Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:47 AM
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Supes reject ballot measure to hike sales tax
Original post made on Jul 28, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 11:47 AM
Comments (3)
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jul 28, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Perhaps our elected officials are FINALLY getting the message: we want spending cuts from government at all levels, not more taxes! Citizens have had to cut back on our personal spending during the economic downturn, and government should do likewise. Less than 1/3 of the county's structural deficit is being met by making spending cuts. Sorry, but that's not anywhere near good enough.
a resident of another community
on Jul 28, 2010 at 2:16 pm
The Right Call
Yesterday I spoke to the BOS during public comment on item 7...the Tax measure.
I asked them to please not put it on the ballot for several reasons, (1) They invested $35,000 for a study that showed if put on the ballot it would fail to pass. (2) The study was flawed because the 900 people questioned did not represent the current population of San Mateo County. I told them I thought it would be a waste of taxpayer time and money to put this on the ballot.
Daniel Kaul who ran for District 2 Supervisor also spoke and was opposed to the measure.
Don Horsley was there but made no comment on the subject
a resident of Portola Valley: Ladera
on Jul 28, 2010 at 3:38 pm
The tax would have raised enough to pay for the payroll increase. Bad idea; didn't deserve to be approved.
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