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The Wills Memorial Hospital Authority is planning an $18 million "regeneration" to expand and renew the hospital's 46-year-old building. Financing would be done through a bond issue and the Authority has asked the Wilkes County Board of Commissioners to guarantee (co-sign) the issue. If the Commissioners agree, county taxpayers will owe nothing unless the hospital fails. If they refuse, the project will be delayed until the Authority can find other financing. Do you think the Commissioners should support the hospital's regeneration project, or should the Authority wait until its financial position is strong enough to secure money on its own? Why?

"I would like to see the Commissioners go ahead support and guarantee the bond because our community needs a hospital that is up-todate not only because we're losing patients that are going to Augusta, Athens, and other hospitals but also because of our new bond with MCG, we need to be able to attract more physicians to come to our area." MARSHALL FROST pharmacist "I think they should wait until they get their own money and finance themselves because then it becomes their money and the taxpayers won't get mad." ANTWAN BASS senior, W-WCHS "Yes, because it will help the community and people to be working in town and not have to go out-of-town to work." JIM WEST Knology "The Commission should support the project but I wonder if it will tie up any other funding needs for the county and what impact that might have. If there are none, then go ahead." JOE HARRIS retired professor

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