DEXTER VOTERS TO DECIDE FATE OF THEIR CITY'S PARKS

DEXTER -- Dexter voters will decide today the fate of the city's parks and recreation program.

Voters will decide if they want to pay a 1/2-cent sales tax for the city's recreation and parks facilities.

The sales tax will determine the future of the parks program, said Mary Ann Taylor, a member of the parks and recreation commission.

"We want to be able to provide safe, attractive and up-to-date facilities and programs for our families and people of all ages," Taylor said. The sales tax will enable the city to do that.

The park department has a list of project such as a walking trail and new restrooms for the West City Park. There are also plans for better playground equipment.

Also included is a new municipal swimming pool.

Taylor said there have been some misconceptions about the sales tax.

"By law, this sales tax revenue can only be used for parks and recreation," she said, adding that the tax revenue would not be for employee salaries or other city programs.