Dear editor,
I recently moved from Homestead, Florida to El Paso, Texas. Along the way I stopped to spend the night in Crestview, where I still own a home.
Over the course of over 1,900 miles, the most expensive gas station and hotel that I paid for was in Crestview.
When I departed, Miami gas was $2.26 a gallon. Two days later, filling up in Crestview, gas was $2.39 a gallon. Meanwhile, the average hotel cost was $140 a night, except in Crestview where it was $189.
Can someone explain to me how Crestview is so much more expensive than every place I stopped, and yet there is no money to fix the traffic problem or develop the town out of its Mayberry status?
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: LETTER: Where does Crestview’s money go?