Letter To The Editor:

I recently read a letter penned by Trustee Stewart published in a local news source which reflected poorly on the Godfrey Board.

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Mark took credit for an ordinance passed unanimously by the Godfrey Board. He said that the tax was “an unfair tax” and a burden on the affected neighborhood.

This is grandstanding in the worst way; he suggested he was responsible for “doing away” with an unfair tax. Mark has been on the board for over twenty years. I am informed he voted yes for this “unfair tax.” Did he think it was unfair at the time he promoted the tax?

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When the Godfrey Board voted the tax out at the last meeting, the vote was unanimous and was nothing more than housekeeping. The EPA Bond issue had been fully paid.

I still find it astounding that Mark would attempt to take credit for getting rid of an unfair tax that he promoted and voted for years ago.

Ben Allen

Godfrey Trustee

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