Honestly, asking about the best use of tax dollars is a bit like asking what’s your favorite part of visiting the dentiSt. (Just kidding, Dr. Owen! I love all of it!) But at least those tax dollars funded several things that many of us appreciate. In first place is the newly remodeled L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, which added a third floor and an entirely different aesthetic to the downtown institution. In second place is Eau Claire’s much respected police department, which continues to meet the challenges of a growing city, and in third is the gorgeous new Children’s Museum of Eau Claire. —Eric Rasmussen