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Old 08-23-2023, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by kingofbeer View Post
The business owners such as medium-sized business owners T&D Concrete opposed this. They would have paid their fair share. My understanding is that under the present system, business owners pay the same amount as a homeowners do. I think this is unfair and should be changed. Basing it on the square footage of the business seems to be right. T&D was mad, because he has over 10,000 feet of square footage.
Sun keeps talking about percentage increase for business never giving the dollar amount.

One person quoted will have to give up their home as they cannot afford a $ 200 increase.

Guess their editor has no clue that opinions belong in the editorial page.