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Post by seaside on Feb 8, 2009 1:50:26 GMT -6
It seems MB Proper has been trying to do their part to help the economy by going shopping. The local newspaper reports a little of the $1 million raised through our property tax increase (designed to end the May motorcycle rallies) has already been spent and that MB Proper has plans for much of where the rest of the bucks will go.
Per the fish wrapper, here’s what’s been spent so far.
• $70,000 spent on 200 pocket-sized digital video cameras for each of the police officers. “The cameras will allow officers to videotape the now-illegal parties in parking lots or other potential noise-ordinance violations and play the tapes back in court if tickets are contested.” • $1,500 was spent to send Mark Kruea and Rev. Tim McCray to a Biker Rally Convention in New Orleans, on a mission to spread the news of the 15 ordinances aimed at stopping the rallies.
On the shopping list for this season,
• $450,000 to hire five new officers, and also buy them new cars and equipment. • $30,000 for out-of-area officers during May to deal with rally traffic. • Buy some signs to warn visitors of the “helmet ordinance”- cost unknown. • Spend more on marketing to a more “diverse” group of tourists. • Potentially spending some of the money on defending the city against the 3 bike rally related lawsuits. • And they’re considering “making a $25,000 contribution to the Military Appreciation Days festival this year”. This has to be the most sound “almost decision” this group has come up with yet.
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Post by Pat on Feb 8, 2009 7:42:23 GMT -6
It seems MB Proper has been trying to do their part to help the economy by going shopping. The essence of good government. Raise a special assessment before having a firm plan for how to spend it or if it is even justified. It is a d**ned good thing politicians don't have the ability to just print money or God only knows what they'd do. Oh wait.... Never mind. I suppose the option of giving the money back to the taxpayers if it turns out to be uneeded is not on the list?
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Post by seaside on Feb 8, 2009 22:31:52 GMT -6
The essence of good government. Raise a special assessment before having a firm plan for how to spend it or if it is even justified. It is a d**ned good thing politicians don't have the ability to just print money or God only knows what they'd do. Oh wait.... Never mind. I suppose the option of giving the money back to the taxpayers if it turns out to be unneeded is not on the list? LMAO! Yep, we live among IDIOTS! I've never liked toads to begin with, but this is getting ridiculous!
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Post by amsmith170 on Feb 9, 2009 8:07:45 GMT -6
That same article said ...
The city has talked about - but has made no decision on - spending some of the tax money on defending the city against lawsuits arising from the anti-rally efforts. Three have already been filed - two in federal court and one in state court - and in two cases, judges have rejected requests for injunctions to stop the city from enforcing some of its new ordinances. The suits are proceeding, though no hearings have been scheduled.
Does this mean that they think there is a slight chance that they are WRONG? If they doubt themselves so much that they have to raise taxes to fight their own laws in court, why put the laes in place to begin with?
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Post by seaside on Feb 10, 2009 21:41:34 GMT -6
That same article said ... The city has talked about - but has made no decision on - spending some of the tax money on defending the city against lawsuits arising from the anti-rally efforts. Three have already been filed - two in federal court and one in state court - and in two cases, judges have rejected requests for injunctions to stop the city from enforcing some of its new ordinances. The suits are proceeding, though no hearings have been scheduled. Does this mean that they think there is a slight chance that they are WRONG? If they doubt themselves so much that they have to raise taxes to fight their own laws in court, why put the laes in place to begin with? Good point, but I don't think they're that bright
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