Dyna writes: > > Increase my taxes!- It'd be a lot cheaper for me to pay for > > safe streets rather than move out of Minneapolis.
Remember, the current budget - including police staffing cuts - already assumes a pretty stiff tax hike: 8 percent overall property tax increase per annum. It will be higher for residents because of state property-tax rate shifts from business toward homeowners. So...if Peter wants to hire more cops without cutting something else, he has to go *above* the 8 percent average increase. That's why it's not so easy to hire more cops. I don't know if Peter is willing to do that; I'm still waiting for his budget specifics. David Brauer Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
