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Letter about R-P referendum

By News Team

Fri, Dec 14th, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor



To the Editor,

When I mentioned to a proponent that increased taxes for a new school are problematic for people on a fixed income, she said, “There are a lot of old people with money here. They are just greedy.”

The 2007 flood was absolutely devastating as we all know. The city has nowhere near recovered.

Taxes in Rushford are already too high given purchases of land at over $80,000 an acre plus construction on a white elephant and a road to nowhere. Next year’s tax assessment was increased by 2.9 percent.

2009 median income for R-P is 27.7 percent less than the rest of the state. Today the country’s median income has also fallen by more than $4,000.

The cost of living index for Rushford is 85 on a scale of 100. We spend winters in California. The fact is that it is more expensive to live in Rushford than here. Our taxes are almost half of Minnesota’s, electrical rates are lower as is natural gas, and cost for water isn’t that much different either.

When the Bush tax cuts expire, all will pay more in federal taxes. Add also the coming requirement to buy expensive Obamacare health insurance. Increased taxes will also force owners of rental properties to raise rents.

Our country’s economy is flat. It will not recover soon. Obama has promised however, that we are all going to have share pain.

We do not need a new school. There are buildings throughout the world being used that are over a thousand years old. R-P has sound school structures. There is no point in abandoning them for a sparklier too expensive building.

Ehler says he will not give up. Perhaps there are greener pastures for him somewhere. Where old people really do have a lot of money and aren’t greedy.

Stan Gudmundson

Rushford, MN

SMG Computer Solutions

Letter about R-P Referendum

By News Team

Fri, Dec 7th, 2012
Posted in Peterson Letter to the Editor
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To the Editor, I am writing with regard to the direction of the Rushford and Peterson School District. It appears that the district is in need of some improvements to the buildings in Rushford and Peterson. From what I understand there have been su ..... 
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Letter about county commissioners

By News Team

Fri, Dec 7th, 2012
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
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To the Editor, I write to commend the elected officials of Fillmore County, MN. Of particular note are the County officials who have carefully guided the drafting of two new local mining ordinances. One ordinance governs traditional sand and aggre ..... 
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Letter about R-P referendum

By News Team

Fri, Nov 30th, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
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Letter about R-P referendum To the Editor, I think everyone in Rushford would love to have a new school. The thing that concerns me is the cost to the tax payers. $15,000,000 is not something to deal with lightly. I know that the interest rates ar ..... 
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Letter about R-P referendum

By News Team

Fri, Nov 30th, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
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Letter about R-P referendum To the Editor, This letter is in response to the commentary featured prominently in The Journal on November 26, written by Brett Kues, about the school referendum. I have never heard of Mr. Kues, even though I’m also ..... 
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Letter about frac mining

By News Team

Fri, Nov 30th, 2012
Posted in Lanesboro Letter to the Editor
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Letter about frac mining To the Editor, To the handful of big land owners and county officials who will win the frac sand lottery, congratulations. Many more residents of Fillmore County fear the risks frac sand mining poses to our property values ..... 
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Letter about closing the middle school

By News Team

Fri, Nov 30th, 2012
Posted in Peterson Letter to the Editor
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Letter about closing the middle school To the Editor, My name is Maynard Thompson. When the Rushford-Peterson middle school was started in 1990, I had been working on a middle level teaching degree. There is a degree for middle level instruction. ..... 
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Letter about ...Rushford-Peterson Referendum

By News Team

Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in Rushford Letter to the Editor
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Letter about ...Rushford-Peterson Referendum To the Editor, We are writing to inform people about the upcoming referendum for Rushford-Peterson residents on Wednesday, December 19 from 11–8 pm in the Rushford-Peterson High School lobby. The requ ..... 
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Letter about tax reform

By News Team

Fri, Nov 23rd, 2012
Posted in All Letter to the Editor
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Letter about tax reform To the Editor, FIX IT RIGHT. I have been an appliance repairman for 40 years. My natural inclination is to fix things. As I look at the state of national affairs today, nothing seems to be working right. One hardly knows ..... 
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