Orem City
Council Meeting ended in a compromise, cutting the proposed 50% tax increase in
half and taking away raises for employees. In the end
there was a compromise, the Orem City council voted 4-3 to approve a compromise property tax increase of $1.7 million or nearly half of the proposed $3.345 million increase. Councilmembers Karen McCandless, Mary Street, and Hans Anderson all voted against the compromise. Hans Anderson was firmly against any property tax increase, while McCandless and Street didn't like the compromise voted on in the end, and because they felt the tax increase should be more than $1.7 million.
Robert Oscanyanll "I just hope that everyone remembers why Mary Street and Sharon McCandless voted against the amended proposal when election season comes around. They only voted against it because they felt the tax should be higher. " Robert Oscanyanil Facebook.com
"A 25% tax increase, with the remainder being made up
with cuts to this years budget, no raises for employees and about 600k in
reserve being used. It was actually
amazing to watch members of the city council realize they had to cut and that
the citizens were not going to take a 50% raise in their city property tax. It
took 2 hours of back and forth until they finially had the votes. It was amazing
to hear 2 of the council members totally ridicule the voters in the room and
speak to us as though we were just peasants." David Kyle Facebook.
"The Orem City Council ended meeting shortly after 2am. Not even kidding. They are raising property owner taxes in Orem by 25% to pay a few million to UTOPIA internet. If you want UTOPIA internet you need to pay $2,600 to install it or take a lean on your home for $3,000 plus monthly service fee's. If you don't pay the tax the City will seize your property. UTOPIA looks like they are headed for bankruptcy. Is this really happening in Utah? This is a elected body of City Government." Keith Allan Kudar Jr. Facebook
The Mero Moment is heard each week on radio stations throughout Utah. This week, Sutherland Institute President Paul Mero explains his opposition to UTOPIA.
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