Letter to the Editor: Importance of supporting local merchants

Dear Editor:
It wasn’t until I was on the Meeker Town Council that I understood the first reason we need a strong business community.

Sales taxes far exceed property taxes in supporting the services we have come to expect like snow plowing, public safety and even the recycling center.
Sales of goods and services allow friends and family that own and work in local businesses to live here too.
I am the first to admit…