EDITOR:
When I thought about writing a letter to the editor, I began listing all the good that can come from the children’s tax and why it should be implemented. It was going to be a long letter. But it doesn’t need to be.
Long story short……. we voted and said yes to the tax. The commissioners should respect the democratic process AND their constituents and implement the tax……end of story.
We voted, hear us.
--Alicia Stephens
Platte City
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