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While I did not attend Kelly's press conference, I could have sworn that I read he said "property taxes were held flat," when in fact ours went up 10.3%. No doubt this is due to County tax hikes and the maximum increase of our Taxable Market Value, but when I look at my on-line 2004 Property Tax Statement (http://rrinfo.co.ramsey.mn.us/index.asp) , I see that Line 8, City or Town - St. Paul, rose 7% and Line 10b, School District, Other Local Levies, rose 26%. Now, I don't fully understand these statements, and could never understand why under "Where Your Property Taxes Go" it does not list Police, Fire, Street Repair, and other things we generally associate with taxes, but clearly our taxes did go up. I don't really mind, but I don't understand why the Mayor would say they did not. I'd hate to think he is a liar, or taking someone else's credit. Can anyone clarify his comments for him, since he obviously has more important things to do than join us here once in a while? And what is the status of the 1/2 cent tax? What is it being spent on and for how much longer? A tangent: if I spend $200 a month in local bars, restaurants, and cafe's, and there were a 3% stadium tax imposed, I would pay $72 in new taxes per year. In protest, I would not spend $2400 locally. But if Carl "We Don't Need No Stinking Streetcars" Pohlad or any of his athletic supporters would pay my $72 for me, I'd be back out there wining and dining and stimulating the economy on non-game nights. (If binge-drinking is bad for the individual, isn't it bad for the community, too?) And people need to realize that there's a difference between not wanting a stadium in St. Paul and not wanting a stadium in downtown St. Paul (regardless of funding). AMH West End (Best End) "You say you'll change the constitution Well you know We all love to change your head You tell me it's the institution Well you know You better free your mind instead." Andrew M. Hine Corporate Research Materials Laboratory 3M Center 201-1W-28 St. Paul MN 55144-1000 USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (651) 733-1070 Fax: (651) 737-5335 Lab 201-W110 List Manager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "St. Paul Issues Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [StPaul] State of the City orum.org 03/31/2004 02:57 PM Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ Did anyone here attend the State of the City address? Care to share your thoughts? --------------------------------------------- Kelly touts St. Paul's progress http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/8315600.htm BY TIM NELSON "St. Paul has weathered some of the roughest financial waters in its history and already is turning with the wind, Mayor Randy Kelly said Tuesday in his third state of the city address." --------------------------------------------- -- Tim Erickson List Manager _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
