voters

If someone wrote a letter to the Gazette Editor and said that a vote of the taxpaying residents would not reflect the community wishes because it didnt allow the kids an equal vote, would that make ANY sense? A vote of the TAXPAYING voters in this town certainly WOULD be a reflection of the will of the people ! The taxpayers should be the ones to decide what to do about the gym as they are the ones who will foot the bill. When buying a house you do NOT let the kids wishes decide whether to buy or not, as there are MANY other things to consider ie whether the price is right, whether it is affordable, whether it is needed, etc. The same goes when deciding to buy a new gym. The wishes of the kids are important but not THE most important reason and CERTAINLY NOT the deciding factor. There are reasons why kids cant vote. It is because they are hoped to have gained some maturity, responsibility, and experience by the time they reach the age of majority. It is not foolproof of course- just look at the current Council to see that, but it increases the probabilities that some maturity will have developed by the time they can vote. To say it wouldnt reflect the true desires and intent of the people because the vote count is low is also ridiculous. Over 5,000 of our 7500 voters in the Springs voted in our last presidential election and it would be easy to have this community referendum on this November's ballot too. Neither of those arguments make ANY sense.