By TONY FOX and DARREN MEADOWSWe are writing to respond to the recent negative letters about the Recreation Bond by Tom Tierney, Lisa Shin, John Horne, and Lisa Brenner, who has also written online posts as Lola Anderson.
We understand that some people oppose the Rec Bond because they don’t support a tax increase or they don’t want Los Alamos County to spend tax dollars to make these community improvements. While we don’t agree with that position, we recognize that this is a decision that everyone has to make for themselves.
Our problem with the recent letters is not that they oppose the bond, but that they present many falsehoods as facts in their efforts to support their position. For one example, comparing Los Alamos to other cities that have more resources because of a larger population base (i.e, Kansas City), or the presence of substantial private donor funds, like the Maddox Foundation in Hobbs, is misleading.
We have worked hard during this campaign to put truthful and complete information into the hands of voters. This is a significant opportunity for our community and it deserves to be considered on its merits by voters that are able to decide based on accurate information.
