On June 21, 2011 Sac City Councilor Bill Brenny wrote a story for the front page of the Sac City, Iowa Newspaper, The Sac Sun that if not carefully read indicates that the Sac City Council does not intend to raise taxes, only to put into place the paperwork necessary to implement Tax Increment Financing.
It is important to note that he carefully choose the words, "...will not raise taxes at this time."
OF COURSE the city will raise taxes. The best thing about the information contained in Mr. Brenny's propagandistic front page "news" story, is that it is not technically a lie, even though there is a very important other side of the story that he apparently chose not to share with you.
In order to TIF, the city has to not only take the proposed properties off the city and school tax rolls, but the city will also have to provide utility services to those properties at tax payer expense should anyone choose to build there.
If you care about the school or your own personal finances, it is imperative that you show up at the June 27, 2011 Sac City Council meeting at 6:30PM, demand answers to every question you have, and learn ALL about the pros* and cons of TIF. If you continue to rely on the Sac City, Iowa council people to deliver your front page Sac Sun "news" you will get what you deserve.
I leave off this first attempt to open your eyes with the following thought: Tax increment Financing puts your personal money directly into the hands of the Sac City Council and economic development people to spend as they please without oversight!
Is that really what you want? .
*yes, there are some
BONUS QUESTION: Why did the editor of the Sac Sun Newspaper present a story written by Bill Brenny who without question, has a conflict of interest due to the fact that he will one day be expected to vote on the issue of TIF, as a factual piece of news on the front page, intead of on the opinion page where it belongs?
BTW, to the idiots that insist being against TIF is "against progress". If Sac City's economic development wonks were any good at their jobs, there would be no need for this discussion.
ReplyDeleteThere would just BE a growing number of businesses in our area.
Not having a TIF district is just going to be the next sorry excuse these folks use to replace the "we don't have a four lane road" excuse they were using ten years ago to explain why they suck at luring businesses to Sac City.