Craig Miller suggests the Council is raising taxes because they have three
years before they are up for re-election and hope we will forget by then.
Actually the Council is raising taxes now because the longer we wait the
bigger the problem will be. And they are not raising taxes to fund some new
and exciting projects - they are raising taxes to pay off past debt and to
get the city's revenues in line with spending. In other words, the city has
not been giving us the full bill for services for the last 10 years. So,
now we are paying for services we received in the past. The majority on
this Council did NOT create the financial problem that is causing our taxes
to increase. They are, however, showing courage in dealing with this now
and not continuing to push the problem further into the future.
Michelle Mensing
Armatage
----- Original Message -----
From: Craig Miller
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:59 AM
Subject: [Mpls] Mpls Property Taxes
List;
To those who debate a voter approval for any tax increases. The DFL'ers
will never grant you that authority. Try put it on the charter change
committee's schedule. You'll get faced. This is similar to asking the State
wide DFL for Initiative and Referendum. Not going to happen if the Left of
Center party has anything to say about it. The Council is raising our taxes
this year by a large amount. They can do this because the next election is
just about 3 years away. By the time the election occurs you will forget
what happened. It's a tried and true method. Your memory is too short. I
would quit grousing about it. The sooner we take are forget pills and get
on with blaming the legislature the better off we will be.
Craig Miller
Former Fultonite
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message -----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 7:39 AM
Subject: [Mpls] Re: Property taxes.
Should there be a requirement for referendums
for any property tax increases that exceed the
rate of inflation which I believe was 2.2% for this
year?
(http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm#data)
Neal E. Simons
Prospect Park
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