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Connie Little
From: "Connie Little" <clittle @bentonrea.com>
To: "Dick Zais" <dzais@ci.yakima.wa.us>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:58 AM
Subject: Check for Transportation donation (5.02.08)
TO: Honorable Mayor Dave Edier, and City of Yakima council members, through Richard "Dick Zais, city
manager, re a donation to
pay for two vehicles use of our streets. The purpose is to adopt to "pot holes" in a crusade to get others to do the
same.
I contacted your finance department and I was told that the city accepts donations for the street department, so I
am suggesting we have a "Pot Hole Crusade." People will if they wish, donate $20 for the car they drive. No
voting needs to take place. Those who don't want to be a little generous better not complain about the streets, if
some of us choose to donate. At least this is a better plan that our citizens being forced to pay $20 for each car
that operates on the stree which is licensed. At one time my husband had a line of 21 Mustangs (not horses).
Could you see us voting to tax ourselves $20 for each vehicle?
Anyway, I sent a letter to the editor earlier this week with my thoughts so you may wish to watch for it and then
see if anyone else will donate money. My informant said that the donation might be non - taxable. Maybe others
will see that as an opportunity to fix pot holes on the streets that front their businesses. Anyway, everyone is
talking about the pothole problem so I see this as
one easy way to get folks to participate.
It is just a one time gift and that could release fumds to do some of the serious road defects. I hope you watch
this issue closely.
I will be watching, too. I was amused that the person with whom I spoke at the finance department, knew I
donated for the banners being replaced. People are observant!
Respectfully, Connie Little / 5�
2002 Simpson Lane, Yakima, WA 98901 -3908 � � a o