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| Concerns Raised About Jail Tax |
| By waff.com |
| Published: 06/18/2009 |
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Concerns Raised About Jail Tax By Adam Stewart-Staff writer Commissioners Dan Holub and Randy Dallke have concerns about financing for a new law enforcement center. Holub, Dallke and commissioner Bob Hein met with Marion County Public Safety and Law Enforcement Center Committee last week to discuss the committee’s plans. Dallke says he is concerned that businesses owned out of county will benefit from emergency services without contributing. The committee is exploring assessing a flat fee on residences but not businesses, up to $120 per year, which would end after 10 years. Committee members said at a meeting this Tuesday that every household benefits from police and 911 services. The committee also is considering whether a proposal should be on a county-wide ballot. Meetings will be held in every town in the county to discuss the proposal, and committee members plan to take a straw poll at those meetings. Committee members said they do not want to wait until the November 2010 general election. If a flat fee were passed without a referendum, opponents would have 60 days to collect signatures for a petition, Holub said. If the petition garnered a certain percentage of registered voters in the county, the issue would go to ballot. Holub was unsure of the needed percent. “I think they’re on the right track,” Hein said. Decisions about financing will have to wait until costs of a jail and alternatives are known.Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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