Cayuga County legislators, go ahead and repeal the gas sales tax and make it harder for us to make a living in Cayuga County. How about giving up all the perks that are making your pockets heavier?

City residents should be able to buy a sticker for $20 period. Issue a punch card that matches the sticker number with 52 spots to be punched out once a week --- first 200 pounds free.

I recently spent some time off from school playing monopoly with a few neighborhood kids and my own kids who are still young. The kids ranged in age from 6 to 14 years old and not one of them knew how to make change in their heads.

The Ways and Means Committee of the county Legislature stated that the gas tax cap hasn't helped lower gasoline prices - how ridiculous can they be? You can bet your bottom dollar, and that's about all you'll have left, if they end the tax cap, gasoline prices will increase.

I wonder if our new mayor-elect Mayor Quill will owe his allegiance to the workers in the city of Auburn that he spent many years with, or he will show his allegiance to the majority of city taxpayers. I believe taxes will go up considerably in the next four years.

Thanksgiving is over with, now is the beginning of the real holiday times with the time of what's called “Giving.” So let's dig into our pockets and help those that really need our help.