West Burlington IA News-Sports-Opinion

Falcon,

It was noted that the City of West Burlington may be having another business locating within its city limits. The location will be across from the Wal Mart store on land owned by Charles Walsh. The statement was stated that it would create up to 30 jobs with a pay range from $25,000 to $100,000 per year. The city would also look into tax abatement up to $ 300,000 for 3 years to help bring in the business to the community.

Some in the community will claim how it will hurt the schools since they will not be getting the tax money. Well they are not getting that money know. When was the last time the school lowered their tax needs? But that is not even the current issue.

I have heard some people in the community already complaining about how all of that concrete will add to the community flooding problem. Less than 24 hours after the news broke people are complaining about an issue that does not even have an answer to what caused the problem.

Members of the community may be in for a surprise when they find out that their home was adding to the problem. Some residents who are aware that they should not pump storm and ground water into the sanitary storm sewer still are doing so. It was already noted that some of the newer homes (last 40 years) have their foundation drain tile tied into the storm sewer.

But do not chastise a new business wanting to locate with in our community before you know the plan they have in place to help control this issue.

-Alfredo The Brain

Falcon:

Lately there has been a blitz of auto insurance ads on TV by State Farm, Allstate, Progressive and Geico to name a few.

Your viewers should take a look at the following web page to try and sort out the lies perpetuated in the ads:

Auto insurance ads not all they seem to be on clarkhoward.com

Be sure to read the real life comments by scrolling down through the article.

-Wondering

Falcon,

A thought about death & taxes: Taxes keep going up but death never gets any worse.

-Taxed too much