<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Yes, Brian Brookland is in D. C. Just like we are part of Maryland, Brookland is part of DC. Similar but a little different. I spend lots of time in Brookland and I honestly believe it is very comparable to Riverdale Park. You can say that Washington D. C. is a Federal City rather than a state and therefore gets federal funds. Well Riverdale gets funds from State so it is similar. The only difference DC has is they don't get a vote only taxed. Maybe that's why they have lower taxes? Hmm. That's interesting. Brian, I don't want to argue with you. I just feel that with a mil in excess money we don't need to raise taxes. We just had a big hit with the higer assesments from the county and we don't need another burden. What are they planning to do with the money anyway? I guess we'll find out at the budget meeting.<BR>
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