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debt. Leave the bond off the ballot.
Our third concern is the new Davis Hospital. It is being
delayed by officials at Iredell Memorial Hospital in order to give
Iredell Memorial time to get millions in bond money so they can
get ahead of Davis Hospital. These delaying tactics have already
cost the taxpayers over $100,000 in taxes that we did not receive
in the year 1982 because the contruction of Davis Hospital has
been held up by appeals at Iredell Memorial Hospital.
Here is a private, taxpaying industry, Hospital Corporation
of America, trying to build a brand new $22 million hospital for
our use and the betterment of our health and they are being held
back by appeals from Iredell Memorial Hospital. Is this ethical
conduct by members of the medical profession? Does it make any
economic sense? Suppose a handful of people had tried to hold back
Clark Equipment? or Rockbestos? or G.T.E.? or J. C. Penney? or
Kewaunee -Technical? Why are we allowing this to happen to the
Hospital Corporation of America? Our contractors need the work,
our construction people, our concrete people, carpenters, brick
masons, plumbers, electricians, all of them need work, and a
handful of people are holding them back. Hospital Corporation of
American will pay Iredell County over $100,000 each year in county
taxes, and we are allowing them to be held back. Please do something
about this situation for the economic good of Iredell County.
Commissioners, you are our elected representatives. Go out
and talk to hundreds of people as we have done. We beg you to
think this thing through. Don't make a decision tonight.
As for Iredell Memorial Hospital, they admit to having $6