2. Read the following proposals of Johnson and Edwards, two members of the
vill Coventry Town Council, who have to decide how to spend the $ 100, 000
that Mrs. Wh left the village in her will. Then in the space provided, write
an argument in favor of the pi you think the Town Council should choose. The
following considerations must be taken ii count:
( I ) The will stipulates that the money must be used for the benefit of the
children of l
try.
(2) The Town Council wants to spend the money on a project that will benefit
busi Coventry.
JOHNSON has proposed that the money be used for a park. Part of the park will
b<side as a play area for children and their parents. At present, there is a
schoolyard in the and an athletic field but not any playground. The park also
include picnic shelters that ci used by families. The land for the park is
now owned by a large real estate firm located state capital and would be
purchased at a cost of $ 38,000. The playground equipment have to be
purchased from a playground equipment supply company in another state at a $
12,000. The grading and other site preparation could be done by a
construction firm 1: Coventry at a cost of $23,000. The remain money would be
used to hire local carpel build the picnic shelters and to hire a local
nursery to plant flower sand shrubs in the par Edwards has proposed that the
money be used to build a special children’s wing on th library. At present,
there is a children’s room in the library, but it is small. The nui books
that can be housed in the room is limited, and the room is suitable for
special readi grams.