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LETTER: Taxed enough

Updated July 25, 2019 - 3:46 pm

I moved here sixteen years ago due to low taxes and a low cost of living.

Now every state and local entity that dug its own grave wants to raise taxes, including the Clark County School District, Southern Nevada Water Authority and City of Las Vegas.

Most of these agencies need an outside investigation into their actual operating costs.

The well is going dry, and no one will notice until it’s too late.

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