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<DIV>Audrey</DIV>
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<DIV>I was told we have a budget surplus of $1,000,000. I'm not sure if this is true, but if it is I don't know why it's necessary to raise taxes. Some input from the Town Council might be helpful here.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bruce<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: ABragg7393@aol.com <BR>Sent: May 16, 2007 3:00 PM <BR>To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org <BR>Subject: [RP TownTalk] taxes <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><FONT face=arial,helvetica><ZZZHTML><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">With all the talk about raising taxes, it occurred to me that this happens all the time when we talk the budget. Seems like our elected officials always want to raise taxes and It doesn't matter who those elected officials are. (Whoever is in office at the time of the budget meetings) The question is always "If you don't want to raise taxes, what services do you want to cut?" For over 30 years I have heard that same question and I always have the same answer. "I want my services and I don't want a raise in taxes." It always comes down to the residents having to cough up more money, or small businesses taking the brunt of it. I have a novel idea! What about all those buildings in Town Center - vacant. What about those buildings on Kenilworth Ave. - vacant. How about the Old Suntrust bank building - semi vacant. What if they were rented out to businesses and brought revenue to the town. Why don't we go there. Why don't we find a way to address this lack of revenue? It doesn't always have to be on the backs of the residents. <BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face="Vladimir Script" color=#ff0080 size=4 FAMILY="ZZZSCRIPT" PTSIZE="14" BACK="#ffffff"><U>Audrey</U></FONT><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR>See what's free at http://www.aol.com.</ZZZHTML> </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY><PRE>
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