Mias makes deal for plant Oct 29, 2008
65 million annually into the local economy and add $69,000 to city tax revenue every year, according to a city analysis. B. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Photo Gallery Oct 28, 2008
According to a reliable source in City Hall, city Tax Collector Louis Picardo told the state monitor that he hadn't yet started collecting the special tax because he didn't know what the rate to collect was. The source said that Judy Tripodi, the state monitor, was not satisfied with Picardo's answer. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
City establishes new noise ordinance Oct 25, 2008
Approved the city tax roll; and. Accepted bid of 16,960 from Done Right Roofing for roof repair to the Police Station/Municipal Court building. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Letters to the Editor (Sept. 30) (38) Oct 25, 2008
Jules wrote on Sep 30, 2008 11:10 AM:" Irving, the senior center is hardly an essential function of city government. By the time you are a senior, you ought to be able to entertain yourself and not require others to entertain you. There is something to the argument that a boys and girls club should be funded, with the assumption that keeping kids off the street will lower crime rates, but we should be able to let seniors out of the house without worrying about them committing vandalism or other... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
IT'S UP TO THE VOTERS NOW Oct 24, 2008
Mike Bloomberg proved himself after 9/11, when a devastated Lower Manhattan faced a massive hemorrhage of jobs and city tax revenue took a dive. The mayor steered New York back to fiscal health. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Smile, Columbus, for $11K photo Oct 23, 2008
Wise Spending Oct 21, 2008 2:52 PM Let me get this straight, every time a special project comes up such as the football field restoration we are asked to vote on raising our city taxes ... but I do know who is 'Effectively A TOOL" for thinking this is a good idea.See if you can guess who that is. free money Oct 21, 2008 5:17 PM Perhaps the councilmen would feel different about the picture if it was to come out of their paychecks. Kudos to Councilmen Joe Held and Chuck Whitney for voting no... (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Verlanic shares her plans for Anaconda Oct 23, 2008
I support a stop to the recent repeated increases in the city tax differential, which is up 15 percent. Instead, I propose our community seeks funds from the Treasure State Endowment Program and other state and federal programs to help maintain and improve our community infrastructure. (Montana Standard, MT)
Council notified of potential lawsuit Oct 22, 2008
Re Lockett-There may not be a policy but it was a bad management decision to independently make a decision that would and will now have such a huge financial impact on city residents, local family business, and city tax revenue in addition to the safety of city residents. " Look it up wrote on Oct 21, 2008 10:32 AM:" There exists a procedure of how to serve notice to an occupant of a structure; the building owner is the most important. (Benson San Pedro Valley News Sun, AZ)
City budget is under levy limits Oct 22, 2008
The city tax rate would be 7. 07 per 1,000 of assessed value, up 4. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Mayoral race: Miller, Russell share little common ground Oct 19, 2008
But Russell says his opposition to Miller goes beyond that issue, extending to his stewardship of city tax dollars and his tendency to ignore public opinion. Decisions need to be made after the public input, not before, Russell said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Statewide voters to decide on 10.5 mill increase in Limestone residents taxes Oct 18, 2008
5 mills being a county-wide tax and 11 mills being a city tax. The same goes for residents of Madison County except those residents pay an additional 10. (Madison County Record, AL)
Committee wraps up city budget Oct 15, 2008
The city tax rate is 7. 07 per 1,000 of assessed value, which is up 4. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Fire debate: Who owns the trucks? Oct 15, 2008
Just a bit confused wrote on Oct 6, 2008 4:18 PM:" Do the county officials not realize that city taxpayers pay county taxes as well? It seems like city residents are getting the raw end of this deal. ". Tapped-out Taxpayer wrote on Oct 13, 2008 2:32 PM:" While there are some valid points raised by both sides of the fire protection coverage argument, from the viewpoint of a city dweller, it seems that the rural county residents (those outside of the city limits) are getting a much better end of... (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
EAGLE RESCUE: Mysterious injury fells American symbol Oct 4, 2008
jesse Oct 2, 2008 12:57 PM why would somebody do that to an engle Realist Oct 2, 2008 1:20 PM It is stories like these that make me proud to use my city tax dollars to help an injured animal and better yet, an animal that represents the United States. Kudos to the children who reported it and did the right thing. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Sewer, trash rates increase Oct 3, 2008
A city tax would help prevent some of these shock increases. More increases will be coming as your treatment plant needs work. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
NYC'S DEBT DISASTER Sep 23, 2008
