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More on roads, please

Thu., June 26, 2014

After looking over the new bond proposals for $50 million in park updates and $20 million in road maintenance, I would like to reverse the dollars spent to: $50 million on the roads and $20 million on park stuff.

When a municipality gets 10 to 20 years behind, they will never get caught up without a major money influx. I have seen improvements in some arterials, but so much more needs to be done. Better yet, I would like to see the entire $70 million spent on infrastructure.

Steve Backlund

Spokane

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