I am sorry the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams got beat in substate. I am sure they are great kids and all a bunch of winners. It takes more than a twenty some million-dollar sports complex to turn your sports program around. For a project that big there should have been a taxpayer district wide vote. Trying to rent the complex out for money is not what a school district is supposed to do. It takes time and resources away from what schools are supposed to do. Property tax and sales tax are regressive taxes. It hurts the poor and the elderly.
David Brown
Mason City, Iowa 50401
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If you thought the new complex would immediately change the fortunes of Mason City’s athletic teams, you are a dreamer. It will take time but perhaps the younger kids in MC will be better prepared to compete with other schools because of the upgrade in facilities. I also remember reading that a portion of the cost came from donations.