Comments on: Election Day is upon us http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/ Things that I know that I know Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tammy Hebert http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1983 Tammy Hebert Sat, 10 May 2008 13:30:14 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1983 good question? And the city of Sanford is discussing lowering the property taxes..why not leave it as is and chip in on the high school which is the "city school" why do we have excess money when there is a definite need for it ? good question good question? And the city of Sanford is discussing lowering the property taxes..why not leave it as is and chip in on the high school which is the “city school”
why do we have excess money when there is a definite need for it ?
good question

]]> By: Jeff S. http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1979 Jeff S. Fri, 09 May 2008 02:52:13 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1979 Maybe it's me, but the 15 minutes I spend in the DMV offices every six years don't exactly leave me wishing it looked like the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton. So, no, I wouldn't vote for a tax hike there. As for government services the cops, firemen, trash pickup, etc. has been just peachy for me. No complaints. No need for more taxes. As for the schools, my oldest son is graduating from Lee this year and headed to college. My yongest kid's elementary school is doing just fine. As for the money needed to fix Lee? I believe the millions of dollars in the surplus budget could help with that. Not the part that is required to be there, but the *millions* of *extra* dollars that has nothing tagged to it. Why aren't we using that money? Does anyone know? Maybe it’s me, but the 15 minutes I spend in the DMV offices every six years don’t exactly leave me wishing it looked like the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton. So, no, I wouldn’t vote for a tax hike there.

As for government services the cops, firemen, trash pickup, etc. has been just peachy for me. No complaints. No need for more taxes.

As for the schools, my oldest son is graduating from Lee this year and headed to college. My yongest kid’s elementary school is doing just fine. As for the money needed to fix Lee? I believe the millions of dollars in the surplus budget could help with that. Not the part that is required to be there, but the *millions* of *extra* dollars that has nothing tagged to it. Why aren’t we using that money? Does anyone know?

]]> By: Tammy Hebert http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1977 Tammy Hebert Thu, 08 May 2008 18:39:00 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1977 Here's an idea. When we lived in Texas they had the taxes broken down into two areas. Everyone paid property taxes on their house but then there was a seperate school tax. It was based on the tax appraised value of your home and it went directly to the schools your house was zoned for. We had Wichita County broken down into 3 school districts. The districts had the power to vote in their school tax on what percentage they needed or wanted. We lived in Burkburnett School District and it was by no means the expensive - country club district. It was basically farm land and then subdivisions that bordered the base and then a town farther out. It was funny as the town of Wichita Falls that held very high homes and had the country club had very low school taxes and it showed but we had higher ones and it showed. Our kids schools were high in technology and had all the educational things they needed. WE built schools before they were terribly overcrowded and we had money for sports. Our little $90,000.00 house paid over $2200 a year in school taxes but our friends who lived in Country Club in a $330,000.00 house only paid $900.00 in taxes. Believe me you get what you pay for and they envied our schools. So, maybe we need to break up this school district and let those of us who are willing to accept the taxes who have paid our property tax increase to fund two new schools that didn't help our students at all will fund our children's needs. Seems only fair - let us pay for our children's futures since some others don't want to help after they have been helped. I can say the last property increase did nothing for my children's education. B B NN Here’s an idea. When we lived in Texas they had the taxes broken down into two areas. Everyone paid property taxes on their house but then there was a seperate school tax. It was based on the tax appraised value of your home and it went directly to the schools your house was zoned for. We had Wichita County broken down into 3 school districts. The districts had the power to vote in their school tax on what percentage they needed or wanted. We lived in Burkburnett School District and it was by no means the expensive – country club district. It was basically farm land and then subdivisions that bordered the base and then a town farther out. It was funny as the town of Wichita Falls that held very high homes and had the country club had very low school taxes and it showed but we had higher ones and it showed. Our kids schools were high in technology and had all the educational things they needed. WE built schools before they were terribly overcrowded and we had money for sports.
Our little $90,000.00 house paid over $2200 a year in school taxes but our friends who lived in Country Club in a $330,000.00 house only paid $900.00 in taxes.
Believe me you get what you pay for and they envied our schools.
So, maybe we need to break up this school district and let those of us who are willing to accept the taxes who have paid our property tax increase to fund two new schools that didn’t help our students at all will fund our children’s needs.
Seems only fair – let us pay for our children’s futures since some others don’t want to help after they have been helped.
I can say the last property increase did nothing for my children’s education.

