A special Casper College One Cent Meeting will happen today at 3:30 at the Strausner Student Center, Rm. 217.
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Survey results are pouring in. At the end of last week we had already received 2,981 One Cent Survey responses. Look here to see the top ranked categories so far.
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When you respond please try to think of both the cost savings and the impact that the change would have. For example, in the recent water bill mailing survey the City of Casper received the following suggestion: “Water Conservation- Replace grass on CY islands with buffalo grass. This will lower water usage, maintenance, and reduce road repairs that result from water damage.”
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We all need water, and water ain't free. Should we use One Cent money to help pay for it... or do we pay for it in SOME OTHER WAY?
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We have a boom and bust economy. This is bad. But can we do anything about it?
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The availability of parks usually shows up as a "quality of life" indicator, but how important are parks in the grand scheme of all the other services that we need at the local level? PLUS: fighting obesity, sports fields, and Hell's Half Acre.
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Historically, the One Cent was first passed in 1974. We have records of some of the original materials that were used to campaign for it posted here. Other related questions include: what can it legally be used for, can each town use it differently, and how previous spending decisions impact the decisions that are being made through this process today.
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That depends on how it gets used. Online discussions with local government officials are rather uncommon. The people writing this blog (government employees) aren't very used to online discussions...
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