tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post4023167679793454..comments2023-03-24T02:35:13.498-07:00Comments on A Red Oak Window Seat-Some Inconvienent Truths: New Taxes for Red Oak? Yeah...Just What We Need!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-32933721998986764892007-08-21T14:52:00.000-07:002007-08-21T14:52:00.000-07:00....and Red Oak is off of a MAJOR interstate, but .......and Red Oak is off of a MAJOR interstate, but Midlothian has more businesses?? What is the "economic development" wing of the city council doing??? (or not) what a bunch of clowns! Where's the Wal-Mart, Appleby's,etc.? Hell, Red Oak doesn't even have a freaking Steak and Shake! (Which I personally believe would do VERY well in this area)!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-54568754729193744652007-08-14T18:37:00.000-07:002007-08-14T18:37:00.000-07:00Midlothian has a ton more business and industrial ...Midlothian has a ton more business and industrial sites to balance the tax load on the residents.Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092916277791155981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-65476857421524416682007-08-14T06:25:00.000-07:002007-08-14T06:25:00.000-07:00............and the city of Midlothian is LOWERING...............and the city of Midlothian is LOWERING their taxes this year... seems as though their investments are paying off.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-13320564399356743732007-08-13T20:14:00.000-07:002007-08-13T20:14:00.000-07:00I won't argue Midlothian is not a great place to l...I won't argue Midlothian is not a great place to live except for the cement plants. <BR/><BR/>I do expect my elected city officials to use fiscal restraint, manage growth and bring some major business into the town to offset the large tax burden that is foisted upon residents via the recent county and school bonds. You should get a taste of the double hit if Midlothian ISD passes the 130+Million bond.<BR/>We'll agree to disagree on this one. We may be less progressive but we do have a little (very little)more geldt in our pockets...for now! :<)Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092916277791155981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-57366266253527917272007-08-13T16:21:00.000-07:002007-08-13T16:21:00.000-07:00Steve, you can't use the "folks that take/use it d...Steve, you can't use the "folks that take/use it do just like we do and try to live within their means and quit going to the well when things get a little tight" logic when you're talking about a growing city. I live in Midlothian, and they have raised taxes several times, and look at what they have to show for it, a beautiful city, well paid cops and firefighters, and a progressive thinking city council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-22103648129978818642007-08-09T04:36:00.000-07:002007-08-09T04:36:00.000-07:00Better check out the post on the new police chief ...Better check out the post on the new police chief then. If this guy doesn't have the qualifications, the famous guy from Nazareth, Judea, couldn't get hired either! :<)<BR/><BR/>Check out the preliminary agenda item...oh yeah...the tax increase gambit is being played. <BR/>You and I will foot the bill if it's passed. <BR/><BR/>Don't you really think you pay ENOUGH taxes yet? Isn't it time that the folks that take/use it do just like we do and try to live within their means and quit going to the well when things get a little tight? <BR/><BR/>LMK if you think your current tax bill is "just right". Hold on to your hat anon...the bonds haven't hit your tax statement yet.Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092916277791155981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-88993569228757491132007-08-08T05:53:00.000-07:002007-08-08T05:53:00.000-07:00They need to raise taxes to pay for the national p...They need to raise taxes to pay for the national police chief search. How much did they spend for a profesional agency only to dismiss their services and hire a "friend" --who I would hazard to guess doesn't quite meet all of the requirements listed in the job posting (which was probably designed to eliminate local applicants in the first place).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-56445099388848520362007-08-07T21:05:00.000-07:002007-08-07T21:05:00.000-07:00Scott Lindsey at the Budget Meeting was quoted by ...Scott Lindsey at the Budget Meeting was quoted by the Chronicle...<BR/>“I’m going to say the ugly word — if we have to raise taxes, we have to raise taxes,” Lindsey said. “I agree with everyone here, but I believe promises made are going to be a priority. It doesn’t mean we can do it all.”<BR/><BR/>Yep...it may not have been proposed but when taxes get put into this context, it goes beyond the proposal stage. Illustrating the obvious yet again, raising taxes is the easiest way to balance the budget. Y'all get ready, your city taxes are fixin' to be raised a lot more than just 1 centavo.<BR/>Anyone want to put a pool together for this one?Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092916277791155981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-73446466797082514852007-08-06T14:28:00.000-07:002007-08-06T14:28:00.000-07:00Raising taxes were not proposed, they were just me...Raising taxes were not proposed, they were just mentioned. It was decided that even if they raised the taxes up to .65 per 100 from the current .64 it would only make a $50000 difference. As of the meeting the difference was $900,000. So $50,000 will not help that much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-42410275349187732322007-08-04T15:48:00.000-07:002007-08-04T15:48:00.000-07:00You know...I thought of that on more than one occa...You know...I thought of that on more than one occasion. I can do more by working in a support role for candidates that are getting the job done in City Council. Besides, you wouldn't have me to kick around right? :<)<BR/><BR/>Funny...I looked very hard but I don't see any solutions for the deficit ISSUE in your response anon...that's pretty pathetic since you wax so stridently on my blog-foibles and delivered a ad hominum attack rather than address any substantive issue concerning the ongoing deficit or the move for raising taxes.<BR/><BR/>Believe me I don't sit at a computer all the time. I've got a very intense professional life, great personal life and frankly this blog is a very-very part time place where I can rant, make highly biased observations and gritch and moan as much as I want! Guess what...so can/did you! :<) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your response. Hopefully you'll attend to the issue next time...but I seriously doubt you can or would expend your limited mental capacity to develop any solution. It's just easier to bitch right? Please feel free...it's just the Internet and it doesn't mean a thing in the grand scheme of things.Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092916277791155981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963454731274892443.post-15704832082955218292007-08-04T15:24:00.000-07:002007-08-04T15:24:00.000-07:00You have all the answers, you should run for offic...You have all the answers, you should run for office, I am sure everything would be simple and 100% right....you can find fault in everyone, maybe its time for you to put your name on a ballot and just fix the world. Ever think maybe some people who run and give of themselves, their time, might just really care more than someone who just sits at a computer and slings insults all the time Steve?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com