Deal with McCook's 'greater good' first

Dear Editor,

We support youth projects with our time and our money. However, We can not support this project at this time.

First, we would like to thank those that are willing to generously donate to this project. Your generosity is why we live where we do.

The first reason we don’t feel we should support this project is because we are living in the times of the highest inflation we have seen for 40 years. The second reason is the economists we listen to say to prepare for an extended recession. The main reason we do not support this project is because of what happened at the July 18th council meeting.

If my memory is correct, Rose Weskamp came to the council with a glass of brown water. She asked the council for help in correcting this problem. The City of McCook told her that they would like to help, but it would cost the city 80 million dollars to fix the problem, so they can not help her.

What? We have an 80 million dollar problem with our drinking, cooking and bathing water? We are willing to spend millions and millions of dollars on recreational activities while a section of the citizens(including kids) of McCook have to put up with this unclean water to drink, cook and bathe in?

So, is the economy of McCook secure enough to sustain this additional debt for the next decade or two with the inflationary and recessionary pressures that are here and reliably predicted to be here? Are there additional projects that will need tax dollars to fix that we as a public are not told about such as school, city, county or state projects?

Again, this project is a good project. There is a GREATER GOOD that needs to be handled first.

Sincerely,

Jim and Kim O’Dea

McCook, Neb.