Since 1990, per-capita debt is up 185 percent, exceeding inflation by 118 percentage points and the growth in city tax receipts by 27 points. And these figures may understate how much the city's debt burden has grown relative to tax revenue - for much of that tax revenue was based on Wall Street bonuses and profits that we may never see again, especially not these next few years. (New York Post -- Opinions)
FACING OUR WALL STREET ADDICTION Sep 23, 2008
So, as the stock market recovered in the '80s, personal income and city tax revenues surged. Private-sector job growth lagged - but tax-dependent government, health and social services expanded rapidly. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Cocoa agency may have overpaid in land swap Sep 23, 2008
"If the (agency) was only funded with city tax dollars, it wouldn't matter if they wanted to move the money back and forth like that. But that (agency) is funded with county tax dollars as well. The idea is not extra money for the city itself. The money is for the redevelopment area.". The audit recommends the city conduct appraisals on both properties to determine if the $3 million combined price tag was above market value. (Florida Today)
Neighborhoods' new life Sep 22, 2008
The auction that ended last year put almost 500 parcels, most of them homes, back on the the city tax rolls and brought in $3. 2 million. (Albany Times Union)
Lawsuit looms over Edgewood Plaza Sep 20, 2008
Sign up for Express New from Palo Alto Online, Express is a daily e-edition, distributed by e-mail every weekday. Palo Alto Online News. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Council to vote next week on new city budget, tax rate Sep 20, 2008
Some property owners will see an increase on their city tax bill while others will not, depending on whether the appraised value changed from last year to this year. When the council meets at 5:30 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 25, the proposed department budgets will also be considered. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Exempt nonprofits Sep 20, 2008
The Town Hall, Fresno Philharmonic and the Grand Opera all offer their performances at the Saroyan Theatre, and are now being penalized as a nonprofit offering by being charged a city tax. This is a real blow to the tight budgets of these organizations. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
City `tax sale' isn't what it appears Sep 19, 2008
TOP BUSINESS STORIES. LATEST BUSINESS NEWS. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Bay Harbor group: Services received don't match taxes paid Sep 19, 2008
Some of the resorts property owners believe city taxes there are excessive in relation to the level of services provided by Petoskey ... While the resort accounts for more than half of Petoskey s city tax base, these owners believe they re getting few services in exchange for the city revenues the resort generates ... Bay Harbor Co. chairman David V. Johnson believes that Bay Harbor faces excessive city taxes along with the rest of Petoskey. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Under charter, people would decide tax hikes Sep 18, 2008
Further, the city tax rate does not equate to $1,589 per year for a $100,000 home. Since the assessed value of a home is only 45 percent of the real market value, $1,589 would be the average tax on a $222,000 home. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 17, 2008 Sep 18, 2008
Council members Marie Waldron, Dick Daniels, Ed Gallo and Sam Abed refuse to accept the results of the $49,000 parking study and continue to waste time and city tax dollars on it. " "Parking restrictions were first proposed last spring by Abed, Gallo and Waldron, shortly after the trio gave up on their attempts to prohibit landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. (North County Times)
Split Votes Approves City Tax Rate Bump Sep 18, 2008
Fredericksburg Standard Online. Posted: Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 - 04:21:18 pm CDT. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Scanlon makes stadium plea Sep 18, 2008
Wed Sep 17, 2008, 01:42 PM EDT. Stadium finance at a glance. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
Rangel to stay on tax panel Sep 17, 2008
He concedes he did not report about $75,000 in rental income on the property over the past two decades, and owes $5,000 in back taxes to the United States and somewhat less to state and city tax collectors. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Here's a good tax Sep 15, 2008
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that the Fairbanks city tax revenues from tobacco sales are dropping, and it's a problem. Collections from the city's 8 percent tax have dropped by more than $200,000 since 2004. (Anchorage Daily News)
More errors for Rangel; hires new accountant Sep 15, 2008
He admitted he owes the IRS about $5,000 in back taxes for unreported income from the rental of his vacation villa, and likely a smaller amount to state and city tax collectors. The congressman acknowledged he made mistakes but said they were errors of omission and should not lead to the loss of his high position in Congress. (New York Post)
Cameron’s first tax hearing draws no comments Sep 12, 2008
4090 cents per 100 property valuation brought a city tax bill of 377 ... This year, the average taxable value of a residence homestead in Cameron is 57,084 - a difference of 1,953 - and the same tax rate would bring a city tax bill of 390. (Cameron Herald, TX)
OCEANSIDE: Mayoral candidates clash at debate Sep 12, 2008
