Comments on: Lets get all wound up for school budget fight 2007! http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:04:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Mrs Eaves http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29902 Mrs Eaves Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:56:49 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29902 I still have dozens of bumper stickers left if anyone wants one. I still have dozens of bumper stickers left if anyone wants one.

]]> By: daco http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29908 daco Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:34:49 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29908 What is the one trump card that citizens have always held when they want something from a city council? Especially in a school budget fight. Citizens can threaten to vote for someone else. Right? No so this year. All three incumbent council members are heading for the hills. Where does that leave us this year? What is the one trump card that citizens have always held when they want something from a city council? Especially in a school budget fight. Citizens can threaten to vote for someone else. Right? No so this year. All three incumbent council members are heading for the hills.
Where does that leave us this year?

]]> By: Netmom http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29910 Netmom Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:05:02 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29910 Where does it leave us this year? Well, for starters, let it influence which of the new candidates you'll vote for. Ask them, point blank, if they're willing to increase taxes a few cents next year if necessary for school funding until the sales taxes pick up again. Everybody's for education, but the test is, are they for funding it? Are they willing to approve new development that expands the tax base? More immediately, call and e-mail Council members -- ALL of them -- and make your opinion known. Numbers matter, and you can be sure that everyone who's against a tax increase for any reason will be calling and e-mailing. E-mails are best, because it's easier for them to count and keep track of than phone calls. Perhaps I'm an optimist, but I think the folks who chose not to run again could more easily vote for a few cents' increase than the ones who have to run again in two years. Where does it leave us this year? Well, for starters, let it influence which of the new candidates you’ll vote for. Ask them, point blank, if they’re willing to increase taxes a few cents next year if necessary for school funding until the sales taxes pick up again.

Everybody’s for education, but the test is, are they for funding it? Are they willing to approve new development that expands the tax base?

More immediately, call and e-mail Council members — ALL of them — and make your opinion known. Numbers matter, and you can be sure that everyone who’s against a tax increase for any reason will be calling and e-mailing.

E-mails are best, because it’s easier for them to count and keep track of than phone calls.

Perhaps I’m an optimist, but I think the folks who chose not to run again could more easily vote for a few cents’ increase than the ones who have to run again in two years.

]]> By: daco http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29912 daco Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:23:37 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/04/19/lets-get-all-wound-up-for-school-budget-fight-2007/#comment-29912 Good points Netmom. Good points Netmom.

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