EDITOR:

Voted for the millage and returned my ballot. When I earned my initial degree from Bay de Noc Community College, the only choice for me and others was to commute to Escanaba five days a week. Adults of varying ages spent their week between two time zones, spending hours and money in the tank on the highway.

Today we have the Bay College Iron Mountain campus right here in our own county. Adults can upgrade their skills, and high school grads can often save thousands by beginning their higher education locally.

But that isn’t really the issue, is it?

There are those who oppose millages of any kind, maintaining that we can fund services with “sales tax or some other tax.” I’m old enough to remember when we paid sales tax on every bit of food we bought. Is that what we want? Who would pay? Who would benefit? Well, big land developers would love to see property taxes go away.

As I see it, the primary difference between a millage and “some other” form of taxation is that we get to vote on it, to say yes or no. We, the people, not just the lobbyists for the moneyed interests.

I support local educational opportunities. I support the voice of we, the people.