Posted on February 13 at 3:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This article is fairly incomplete. There were three; now there are two. OK...so which two are left (did one withdraw?). Mike Funk gave a presentation, and the other two???

I'm sorry, but this article doesn't paint the whole picture. Unless the writer is trying to tell us a decision has been made without telling us a decision has been made.

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Posted on September 29 at 7:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Where was the $700b when all of the citizens were losing their homes? Is the $700b going to be used to give them back their homes? No. Is the $700b going to be used to help corporations who failed in their attempts to make more money? Yes.

Is the $700b really going to save the financial investments of the small investor? No. Is it going to save the financial investments of the large corporations, CEOs, lawmakers, and other wealthy people? Yes.

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Posted on September 7 at 2:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

There are many choices made by a few that affect the many. We provide these few the power to make these difficult choices through elections. This city is trying to grow; a concept that has been avoided for many, many years. We are giving great tax breaks to businesses and are now forced to make up for that "growth effort" by establishing higher tax basis for the people who are supposed to benefit from these new businesses.

There are valid pros and cons for tax breaks and levys. There are an egual, if not higher, emotional reactions. The city needs to evaluate the tax breaks it has given in recent years, review assessments used to cover some (or all) of the associated costs, and determine which were good choices in order to repeat them in the future. But, more importantly, the city needs to learn from the ones that were clearly bad choices and avoid them in the future.

I don't know if the city sends an assessment team out to assess bunt out lightbulbs, And then a team to change a light bulb determined to be defective. But, if they do, it must be necessary because if not the local people and businesses that provide the supports needed to keep the library open on Sundays are going to be expected to pay higher taxes with less income. Something the city expects its' people to absorb in the wake of its' higher costs.

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