On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, Joel Hamilton wrote:
> I have forwarded the following with Neil Meyer's permission:
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> Joel
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> >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:32:01 PST8PDT
> >Subject: (Fwd) Re: P&Z Meeting on Wednesday
> >Priority: normal
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> >
> >Joel, Thanks for putting the aggenda items on E-mail.
> >
> >Couple of points (I have not been following the discussion)
> >- At current state averages, every 34 buliding permits is approval
> >of a new school classroom with teacher, building, busses etc. Where
> >is the funding coming from? Currently, half of our property tax
> >dollars go to school support.
> >- Under our current tax structure, one half of the cost of serving
> >these new residents is never collected from the new residents. It is
> >paid by those already on the tax role. The result is disatisfaction
> >with government because costs keep going up while services remain the
> >same or degrade. Citizens declare waste and fraud when in effect it
> >is a local tax structure that will not permit putting the costs for
> >serving additional residents on the people causing the problem.
> >- I am not against growth or social policies of subsidization, I
> >just think it should be a concious decision open to debate.
> >
> >If you would like specific examples, please ask. Neil
> >
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