The editorial page today in the Tribune made me wonder, "Is there is a Palace for Alice in that wonderful place called Wonderland?"
Not in today’s Mesa! In the real world, Mesa has moved way beyond the farm land mentality of 1945. Most residents in Mesa were not here in 1945, neither was the council or writers with opinions. I was close by and there was nothing much to manage but a few square miles in downtown Mesa.
Perhaps it is that mind set that holds the city back. One must blame others if you find yourself dead set against change, improvement, growth, education that lends itself to expanding minds to keep up with technology, efficiency, quality, assurance of a lifestyle deserving of any resident in a city that cares.
Larger, more suitable managed cities? Let me think. Looking at 50 similar cities across the U.S., I believe there were two that were run at a lower cost using revenue from their population, not needing the extra revenue for obvious reasons: Las Vegas using their gambling enterprise, a city in Texas that sits on oil. Otherwise, it was Mesa, the best economically managed city. Mesa is a city with numerous awards for many accomplishments earned by the Mayor and City Manager. All the other cities in that list have a primary property tax and still could not out-do Mesa
Wonderland is right ….Wonder where all the money went? Wonder why we need to force a guy to move his business (Bailey’s), Wonder why we give sales tax revenue away and the want to raise that very Tax, Wonder why we need a new court house, Art Center, or light rail when we are in such bad financial shape, Wonder who paid for the Christmas lights last year since the City didn’t, Wonder why we pay longjevity pay to old city employees, Wonder - Wonder , Wonder the list is long.
VOTE No more money untill they get there act together
Educating oneself on the tax issues needs to be a priority as it effects all of our lives
TONIGHT at 5:30 PM, a RALLY and Press conference at the Mesa Chamber - 120 N. Center to promote “Mesa, keep it a safe family oriented place to live”.
TONIGHT at 7:00 PM, a panel of EXPERTS at the Mesa Council Chambers, 54 E. 1st Street, to address the taxes on the May 16 ballot, sponsored by the AZ Republic.
For: Hear Mayor Keno Hawker, and Mark Killian, former Director of the Department of Revenue and member of the 2025 Planning Mesa’s Future committee.
Against: Councilmember Tom Rawles, Attorney and General Counsel to Mesa Business, and Bob Hisserich, business owner, co-chair of property owners against question 2.
Shifting Blame: this is exactly the purpose of the Property Tax.
Instead of taking pride that Mesa exists without a property tax - and can still do so - Ms. Corea seems to think Mesa is backwards because there is no city Property Tax.
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A discussion about property tax with those that live rent free is futile.