I addressed the poor city services we get about two or three weeks ago on this list, and I too am frustrated with the high property taxes we pay in relation to other urban first ring cities. I remember looking at the property tax values state wide on a government list, and if memory serves correctly, Saint Paul at that time paid more rivaled the property taxes of Edina.
I can think of areas that need to be seriously looked at. An obvious area to look is the salary and perks of the Superintendent of Saint Paul Schools. I have stated and will state again, that there is NO REASON any school district Superintendent should make a salary well above that of the State's Governor. That should be a no-brainer. AND as long as I have climbed on my soapbox on this issue, I think that we should be able to find qualified candidates for positions of this nature within the confines of our own state. I will never believe that we don't have experienced candidates that rival Ms. Harvey's qualifications in this great state. Pamela Ellison Como Park Saint Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Birrenbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "St Paul Discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 3:29 PM Subject: [StPaul] Pay for street lights??? > I have to wonder where the minds are who thought up the idea of > making residents pay again for street lights. I thought the property > taxes we pay were supposed to cover the expenses of the city and > county, ALL OF THEM. But apparently cause of budget shortfalls (I > wonder what it cost us for the police that covered the Pres when he > was in town yesterday) we are now expected to pick up additional > "Fees" for services. > > What a CROCK of BS.... Where do these fee's end? Will they end with > streetlights? How about with snow removal? Maybe police protection, > maybe fire departments? I can think of lots of things that we can > ITEMIZE out of the budget and place the burden directly on property > owners, I am sure the Council and Mayor can come up with even more > than I. > > We already pay property taxes to run government and services, call it > a service fee if you like it's still a tax... anytime the government > takes money from you it's a tax plain and simple. > > We need to stop this train before it arrives in the station, and more > climb on board. > > -- > Sincerely, > John Birrenbach > W 7th Neighborhood, St Paul MN > === Political & Business Consulting === > http://www.birrenbach.com/ > ====================================== > "Six years on the council has trained me to feign interest for long > periods of time" > Chris Coleman Jan 21, 2004 > +++++++++++++++ > Unless it is something you think I will find funny don't reply > personally, if it's relevant to a post I made then post it to the > list for everyone to see. I have no problem being challenged in > public. Challenge me in private and you take your chances. > +++++++++++++++ > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > 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/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ 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/
