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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 ...

The Van Diest Medical Center Foundation is grateful

Letters to Editor

To the Editor: In one word — gratitude. At a time of year when we give thanks and count our many blessings, the Van Diest Medical Center Foundation wishes to thank the organizations and individuals who have supported our events and campaigns over the past year. Through the generosity of philanthropic and community partners, our hospital benefits and, in turn, patients in north central Iowa benefit greatly. One of the more recent events was the 8th Annual Van Diest Medical Center Foundation Golf Outing, held this fall at Briggs Woods Golf Course. The outing raised more than ...

The splash pad is a troubling, unnecessary expense

Letters to Editor

To the editor: It is troubling to me that our city council who is making decisions about the financial welfare of our city are entertaining a massive expenditure to build a splash pad. Have they considered the cost each year to maintain and provide employees to oversee this recreational endeavor? The situation in our city has a very high elderly population who are trying to live in their homes and are very concerned about their property tax which just saw a substantial evaluation increase which translates to higher taxes and they are also concerned about the high cost of ...

A lot of us are not happy because of the city's wasteful spending

Letters to Editor

To the editor: I tried to get my message out to the people of Webster City at the (city) council meeting last night (Monday). I knew I was in trouble before they let me speak. The mayor, when asked why they had the power to tax the citizens even more, his reply was we’re in power and you’re not. OK, then. Taxation without any representation. They wouldn’t let me finish what I needed to say about the sad state of affairs of our out-of-control spending of the city. The mayor told me to stand down or be removed. … (Editor: The designated time to discuss the splash pad was ...