This is an opportunity for all of us old geezers to contribute to the community, and us. The hospital is asking for the right to sell revenue bonds, paid back from the hospital revenues, to finance a huge construction project.
The Estesparkian weighs in on this, being a geezer, because it is the geezer class that will most benefit. And, the majority of fellow Estesparkians falls into that class.
Look, a strong hospital is a great asset to the community. It provides basic and essential services and through the expansion will provide even more services so we won’t have to take as many trips to the valley.
Now, one could argue that the hospital may not have enough revenue to pay back the bonds, since we know they have had a troublesome past. However, they seem to have things under control these days with the benefit of Doug Faus’s expertise. He may move on, but the hospital will surely continue to have revenue.
This election doesn’t guarantee the bonds; it just gives them the right to sell bonds. The selling is a different animal altogether. It would then be up to the hospital, or a brokerage firm, to sell the bonds to the general public. They’d have to sell the story. For us geezers, we should support this enterprise and hope we get the needed facility. It’s good for us. Vote in favor!
