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Town of Creston management still making too much money

I wish someone at town hall would respond to my previous letter and explain their justification for the salaries of the staff...

To the Editor:

(Re: “Town of Creston management making too much money)

I wish someone at town hall would respond to my previous letter and explain their justification for the extravagant salaries of the supervisory staff and keep in mind that many of us will not accept the excuse that they’re in line with other towns. They are irrelevant, as we don’t live there.

Creston is a struggling border town and always will be, with its limited opportunity for jobs paying above the poverty level. We all could use a reality check with some foresight. Look at all the empty storefronts on Canyon Street. If the town goes to hell in a handbasket, will council be blaming something else or hold itself accountable?

Half the employed taxpayers in the town’s limit earn one-quarter to one-third of the salaries of those at town hall. The business owners of retail outlets are struggling to stay afloat with their high overhead costs of rent, business licences, being confronted by charity fundraiser beggars, taxation, inventory, employees’ wages (and their own), ever-increasing utility bills, insurance, paying to get their storefront windows washed because of those dirty, polluting 18-wheelers rolling down Canyon Street making ruts in the pavement, and having to absorb the loss by shoplifters. Hats off to these dedicated people to take on this challenge and make a community.

How much longer does council think our population can sustain town hall’s Hollywood paychecks? Is it important enough that council address this matter before it becomes an election issue?

Michael Bunn

Creston