[Winona Online Democracy] correction: half cent, not half sent Thanks Janice
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > I believe there was a strategy behind this by the City. I have gotten the > impression from the City for various reasons that they believe that the > opionions of those who do not live in the City are of little or no value > since > we do not pay city taxes. It often seems our contributions in other ways > such > as paying State and Federal Taxes, shopping, schooling, volunteering and so > forth are not deemed important enough for us to have input on how the City > we > support in many ways is run. I have actually been told this by several City > officials. > > Often times people who live outside the City and have very little to loose, > are > the most boisterous and raise the biggest issues. It is like an outsider > looking in. The City does not want to be questioned on how they run their > business. I wish City dwellers would be as boisterous as the outsiders. > Perhaps the vote on the half sent sales tax will be the way they voice their > opposition. Time will tell. Janice Turek. > > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > [Winona Online Democracy] > > > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > > > ".....since the city passed a new resolution... to ...exclude non-city > > residents > > > > .... and I live 3 miles outside the city limits, I don't think my input > would > > > > be considered or valued." > > > > That's so unfair! And something that shoud be corrected, one way or > another. > > > > John N. Finn > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
