...to guide decisions for both budget reductions and/or revenue increases. For me education, public safety and basic city services such as water, sewer and roads would rank high. Ensuring a good business environment or maintaining social and...
...recommended at an earlier assembly meeting that the two sales taxes likely to be on the ballot -- a 3 percent that funds basic city services, and a 1 percent that funds the hospital and school projects -- be combined into one ballot proposal. ``It's...
...taxes, as opposed them. The 3 percent tax will replace the current tax that runs out June 30, 2002, paying for basic city services such as schools, police and fire protection, roads, and drainage until 2007. The 1 percent sales tax also lasts...
...letters to the editor. The letters were clearly complaints about the city of Juneau's poor ability to provide basic city services. Sound off on the important issues at With the kind of money the city spends every year, you would think it would...
...recommended at an earlier assembly meeting that the two sales taxes likely to be on the ballot -- a 3 percent that funds basic city services, and a 1 percent that funds the hospital and school projects -- be combined into one ballot proposal. ``It's...
...considering each line item before its added rather than adding or subtracting a certain amount from the existing budget. Basic city services that affect health and safety of citizens need to continue to be funded, but other items need to be reconsidered...
...functioned. "Fred was a person who was very concerned about bread and butter issues, in that making sure that basic city services were taken care of," he said. Botelho said he has strong recollections of Baxter wanting to make sure the city...
...re-approve the temporary sales tax measures we would lose basic city services. Since when did a totally unnecessary statue become...the city has that much money left over from funding basic city services, then give me my money back! I need it to by food...
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