Comments on: Mayor Peyton Pitches Budget Proposal to City Council http://www.jaxobserver.com/2009/07/13/peyton-pitches-budget-to-council/ Your Independent Alternative! Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Bevis http://www.jaxobserver.com/2009/07/13/peyton-pitches-budget-to-council/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 John Bevis Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:15:09 +0000 http://www.jaxobserver.com/?p=3496#comment-1147 While I have not seen the details of the proposed plan, I do conceptually agree with the Mayor's approach. I believe our mantra should be "fix it now." I don't want to come back in subsequent years to ask for more. However, being an optimist, I also believe the current economic environment will improve. Therefore, the increase in property tax should have a sunset provision about 2 years down the road. The increased millage could be revisited and adjusted accordingly. This kind of irreversible tax creep is part of what got us into this mess in the first place. This permanent increase if to meet our current situation and NOT to fund future growth of Government. While I have not seen the details of the proposed plan, I do conceptually agree with the Mayor’s approach. I believe our mantra should be “fix it now.” I don’t want to come back in subsequent years to ask for more.

However, being an optimist, I also believe the current economic environment will improve. Therefore, the increase in property tax should have a sunset provision about 2 years down the road. The increased millage could be revisited and adjusted accordingly. This kind of irreversible tax creep is part of what got us into this mess in the first place. This permanent increase if to meet our current situation and NOT to fund future growth of Government.

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