http://www.everettindependent.com/2010/02/17/the-37-commercial-tax-rate/ Published by the Independent Newspaper Co. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:55:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.everettindependent.com/2010/02/17/the-37-commercial-tax-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-274 mixed use property owner Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:30:17 +0000 http://www.everettindependent.com/2010/02/17/the-37-commercial-tax-rate/#comment-274 cut some spending,somewhere. you're making the commercial property worth less by raising the tax rate. rents can only go so high before the small bussinessman is forced out of the city.we will end up with closed up shops and property in forclosure. CUT SOME SPENDING! and when your finished CUT SOME MORE. i don't care it it's someones cell phone and some gas. start somewhere. are you telling me there is NO WASTE ANYWHERE? the buget is perfect? we have what 30 politicians and not one of them has an idea that will work.<br>i saw a city worker on saturday emptying trash cans. is dpw straight out all week that we have to pay overtime to empty a barrel? <br>i just changed my cell phone plan, cancelled my hbo channels, took collision off my vehicles,shut off my home phone, and asked my kids to pay there own cell phones since they both work.<br>i saved $300. a month. not huge but a start. comes to $3600. per year.<br>go over the line items in the buget. do your job. i don't care if it takes all year. you politicians are paid to do it, so go do it.start now for the next budget cut some spending,somewhere. you're making the commercial property worth less by raising the tax rate. rents can only go so high before the small bussinessman is forced out of the city.we will end up with closed up shops and property in forclosure. CUT SOME SPENDING! and when your finished CUT SOME MORE. i don't care it it's someones cell phone and some gas. start somewhere. are you telling me there is NO WASTE ANYWHERE? the buget is perfect? we have what 30 politicians and not one of them has an idea that will work.
i saw a city worker on saturday emptying trash cans. is dpw straight out all week that we have to pay overtime to empty a barrel?
i just changed my cell phone plan, cancelled my hbo channels, took collision off my vehicles,shut off my home phone, and asked my kids to pay there own cell phones since they both work.
i saved $300. a month. not huge but a start. comes to $3600. per year.
go over the line items in the buget. do your job. i don't care if it takes all year. you politicians are paid to do it, so go do it.start now for the next budget

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