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No massive tax increase

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Shanna Sierra
10 years ago

We as a community have spent the past 2 years expressing to you, our respresentatives, that we are excited about growth and rapid transit. But we are NOT okay with our government wiping out our neighborhoods with downtown-sized 65-85 foot tall apartments. We are looking at losing the culture and character of our town due to the massive growth you have voted for AGAINST the peoples' will. It is unacceptable that you are in, IN ADDITION, attempting to add significantly higher tax rates to the current residents, specifically to allow you to expand growth and increase the profits of developers. If developers want to build in Shoreline, then it is THEY who should be paying the additional taxes for the burden placed on our community.

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Shari Rosner
10 years ago Featured

I'm concerned about retirement with continuingly increasing property taxes. I'm a single homeowner, and may be retiring in the next 4 or 5 years. Such a high rate as proposed would be a financial hardship for me.

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norine federow
10 years ago

you didn't plan for this very well at all. did you? vote your conscience, please!

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Maureen Setterberg
10 years ago

Shoreline residents already pay some of the highest taxes in the region. This tax increase is unfair and unreasonable since the Shoreline City Council doesn't listen to most of its constituents.

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Marsha Gresham
10 years ago

Watch your budget! City staffers are too numerous and too highly paid. That should be your first look to economize, not human services or parks!

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Deborah De Moss
10 years ago

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness! !!

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Mary Williams
10 years ago

No to a double digit tax increase!

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Cheryl Anderson
10 years ago

No to unjustivied, unnecessary new taxes. You have not factored the the increased home values and you do a very poor job in prioritizing community needs.

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Charles D Colburn
10 years ago

Lift the lid enough to fund that which benefits us all but with conscientious consideration of our means.

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Marilyn Torvik
10 years ago

I don't use Facebook or Twitter, so am unable to sign via those venues, but I would sign the petition if another option is available. Please let me know how to proceed.

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Judith Rice
10 years ago

No double digit tax increase.

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Betty J Ward
10 years ago

The proposed 20 plus % is much more than needed to cover inflation. Get real

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J Aboitiz
10 years ago Featured

I am on a fixed income of only ss and simply cannot afford increases such as this. I love my home and could not afford to live anywhere else.

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Anne Driscoll
10 years ago

No tax increase

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Jeffrey M Eisenbrey
10 years ago Featured

The level of subterfuge in the city's presentation of their case is astounding. Anyone who devotes the time can connect these tax increases to unfunded infrastructure and services in the city staff's upzone fantasies.

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Robert Marzullo
10 years ago

We are already stretched to our limits, and you want to add 20℅?

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Martin Kral
10 years ago

The GMA demands concurrency, however, so far there has been little effort expended in providing adequate transportation options, preservation of historic buildings, or amenities that benefit the community (and not just the developers and city planners).

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J Behrens
10 years ago

We can do math

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Ginny Scantlebury
10 years ago

We definitely don't want a double digit tax increase!

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Please keep our taxes down and support Shoreline families!