Where your money is going

In the November 2016 election, Downey residents approved a sales tax increase of ½ percent. Part of its purpose is to improve our city parks. This week, work started on Furman Park, where I regularly walk.

I'm looking forward to the improvements. But mostly, I'm looking forward to getting my park back in a few months.

Digging ditches

Downey has been doing a lot of street repair work lately. They repaved Brookshire from Firestone Blvd to Imperial Hwy. They also redid the cement curbs along the same area. Now they are redoing any damaged curbs on the side streets that connect to Brookshire. This is one of them.

It's one of the things I don't mind them spending my tax money on. It makes for a much smoother ride and the water flows better during a rain.