Editor:
I was thinking about buying a new truck to replace my 2007 model that is running just fine and should last another eight years.
I thought something new would be the route to go until I thought about another six or seven years of payments.
Then I got thinking about the proposal for the arts centre and the debt it will generate.
I can’t buy into a proposal in which we will have to borrow large sums of money for something we really don’t need, not when the federal and provincial governments owe well over a trillion dollars collectively.
Are we ever going to be able to pay all this money back, particularly when it becomes necessary to raise interest rates?
Yes, it would be nice to revitalize downtown, but at what cost when so many other things need attention?
I don’t mind the city borrowing small sums of money with the expectation of paying it back in a short period of time.
However, it should be for infrastructure because that is the city’s primary goal, to ensure its citizens have the basics.
For crying out loud, there are parts of the city without sewers.
I guess I was out of the loop when city council allowed the new casino to go up the hill.
I find this odd as it has always appeared to me councils have been pro-downtown.
I would have thought it will be a loss to the area and runs counter to the revitalization plan.
Dave Brummund
Kamloops
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