Winter and Tax blues

It is a bright, shiny, glary, but a little cold day here in Coralville. Sure it looks nice, but the weatherman still says, 'high 20s, low 30s'...' I am HOPING that 30s and 40s are SOON! It is almost March 1.. This global warming is not going well. It has been cold everywhere in the U.S. I thought the glow and inner warmth gained by watching IOWA win the Orange Bowl would carry me thru,, but on January 5 or 6 I got just a cold as I was BEFORE the game. I encouage all of you faithful readers to really make sure you watch your driving here in Coralville. Potholes are really hard on a car. REAL hard. You can blow a tire and bend a rim real easy, AND throw your car out of alignment very easily. Watch it.. Can't help but HOPE that the recent announcement by UIHC will be a HUGE economic gain for Coralville and the Area, but for the people who visit as well.. Did you know that Coralville will be building a parking ramp next to the new UIHC near the Marriott? You do now...Did you know that Coralville's budget will RAISE property taxes by about $20/$1000 assessed value.. NOT good. NOT cheap. NOT Happy.. Coralville needs to realize, and SOON, that jobs, programs, .....MIGHT need to be cut. We are a dynamic town, a progressive town, a town that is in good financial shape, a great future, great things ahead, but we are also in the high tax business. City leaders should THINK about the future..I KNOW they do, I think they do a great job, we have a real good staff and employees. We DON"T have a bottomless pit of money. Keep an eye on Cablevision Channel 5 for budget hearings!.