Dear Editor,

Most people, regardless of whether they are retired or still working, are on a fixed income, because wages are not keeping up with what it takes to live. And wages in this area have never been particularly generous.

So when private citizens express concern to the Dayton School Board about a 20 million dollar bond to modernize the Day­ton school facilities, they are valid in their concerns:

The overall cost of the project is beyond the ability of the community to bear.

Let's do the math: if the bond passes, the resulting property tax increase is estimated to be $2.53 per thousa...