During the SF city council informational meeting yesterday, the Health Department released a scathing report (Part II) that the people of Sioux Falls are fat, getting fatter, drink too much and don’t eat enough veggies.
Duh.
Even if representative Brian Liss thinks eliminating a food tax would make us fatter, he couldn’t be more wrong. Healthy eating (fresh fruits and veggies) are more expensive to purchase then unhealthy food. Don’t believe me, go look at the dollar menu at most fast food joints. Do you see a side of broccoli or an apple on those menus? It is time SD faced the facts and eliminated the food tax.
But during the meeting councilor Rolfing made a great point about the lack of physical activity in our school system and how PE classes have been cut. I would like to thank Rex for proving my point about building an indoor public pool in conjunction with the school district. Put a public indoor pool at a separate location and it will be under utilized. Build it next to a school and you will get maximum usage. It’s time for separate public entities in our community to start working together on joint projects that not only will save taxpayers time and money but will help eleviate struggles in our community. It seems the county, the city and the school district have this ‘go it alone’ attitude. That kind of attitude doesn’t benefit the community as a whole.