[Winona Online Democracy] In response to Chris regarding roads and services in a Township. The Township maintains the roads, the Sheriff department (County) maintains the policing, Wilson Township maintains Fire.
We pay property taxes just like anyone else. It is just that ours are higher than most city taxes. (The price of living in the Country). These taxes are paid to the County Auditor just like anyone living in the County of Winona. Therefore we do help support the County Hwy's even if we live in a Township. There will always be County Sheriff's department because they need to patrol the highways so this is not a service that you are paying duplication on as a taxpayer. The equation is this. If you increase the serviceable area, you must increase the number who service it. Therefore, more people will need to be hired to service these areas therefore more of the cities tax dollars would be put toward servicing these areas. Either that occurs, or our city decides to run services on a bear wire and everyone suffers. Janice Turek _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
