Recently we told you that The Lake County Commissioners are trying to go through the back door to raise our taxes: its' official! The Lake County Commissioners passed a resolution today that will place a 3.4 mil levy on the ballot.
Shame on you County Commissioners...especially you Dan Troy!
PLAIN AND SIMPLE: DAN TROY WANTS TO RAISE TAXES...BUT THIS IS AN ELECTION YEAR. FOR THIS REASON HE IS HOPING YOU WILL APPROVE A LEVY!
The News-Herald has the story on the 3.4 mil levy here.
It gets worse. Willoughby Hills City Council is considering a proposal tonight that will jack-up the City income tax from 1.5% to 2.25%. The News-Herald covers the story here. Mayor Bob Wegar and Willoughby Hills City Council just got you to approve a road levy renewal...two levies passed this fall for libraries and schools...now the City wants more of your money.
Shame on you Willoughby Hills!
Here is the Willoughby Hills City Council Agenda with the tax hiking ordinance 2010-7
Agenda.0211
Here is the offending ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO
THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WILLOUGHBY HILLS A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE RATE OF THE MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX TO TWO AND ONE- QUARTER PERCENT (2.25%) AND A TAX CREDIT OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) WITH SAID CREDIT LIMIT TO BE EQUAL TO ONE AND EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS PERCENT (1.85%) AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
One can say that at least the Lake County Commissioners and Willoughby City Council are giving the voters a chance to approve or disapprove. The Commissioners COULD have just increased the sales tax. Not sure though how Willoughby Hills could circumvent the voters. At least the voters will have a say.
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WH Mayor and Council have done a good job tightening the belt with getting rid of the janitors, including the Lorenz "girlfriend" layoffs of service, recreation coordinator, fire safety, and administration. They CUT out lots of extras, like police driving cars home. There is no more to cut. Can they make the fire department volunteer? Not with hi-rises and river rescues. The proposal gives a TAX CUT to 62% of the RESIDENTS in the city. How's that for serving the people? No tax hike is good, but this plan is the best alternative in this scenario. Voters can decide.
ReplyDeleteGood points. I am sure WH has tried to cut. In their defense they should have asked that the NH article included the efforts at cuts.
ReplyDeleteHowever, at the end of the day...this is NOT the time to raise taxes in any way on any one. Period.
Is WH making sure every dollar comes in from renters that they are legally entitled to?
All government bodies and agencys must first learn to tighten their belts, My employer first move was a 10% pay cut to all employees, if he was running a government he would have just raised his prices. Which way saved the company?
ReplyDeleteGovernment nevers learns to handle money properly.
OK, so what are the alternatives to increasing income tax (the most fair of all taxes). After things have been cut to the bone, the last step is to start laying off employees. But without them, the City cannot provide the services that everyone needs (and wants). So, what is it - Increase the income tax to a rate similar to the surrounding cities, or forego police and fire protection? Neither are good choices, but when I call the police or fire department, I need them now, not tomorrow. If that means I'll have to pay an additional few dollars per month, so be it. The city workers agreed to take NO pay increase this year. What else do you want them to do - work for free???
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