I read with interest Jim Bennett’s alarmist threats of service fees if we vote for the tax cap (Sept. 23).

I say the first cut we should make is to get rid of Jim Bennett and save his salary. We would be getting rid of the guy who has had a hand in the Bates Mill fiasco, costing taxpayers $70 million to $100 million, and is behind the parking garage and the Colisee, which is costing taxpayers another million-plus dollars, loss of taxable properties, etc.

The city should stay out of the private sector and quit wasting tax dollars. Citizens can start by getting rid of Bennett.

Arthur C. Hughes, Lewiston