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]]> By: Tammy Hebert http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1975 Tammy Hebert Thu, 08 May 2008 12:36:47 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1975 Isn't it ironic that the sales tax was defeated in the precints that already got their kids moved to a nice new school - not one but two new schools. So, basically since we all had our property taxes raised to build their "nice new schools" they didn't see it proper to raise a tax for everyone so we could fix our old school. Sounds very snobbish to me. Maybe we should all find Lee Senior unfit for students to use then put them all over at Southern and watch how fast that school falls apart. Wonder how quick they'd pass a tax to fix their lovely school. This pisses me off...because this needs to be done and the sales tax was a fair way to do it. I am tired being a property owner and paying for everything that the majority of non-property owners use but don't have to pay for How stupid Lee County is - we not only took upon ourselves to fix the one thing that is most important for all areas - schools but we were the only ones dumb enough to pick Hillary..ick. Thank goodness I am not a democrat. Isn’t it ironic that the sales tax was defeated in the precints that already got their kids moved to a nice new school – not one but two new schools. So, basically since we all had our property taxes raised to build their “nice new schools” they didn’t see it proper to raise a tax for everyone so we could fix our old school. Sounds very snobbish to me.
Maybe we should all find Lee Senior unfit for students to use then put them all over at Southern and watch how fast that school falls apart. Wonder how quick they’d pass a tax to fix their lovely school.
This pisses me off…because this needs to be done and the sales tax was a fair way to do it. I am tired being a property owner and paying for everything that the majority of non-property owners use but don’t have to pay for
How stupid Lee County is – we not only took upon ourselves to fix the one thing that is most important for all areas – schools but we were the only ones dumb enough to pick Hillary..ick. Thank goodness I am not a democrat.

]]> By: Eric http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1974 Eric Wed, 07 May 2008 05:01:32 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1974 Great layout on that front page! Very impressive. I wonder about those who voted against the sales tax as well. Kinda funny how people want good goverment service, educational facilities, etc and think it should be free.... You should see how people complain about how dreary the DMV is but then the complain about when we have to pay more taxes. You get what you pay for... Think there are a lot of fluff in county budget? I encourage everyone to actually read it when it comes out. Great layout on that front page! Very impressive.

I wonder about those who voted against the sales tax as well. Kinda funny how people want good goverment service, educational facilities, etc and think it should be free…. You should see how people complain about how dreary the DMV is but then the complain about when we have to pay more taxes. You get what you pay for… Think there are a lot of fluff in county budget? I encourage everyone to actually read it when it comes out.

]]> By: Joe Jon http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1973 Joe Jon Wed, 07 May 2008 03:11:09 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1973 How refreshing that the majority of Lee County citizens recognized another bad tax for what it is! We are indeed NOT under taxed! How refreshing that the majority of Lee County citizens recognized another bad tax for what it is! We are indeed NOT under taxed!

]]> By: villa http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1972 villa Wed, 07 May 2008 02:01:20 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1972 lee county blew it...needed that sales tax increase... lee county blew it…needed that sales tax increase…

]]> By: Newspaper Endorsements…Do They Work? « B3’s Blog http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1971 Newspaper Endorsements…Do They Work? « B3’s Blog Wed, 07 May 2008 01:56:06 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1971 [...] we “got it right” this year or if we blew it. (See Billy Liggett’s blog posting here to read his take on a similar [...] [...] we “got it right” this year or if we blew it. (See Billy Liggett’s blog posting here to read his take on a similar [...]

]]> By: villa http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1970 villa Wed, 07 May 2008 01:46:25 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1970 i cannot believe the sales tax is losing...some people do not get it. i cannot believe the sales tax is losing…some people do not get it.

]]> By: jayriley http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/election-day-is-upon-us/#comment-1969 jayriley Wed, 07 May 2008 01:18:11 +0000 http://billyliggett.wordpress.com/?p=723#comment-1969 ... and Ruths & Johns … and Ruths & Johns

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