tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post2828990614696470891..comments2024-03-28T14:25:30.726-05:00Comments on The Fairhope Times : Sales Tax Political Discussion ChronologyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-39536822726549349672009-04-05T07:47:00.000-05:002009-04-05T07:47:00.000-05:00Tim Kant is a liar and a hypocrite.The king of the...Tim Kant is a liar and a hypocrite.<BR/>The king of the flip flop.<BR/>Embarrassing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-54739299012976171972009-03-29T17:19:00.000-05:002009-03-29T17:19:00.000-05:00too much politics, not enough leadershiptoo much politics, not enough leadershipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-42874671752077809152009-03-29T15:51:00.000-05:002009-03-29T15:51:00.000-05:00This is my opinion, which I expressed to the Mayor...This is my opinion, which I expressed to the Mayor today.<BR/><BR/>Mayor Kant,<BR/><BR/>I've begged for a city sales tax for years. I am thrilled that finally, now that things are reaching crisis point, the city is willing to actually talk about it. I am utterly embarrassed that the city has built a recreation center that it can't even afford to staff. I have been very excited about the new facility, and would love to be playing on the racquetball court every day. But, it can't even open because there is no staff.<BR/><BR/>Fairhope has always been about "quality of life." Parks, recreation, downtown flowers, the tree lighting, etc., etc., are what MAKE Fairhope. A portion of the sales tax should be devoted to these aspects of the city.<BR/><BR/>A sales tax is wonderful, because much of the money provided to the city to spend on continued enhancement to the city comes from non-residents. I don't know of a tourist anywhere who doesn't expect to pay a sales tax.<BR/><BR/>Please don't let the constant terror regarding any sort of change present in many of the city leaders win out again. Fairhope needs income, and this is certainly the most logical way of raising it.<BR/><BR/>Thank You.Marcusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-80368686410135597172009-03-28T15:10:00.000-05:002009-03-28T15:10:00.000-05:00at least we had sense enough not to go into the ca...at least we had sense enough not to go into the cable tv business. things would be a lot worse now if we had (debt)LeroyBnoreply@blogger.com