Call to Action – Speak out against the 1% Fire/Rescue Sales Surtax on June 8 at BCC mtg
Posted by Iris Scheibl on June 3, 2010 · 1 Comment
NOTE: Time change – the agenda item is now time-certain for 11:00AM. In order to speak you must have a comment card submitted by 10:45 at the latest. Allow time to park and get through security!
At the last minute (not noted yet in the official agenda but confirmed) the County Commission has placed the sales tax proposal on the agenda for the 6/8/10 BCC Meeting (Item 6A2). At approximately 10:15am, they will discuss questions posed by staff in preparation to placing it on the ballot in November. It is also a slated agenda item for the County Workshop on 6/15 where the first reading of the ballot measure will occur. PLEASE COME TO THE MEETING ON TUESDAY JUNE 8 AND SPEAK AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL.
We need a big crowd against this. Please spread the word.
Key Points:
1) We oppose a new tax at this time
2) We oppose this being an item on the ballot in November
Here is a link to the Since this agenda item is NOT time certain – please plan on being there before 6A2 is begun to pick up a card so that you can speak. And it may come up as late as 10:45 – so allow sufficient parking meter time. The notice about the meeting has also been posted on the Announcement section of .
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Please bring FREINDS. Please arrive EARLY. Please bring SMALL homemade signs opposing a tax increase. Arrive early and please take a seat directly behind the podiums and microphones. The message to the viewers will be a packed audience AGAINST this tax increase.