Talk about give away wrote on Sep 11, 2008 8:56 PM:Rocky and his pals Kern and Feller gave away over 2 million dollars of City Tax dollars in the last 90 days. Outsourse it now because Rocky and his pals do not hold themselves accountable for their own action and are certainly not doing the oversight of these give away funds. (North County Times)
City tax rate discussed Sep 11, 2008
Two citizens showed up at Tuesday evening s brief Alpine City Council meeting to speak at the second public hearing on a proposal to increase tax revenues. The city proposes to adopt a rate of 55 cents per 100 valuation. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
House moves to stop illegal tobacco Sep 11, 2008
Weiner said that in New York City, which has a city tax on top of the state tax, the average price per pack may be around $10. He also cited Government Accountability Office warnings that cigarette smuggling could become a source of revenue for terrorist groups. (AZCentral -- Business)
Online Travel Companies Argue That City Can't Sue for Hotel Taxes Sep 9, 2008
Web-based businesses claim Atlanta first must ascertain whether travel firms are subject to city tax and estimate amount city believes is owed ... But, the city claims, the online companies have paid to the city taxes based on the lower rates that the online firms get from hotels ... Instead, attorneys for the online travel companies last year persuaded a Fulton County judge to dismiss the suit by arguing that before the city can pursue collection efforts, it must first ascertain whether the... (Law.com)
Trammell Crow to build Diodes headquarters Sep 9, 2008
Diodes also will receive a 50% city tax abatement for 10 years, worth an estimated $17,757 annually at the city s current tax rate, according to documents presented to the council by city staff. Construction is set to begin in late 2008 or early 2009. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Rangel Says He Didn't Know of Loan Terms Sep 6, 2008
Davis said Rangel likely will amend his federal, state and New York City tax returns and update his congressional financial disclosure filings. He also will ask the ethics committee to add the Caribbean real estate deal to its inquiry. (Washington Post)
Letters To the Editor Sep 6, 2008
She went on to say that local businesses also pay a significant part of the city tax and are frequently targeted for charitable donations and that they keep the town going. . (Selma Enterprise, CA)
Council awards bid for new well Sep 5, 2008
The city tax revenue was up once again in July at 117,917 which is 20,265 more than last year. County tax revenue was 75,662, up 8,425 from last year and the NEDC tax revenue income was up 10,132 at 58,958. (Newport Daily Independent, AR)
City Tax Hike Hearing Thursday Sep 5, 2008
This increase would put the city tax rate at 23. 9573 cents per 100. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Mills Due Back In Court Wednesday Sep 3, 2008
If she did steal that money then one only wonders how many businesses could be downtown earning the city tax money that aren't, because she padded her wallet with the money to be used to help downtown grow. Posted by: Sam Bam Location: Tx on Sep 3, 2008 at 06:58 AM Will make a good trustee. (KWTX.com, TX)
Preliminary city tax levy up 6.6 percent Sep 3, 2008
Preliminary city tax levy up 6 ... Preliminary city tax levy up 6. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Auto dealers say tax hike 'shortsighted' Sep 2, 2008
The sales person and the sales manager had no idea about it," Weise said. He hasn't seen the Avondale dealerships advertise a low tax rate, Weise said, and while people want the best deal they can get on a vehicle, they also want better police and fire services. If the proposed tax increase affects dealerships, the city could use economic-development money to help market their businesses, Weise said. "That would more than offset any loss of business they might perceive from the tax change," he... (AZCentral -- News)
New tax on cars, motorbikes rolls out Sep 1, 2008
As of today, a new city tax takes effect for Toronto residents who own or lease a car or motorbike. The charge of $60 a year for a car and $30 for a motorbike or moped will be added to the bill when residents apply to the province to renew their vehicle plates. (Globe and Mail)
Police station project delayed Aug 31, 2008
The city tax rate was calculated based on those decisions, meaning residents are paying taxes on the bond, Kim said, even though the bond never went through. Kim said the city has spent $50,000 on a design for the station, and he's going to keep pushing ahead. (Albany Times Union)
Scholarship program deserves city support Aug 31, 2008
Why would Bishop support using public money to fund scholarships for the monied and think it's wrong to use city tax dollars to help low-income students. Another Bishop complaint is that students from families making $1 more than the income limit allowed for the free and reduced lunch program wouldn't be eligible for the scholarships and that's unfair. (Florida Times-Union)
City sets tax rate hearings Aug 30, 2008
The Cameron City Council proposes to keep the same city tax rate as last year; however, some taxpayers may have higher taxes due to increases in property values. Following two budget sessions, the council voted Monday night to keep the same total tax rate as last year - 68. (Cameron Herald, TX)
Winona seeks $30 million arena designs Aug 30, 2008
