City Taxes for Tangent - Yes or No?
At recent Planning Commission Meetings and Council Meetings, discussion about city taxes has been one of the topics. It has been a topic for a long time. Of concern are the increasing costs of running the city, repair and maintenance of streets and parks, a larger City Hall, and other suggestions for improvements. It has been suggested that a tax proposal be put on the November 06 Ballot. Some citizens have said that one of the reasons they moved here was there was no city tax and they don't think the city needs one yet. Others have said that repair, maintenance, and improvements of infrastructure are dependent on this revenue source. Some citizens are very concerned about knowing where their money is going. Should we have a tax base? How much. What should it pay for? Or should Tangent remain as one of the few cities in Oregon without a tax base? What are your thoughts?
posted by Seaton McLennan @ 1:52 PM
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5 Comments:
Tangent has been very fortunate not to have a city Tax. But you don't get something for nothing. Granting agentcies are becoming less likly to look favorably at a city requesting funds if the city is not useing some of it's own funds on the project. Tangent has become like the frend you go to lunch and always forgets his wallet or he can't quite get it out of his pocket.
I think in the long run if Tangent were to have a tax base it would draw more people to move here. I just dont think this town really needs one right now
With a tax base, the residents would receive about 100% of the benefit and pay for about half. When Tangent was concieved in the early 70's, the idea was to put large commercial and industrial development in the north end of the city and they would pay for Tangent operation by paying more than half of the cost of the city through a city tax. They have not because we have never developed a tax base. Of interest, I have heard at least one very large business owner say he supported the tax even though he would pay almost half the taxes to support Tangent. If I think only of what it will cost me then I might say "no" to a tax base but if I also think of how much the RESIDENTS of Tangent will receive through a tax base I say a definate "YES"!
In order to hire adequate staff for this City, we need the funds to do so. In addition, we need money for road improvements, parks, and other City services. If the tax were low, where we were getting funding from industry and other business in town, I would support a "low" tax per household. We have to take into consideration the elderly and those on limited income.
Also you all need to realize is maybe we need to look at our so called city officals who really don't know how to do the job they are in,considering the facts that no matter what the city is in all catorgories in the whole! it seems that either someone is pocketing money or lots of bad choices are being made!as well as the same city officals picking on certain residents who are land owners and good people but consistenly being harrased and lied about by the city officals and the city can't show proof of the lies they spread because it's based on hear say! so maybe before trying to add more population around here we should all start looking&reading between the lines as they say and look into finding someone who actually has all the qualifications of administrator and other positions instead of having someone in those poistions that doesn't meet qualifications,or really care about the citizens and their opions but what they want and think would help line their pocket!so I say No! on city taxes until maybe we rid ourselves of our entire city officals and bring in new then maybe look at new changes and maybe things can actually get accomplished the first time and properly so not the loss and problems that consistently keep happening around this town!
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