Tax questions

I just recently moved back to Maryville after being gone for about 45 years. Not a lot has changed.

Sure, there are more restaurants, mainly fast food, and some sculptures around the square. But the population has not changed significantly; job opportunities are extremely limited, most of the streets are in bad shape, and the elected officials’ goals and agenda rarely coincide with that of the residents they represent.

If there was a need for a conference center at Mozingo, wouldn’t a for-profit company ion the private sector build one?

Mozingo was a great addition to this area, but it needs to stand on its own.

If that means raising fees then that needs to happen. We do not need to continue to subsidize it.

If the Mayor’s bar and grill on the west side of the square was losing money every month for several years, do you think she would make up the difference out of her pocket or would she look closer at pricing, management and employee performance and take appropriate action? The tax burden is too high already.

Larry Job