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Letter: County’s actions hurt residents

The Columbian
Published: July 29, 2014, 12:00am

Privatizing (corporate takeover) of Clark County:

Step 1: Get as many like-minded minions elected to carry out the plan as possible.

Step 2: Impose fee holidays (no tax collection and remove money from government).

Step 3: Tell constituents there’s no money to pay for the things they need. However, there’s plenty of money to create positions in the county for more like-minded minions, (state legislators and others) at outrageous salaries.

Step 4: Bring in a company from Florida who “cares” so much about the community they will buy/build a bridge in Clark County.

OK, you may have to pay a toll after all and it may be the same amount you were going to pay when you were going to own the bridge (when it was publicly owned), but now the corporation will own it.

Do you think after all the money is paid back, you will see the toll removed? Have you ever seen a corporation end a daily stream of income to itself? Do you think the toll will remain the same through the life of the bridge? The answer is no on all counts.

Think Detroit and no water for poor people.

Koleena Roth

Vancouver

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