The editorial in the April 11 Steamboat Today (“Slow recovery necessitates caution”) is a must-read for taxpayers, elected officials and budget planners. The first line reads: “Signs of a slowly recovering local economy are encouraging, but ...”

Steamboat Springs is a small Western town, but our local economy is affected by national and global economies. World instability does trickle down to the local level and to all of us — therefore, go with caution before spending.

Ann Ross

Steamboat Springs