Vote down irresponsible Readfield spending

CentralMaine.com
David Hepfner
Readfield

Years ago when Readfield purchased the fairgrounds property on Church Road for recreational development, taxpayers concerned about embarking in long-term spending were promised that all improvements would be done by the private sector and would not use any taxpayer dollars. Until recently, that had been the case. Generous donors and volunteers including contractors have made it happen. Now our town government is asking taxpayers to spend roughly $400,000 for a softball field and other things despite the fact that the existing ballfield only gets used for three weeks of Little League and not much else.

The town government also wants to spend millions of dollars for new broadband internet service that will cost every taxpayer and create long-term debt. Sound familiar? It should. It’s the same sales pitch used to join First Park, a long-term investment that never reached its predicted goals, still costs us money annually and which we can’t withdraw from. Also, don’t forget the public works department failure.