Comments on: Stop the Special District Shell Game http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/06/18/stop-the-special-district-shell-game/ Arizona Politics, News, Commentary and Information with a Blatantly Conservative Worldview Presented by an Alliance of Writers, Activists, Consultants and Government Insiders. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:04:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sonoran Alliance » Board of Supervisors stalling on mediation with other county elected officials to resolve disputes http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/06/18/stop-the-special-district-shell-game/comment-page-1/#comment-192736 Sonoran Alliance » Board of Supervisors stalling on mediation with other county elected officials to resolve disputes Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:28:07 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=4473#comment-192736 [...] This is in addition to the millions of dollars they have slid off onto separate districts like the Special Healthcare District and the Flood Control District, failed financial losses that are now hidden from county taxpayers [...] [...] This is in addition to the millions of dollars they have slid off onto separate districts like the Special Healthcare District and the Flood Control District, failed financial losses that are now hidden from county taxpayers [...]

]]> By: Bill http://sonoranalliance.com/2009/06/18/stop-the-special-district-shell-game/comment-page-1/#comment-179316 Bill Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:01:51 +0000 http://sonoranalliance.com/?p=4473#comment-179316 One of the more insidious is the library district. Every property owner countywide pays a property tax to support county libraries, yet all the libraries are built to serve folks in the unincorporated areas. So residents of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Glendale, etc are double-taxed, paying for their own city libraries then beign required to pay for libraries in the rural areas as well. One of the more insidious is the library district. Every property owner countywide pays a property tax to support county libraries, yet all the libraries are built to serve folks in the unincorporated areas. So residents of Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Glendale, etc are double-taxed, paying for their own city libraries then beign required to pay for libraries in the rural areas as well.

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