Commissioner Perez Hosts Tax Meeting; Community Doesn't Give a Shit
Here's what drives me nuts about El Paso.
The County has been going through some really rough budget hearings and some difficult decisions have been made. Despite all the belt tightening, the fact is the effective tax rate is going to go up and there doesn't appear to be a way out of it.
The Sheriff's are getting 8% raise. That sure could've come in handy in this round of budgets and they are the only county employees getting a raise, while the rest are furloughed and/or having their hours cut back.
But a whopping 22 people showed up to Commissioner Perez' meeting on the budget situation at the county. I'll bet anything that you will hear people bitching and moaning about their taxes going up and they will all have their individual theory as to this particular cut, or that particular cut, etc., all over talk radio but no one actually showed up to the meetings when it mattered.
So come election time, you are going to have a boatload of people running for office with all the answers and yet during the actual budget discussions, they are no where to be found.
I'll probably try to post the entire meeting if I can, but here is one interesting highlight of the meeting.
The County has been going through some really rough budget hearings and some difficult decisions have been made. Despite all the belt tightening, the fact is the effective tax rate is going to go up and there doesn't appear to be a way out of it.
The Sheriff's are getting 8% raise. That sure could've come in handy in this round of budgets and they are the only county employees getting a raise, while the rest are furloughed and/or having their hours cut back.
But a whopping 22 people showed up to Commissioner Perez' meeting on the budget situation at the county. I'll bet anything that you will hear people bitching and moaning about their taxes going up and they will all have their individual theory as to this particular cut, or that particular cut, etc., all over talk radio but no one actually showed up to the meetings when it mattered.
So come election time, you are going to have a boatload of people running for office with all the answers and yet during the actual budget discussions, they are no where to be found.
I'll probably try to post the entire meeting if I can, but here is one interesting highlight of the meeting.
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