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Old 09-14-2023, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
You would have to look at the tax bill to see what the increase was for a business. Some would have been small(ish) and others not so small.

A $500 fire fee for everyone would have come close to collecting the same money. However, with all the citizens that complained about a $200 increase, is there any reason to believe a $375 increase will be palatable?
The Sun manipulated everything by only referencing the increases for business on percentage terms without giving actual numbers and than finding people who kept saying they would be forced to move if fire protection went up by 200.