But Sorensen said it is unlikely state legislators would allocate enough money to fund a 40 million arena, and he doesn t expect city tax dollars will cover the balance. The only potential contribution of city funds might come through land acquisition, Sorensen said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
New Bloomfield to see drop in city tax rate Aug 29, 2008
Serving Callaway County communities since 1875. Friday, August 29, 2008. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Time winding down Aug 27, 2008
Miller said he and his fellow commissioners would be reluctant to raise taxes when citizens are facing higher utility bills and gas prices, along with city tax increases. Mt. Pleasant, Columbia and Spring Hill officials all voted to raises taxes. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Board adopts budget Aug 23, 2008
Part of the reason for the building-fund increased spending is that District 429 now gets annual payments from the city of Pontiac of city Tax Increment Financing revenues, but Lipinski said that before he was elected to the board he had suggested the district not support the renewal of the city's TIF districts, so the district could get tax revenue not available with the TIFs, and use that revenue for educational purposes. Districts 429 and Pontiac Township High School District 90 each have... (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
US conventions bring river of cash to host cities Aug 22, 2008
Each U.S. political convention is expected to generate $150 million to $250 million for its host city, a river of cash that will flow to downtown hotels, restaurants, shopping malls and tourist spots -- not to mention city tax coffers. Local brewers are rolling out convention-themed beers. (Reuters)
Source: Probe into LA city attorney includes review of wife Aug 20, 2008
Last year Michelle Delgadillo's consulting business C.R.D. Inc. had failed to file state tax returns and operated for years without a required city tax registration certificate, according to the Times. The state Franchise Tax Board suspended the business in 2005 for not filing returns. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Oil profits retirees, teachers and more Aug 18, 2008
These two problems exist wholly due to city policies, which appear to be examples of either a Neanderthal bureaucracy or a surreptitious agenda to minimize, if not eliminate, the single-family home from the city tax rolls. MATT MITGUARD San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
City tax rate may change slightly Aug 16, 2008
News: The Sealy News Online, Sealy Texas. Serving Sealy and Austin County, Texas, since 1887. (Sealy News, TX)
Commercial sites in Doraville already being put on the market Aug 12, 2008
The plant also generated up to $700,000 annually in city tax revenue. If not for GM, Doraville Mayor Ray Jenkins said, Doraville wouldn t be here. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
More of this story Aug 9, 2008
Her support for the fee lies in what she sees as a way to draw businesses to a city tax base that has been wanton for lack of commercial properties. Quietly waiting his turn, the mayor agreed with her stance. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Interchange development a boost for community Aug 9, 2008
"This should really help, because by building a hotel like that you give the city tax revenue just from people choosing to stay in Brookhaven instead of Jackson or McComb or Louisiana," he said. "There's also revenue for local businesses, because people will go to gas stations, go get something to eat and explore town.". (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Airline industry woes threaten O'Hare expansion Aug 9, 2008
Chicago vows not to use city tax money for the project, so airlines remain the only realistic revenue source. In the early 2000s, airlines agreed to pay for the initial phase of the project, but they haven't yet agreed to finance the final phase. (AL.com)
Loss of grants will raise bills at local level Aug 7, 2008
45 more in city taxes in the suburban area and $135 ... 74 more in school taxes this year, according to city tax officials. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Anchor Park to lose its namesake Aug 5, 2008
City tax dollars won't be spent on the move. The pieces together weigh about 17 tons. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Public hearing set on Peachtree City tax increase Jul 30, 2008
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/29/08. Peachtree City will hold the first of three public meetings Wednesday morning so residents can express opinions on a proposed property tax increase. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Portland tax abatement programs lack oversight, audit finds Jul 28, 2008
In a subsequent audit of city tax abatement programs that will be released today, the Portland auditor's office found that although the city has made improvements, it's done too little to ensure proper oversight of the programs. Incomplete monitoring means the city is doing a poor job of verifying that the tax breaks serve targeted populations or whether the programs are meeting other social and development goals, the audit states. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Mayor Bill White works to cut city energy consumption Jul 28, 2008
He also touched on city tax cuts, and quality of life issues such as libraries and park space. We have the largest amount of park space per capita in the U.S., behind San Diego and I want to beat San Diego. (The Citizen - online, TX)
