Comments on: Street Lighting Assessment http://nslog.com/2006/06/06/street_lighting_assessment The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:27:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: LOLLIFE http://nslog.com/2006/06/06/street_lighting_assessment#comment-18875 LOLLIFE Tue, 06 Jun 2006 20:01:03 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/06/06/street_lighting_assessment/#comment-18875 MORE WHITE SUBURBAN RANTS PLZ :D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE WHITE SUBURBAN RANTS PLZ
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]]> By: Tim Buchheim http://nslog.com/2006/06/06/street_lighting_assessment#comment-18874 Tim Buchheim Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:31:44 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/06/06/street_lighting_assessment/#comment-18874 Random special-purpose taxes are a normal part of home ownership in most states. Get used to it. People tend to complain when about any attempt to raise existing taxes (such as property tax), and in some states the property taxes go to the state and not to the local government, so local governments often create new taxes to cover individual items. The voters likely even approved it... voters tend to prefer specialized taxes for dedicated purposes over anything that just goes into the government's general fund. It's not unusual to have street light assessments, school construction taxes, etc. in addition to the property tax bill. Random special-purpose taxes are a normal part of home ownership in most states. Get used to it. People tend to complain when about any attempt to raise existing taxes (such as property tax), and in some states the property taxes go to the state and not to the local government, so local governments often create new taxes to cover individual items.

The voters likely even approved it... voters tend to prefer specialized taxes for dedicated purposes over anything that just goes into the government's general fund. It's not unusual to have street light assessments, school construction taxes, etc. in addition to the property tax bill.

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