In another thinly veiled step toward creating a "Greater Eureka Park District", the Eureka City Council approved $25,000 for the "study" of building a swimming and water entertainment facility.
Did the city of Eureka ever fix all of the water and sewer infrastructure problems which were plaguing the system a few years ago? It seems to us that there were over 5 miles of mains and pipes to be replaced at a cost of nearly $3 millions.
If not, perhaps that would be a better place to spend that money. If so, perhaps they could pay off those bonds before issuing more for a pool.
Then again, maybe they are planning to collect all of the water leaking out of the municipal water supply and fill the pool with it.
We understand that there are gambling tax revenues to be had from the suburban Chicago horse racing facilities with the formation of a "proper" park district. However, we wonder if creating another administrative tax district with its attendant salaries and pensions spread out upon the backs of the property tax payers in (what has always been discussed as the base for this) the District 140 wide area is the proper road for the city of Eureka.
Usually a fork has four prongs. We now have the ball fields and programs, the "dog park", and the pool. What is the final prong on this latest fork to be stuck into the property tax trough? Perhaps a nice Eureka Civic Center? We'll find out soon enough.
Did the city of Eureka ever fix all of the water and sewer infrastructure problems which were plaguing the system a few years ago? It seems to us that there were over 5 miles of mains and pipes to be replaced at a cost of nearly $3 millions.
If not, perhaps that would be a better place to spend that money. If so, perhaps they could pay off those bonds before issuing more for a pool.
Then again, maybe they are planning to collect all of the water leaking out of the municipal water supply and fill the pool with it.
We understand that there are gambling tax revenues to be had from the suburban Chicago horse racing facilities with the formation of a "proper" park district. However, we wonder if creating another administrative tax district with its attendant salaries and pensions spread out upon the backs of the property tax payers in (what has always been discussed as the base for this) the District 140 wide area is the proper road for the city of Eureka.
Usually a fork has four prongs. We now have the ball fields and programs, the "dog park", and the pool. What is the final prong on this latest fork to be stuck into the property tax trough? Perhaps a nice Eureka Civic Center? We'll find out soon enough.
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