OpinionOctober 30, 2014
Sun should set on fire tax
Sun should set on fire tax Instead of doggy parks and water slides, don't you think the elected representatives of Cape Girardeau citizens should have spent on the fire department? They didn't! And now they're asking you for more taxes to fund the fire department when the city council did not. Make no mistake, the proposition on the Tuesday ballot is a tax increase. If you vote "yes," you'll be paying more taxes...
Sun should set on fire tax
Instead of doggy parks and water slides, don't you think the elected representatives of Cape Girardeau citizens should have spent on the fire department? They didn't! And now they're asking you for more taxes to fund the fire department when the city council did not. Make no mistake, the proposition on the Tuesday ballot is a tax increase. If you vote "yes," you'll be paying more taxes.
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In 2004, you approved a tax that expires this December. When you voted in 2004, you assumed, based on the 2014 expiration date, city council would only need that money for 10 years. You assumed your city council would use that tax wisely and allow it to expire as you voted. They didn't! They've got better ideas what to do with your tax dollars, and now they want it for 21 years!
Vote "no."
JANET BOSTON, Jackson
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