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On the article New Port Richey Tax Rolls Down, Pasco's Are Up
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On the article New Port Richey Tax Rolls Down, Pasco's Are Up
Michael Malterer
8:41 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Though, I have become somewhat endeared to the idea of making the brush collection a fee for service rather than a part of the forced millage tax.
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On the article New Port Richey Tax Rolls Down, Pasco's Are Up
Michael Malterer
8:36 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
I believe we are on the same page Jon. I was only making the point that this stuff is happening at the current millage rate so the logic of spending = good quality of life doesn't hold much water.
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On the article New Port Richey Tax Rolls Down, Pasco's Are Up
Michael Malterer
7:31 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
ReplySo, if we cut spending by 4% we will have drug dealers and prostitutes running all over the streets even more than they are now? Oh and the roads will collapse, people will stop mowing their lawns and businesses will move to other cities?
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On the article New Port Richey Tax Rolls Down, Pasco's Are Up
Michael Malterer
8:08 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
ReplyWhy is the conversation always about how we can raise revenue? (property values) Why don't we ever talk about how to cut spending?
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On the article City Council Wants to Move Toward 911 Dispatch Merger
Michael Malterer
8:21 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Thanks for the clarification on the location of the "call center."
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On the article City Council Wants to Move Toward 911 Dispatch Merger
Michael Malterer
2:15 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
ReplyI hope that this pans out. I am somewhat concerned that dispatchers who currently work in New Port Richey will now be required to drive to Dade City or Zephyrhills for their job.
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On the article New Barbershop Brings Old School Feel
Michael Malterer
7:59 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
ReplyI've had my haircut by Mo serveral times. He really is one of the best barbers around.
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On the article $408 Red Light Camera Ticket: Is That Fair?
Michael Malterer
8:22 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
ReplyHow could this possibly be a good thing? This whole system of red light cameras circumvents due process. It's very disheartening when you have a conversation with someone in government about this issue and their first response is "What about the revenue?"
What about due process? What about good old fashioned police. This is just another money making crackpot presented to us by our Legislature and enforced by our City Government.
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On the article Time Running Out for Hacienda Hotel Fundraising
Michael Malterer
8:05 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
ReplyYou are correct. We shouldn't let it happen again. But those who wrap themselves in red tape won't be able to do anything.
Michael Malterer
12:58 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Just for the record, I'm not sure how suggesting cutting spending equates to gutting emergency services?
Are we saying that anything less than 9.5/mil will result in dozens of police officers being laid off? I'm only asking that we be intellectually honest and talk about cutting the budget even half as much as we talk about increasing revenue. Or at least talk about some other type of remedies other than increasing revenue.