After living in California for a number of years, I grew tired of spineless legislators who wanted to give the whole candy shop to their constituents, but didn’t want to look like they couldn’t live within the state’s budget.

Therefore, every election cycle the ballot would be crowded with bond issues for voter approval. The unthinking voters would look at all the neat (and often necessary) things they could have because they’ve been told the people buying the bonds are paying the bills. What the voters often forget to ask is: Who pays back the value of the bonds, plus interest, to the investors? The answer, of course, is: The taxpayers.

I’m proud the citizens of PTC had the wisdom to vote down the two bond issues on Tuesday. If the citizens of PTC want Astroturf and a new Senior’s Center, the City Council needs to build these items into the budget, fund it properly, and not hide it down the city’s balance sheet as “Debt Retirement of Bonds”.