Bond excessive

In all good faith, I cannot vote in favor of the presently proposed high school. Don't get me wrong; it is quite beautiful and expansive, amazing plans. But I have to agree with Phil Mitchell, it is excessive.

I have raised three children in Whitefish schools, and come through two of the remodels. I know the teachers, other staff and students deserve quality environments, but I believe it can be done for a great deal less money.

I am a single woman with a child about to enter college, and to tack on a $200 tax bill per year plus any other increases that are bound to happen with all the lofty plans coming down the Whitefish and county pike, I shudder.

We cannot keep doing this to the taxpayers. It is unsustainable. I am in a business where I work with many people who are in similar situations — single parents, modest incomes, uninsured or underinsured for healthcare.

We need to get a grip on this as a big reality, and making taxes and rents rise significantly in these economically uncertain times is not "community oriented." Please go back to the drawing board and think what is enough?

Sheila Shapiro

Whitefish