editor

To the editor: Hello everyone. I would like to give my reasons why I am in favor of the splash pad and correct most of the thinking going on about how City money can be spent. First, my reason for moving this project to at least the next stage is to find out if it comes in at projected costs as provided by the City’s engineer. The people of Webster City are taking a lot of hits to their pocket books with a new wastewater treatment plant which will be bonded for and paid for by residents and industries for the next 30 years. An increase to your water bill is because we need to ...

Webster City should reconsider installing a splash pad

Letters to Editor

To the editor: Regarding the topic of building a splash pad: I am not in favor of building a splash pad given the current financial condition and/or situation this city is in. My family and I have lived here for 23 years and have made this town our home. Property taxes — went up. Water rates — going up. Utility Rates — went up. We are asked to keep paying more and more, which I understand is a necessity for these related things. I can’t think of a single person I have talked to who is in favor of building this splash pad at this time and at the current location. It seems ...

I am opposed to the proposed splash pad project

Letters to Editor

To the editor: I am OPPOSED to the splash pad installation in East Twin Park for the following reasons: 1) There is NO RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT 2) There is ALREADY A SPLASH PAD ACROSS THE STREET at the outdoor pool 3) It would REDUCE REVENUE at the outdoor pool 4) It WASTES water 5) It WASTES money needed for the huge projects we actually need All things considered, this project just doesn’t end up anywhere but IN THE RED. Please do not waste our money on this project. Linda Kloberdanz Webster Cit

Safety Patrol duty and a traffic violator

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While far short of qualifying for Mensa, I was gifted with a good memory. So it is that I can distinctly remember something that happened nearly 64 years ago. My father took a job with the grain elevator in Sibley, Iowa, and we moved there in February 1960. As it turned out, Dad’s job didn’t work out and six weeks later we moved back to Hamilton County in north central Iowa. Sibley is a nice county seat town of nearly 3,000 in far northwest Iowa. The community is located just seven miles south of the Minnesota state line. I remember Sibley positively for several reasons: I had ...

Be respectful, but be heard by the city council

Letters to Editor

To the editor: There’s an important piece of paper that starts out “We the people,” and for good reason. It’s a statement of our beliefs and a commitment to the common good. Our City Council seems to have lost the fact that they were elected by us to listen to our voices and act accordingly. Matt McKinney seems to have listened and read his emails and come to the conclusion the People of Webster City don’t want a splash pad that we can ill afford to build, run, maintain or provide the liability insurance that it would require. I heard an interesting anecdote from my ...