Voters need to consider long-term cost of the hospital bond

I would like to know where these $50,000 homes are at in Ritzville that Mr. Boyer is talking about. I bet there may be 10 to 15. Most of the homes in the Ritzville area are $100,000 homes, or more. That would put the taxes on a $100,000 home at about $100 per year. If you take all the figures in the letters by Boyer and see where we are, all figures are based on a $100,000 home.

First $100 per year taxes; 2. $29 parks for pool; 3. $66 for Ritzville School District; 4. $35.20 for lagoon project; 5. $5.50 increase for water; and 6. $5.50 for over 299 cf of water use. Total $241.20, and that’s on...