5 Responses to “Westover Hills asks the Mayor”

1. posted by David at April 4, 2008 9:15 am :
   

   Actually the Mayor “mis-spoke” in his description of the water/sewer rates. He has introduced a new rate structure that would actually be higher this year than last. His budget, dealing with the mythical “average” homeowner of a $200,000 house, would cost the homoeowner about $275-300 a year in higher RE taxes, water and sewer increases and the stormwater utility.

2. posted by Caitlin at April 4, 2008 11:08 am :
   

   Geez, our taxes are WAY TOO HIGH already!!! Is the mayor trying to get EVERYBODY to leave the city?? Geez louise, what an epic failure.

3. posted by Tom at June 9, 2008 11:59 am :
   

   Dave - where can we see that info?

4. posted by David at June 9, 2008 1:34 pm :
   

   Look at original budget details, as presented. Assessments go up about 5% on average…Mayor proposes flat tax rate.. Not cutting the tax rate means tax bills go up by 5%. Then look at increases in utility rates, and the proposed new charges for a stormwater utility. The utility rates must go up…agreement with federal agencies for clean water compliance. The stormwater utility is not a bad idea, even with new charges. It’s just that these, added together with the mayor’s position on RE rates, do not mean lower fees, they mean higher fees.
   It has been said there are lies, damned lies and statistics. To that add Mayor’s news releases.

5. posted by Tom at June 9, 2008 4:21 pm :
   

   What if my house did not increase in value? Did everyone’s go up? I know my neighbors did not either.

   And I saw a sheet that showed water rates actually declining a tiny bit this year and more over longer term.

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