Bonds and Confusion in Coventry
Math seems to be a difficult thing to come by. Now granted I haven’t actually gone to town hall, or even picked up the phone for that matter. But in an age of instant information delivered neatly to my fingertips, I genuinely believe I shouldn’t have to.
I’m finding more and more information about the bond referendum, and it’s increasingly annoying.
Our fine local police department is indeed in a shoebox. But the Kent County Times, again, is interviewing the recepients of the funds instead of the payees of the taxes. Unfortunately the article has quickly gone off line. When a news source is clearly not objective, it is still credible? Where’s the back side of the story - and who can build a municipal building for a police station with 4 million? A neighboring similarly sized community is planning to spend $8m on theirs. If new construction in Coventry is at a 50% discount I’m building the garage of my dreams!
I’ve been looking into this via the web and email. So far I’ve accounted for roughly $13 million for the school and police. That leaves 6.8 million left to move town hall across the street, fix up the high school field, move the senior center, and provide housing aid. Where’s my housing aid? I’m footing the bill.