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Most towns won't do this because most of its existing tax base will hate it despite it being a good idea. And they vote!
by spamizbad 6y ago
Most towns won't do this because most of its existing tax base will hate it despite it being a good idea. And they vote!
- 908B64B197 6y agoI don't see what they have to lose. Their house and land might be worth more.
- davidw 6y agoRoseburg, Oregon/Douglas County wouldn't even cough up the money to fund their library system. Some places are not very, uh, forward thinking.
- briandear 6y agoIs funding a library forward thinking? Honest question.
- selimthegrim 6y agoThe people are all olds who barely want to pay for sheriffs. See also, Damascus in Clackamas County.
- jessaustin 6y agoI really wish we could choose between libraries and sheriffs...
- davidw 6y agoI'd flip it around: not being able to keep a basic library system open is for barbarians.
- selimthegrim 6y agoNew Orleans mayoralty needs to hear this loud and clear...
- compiler-guy 6y agoThe sleepy town that they grew up in and love. The Mom & Pop coffee shop and hardware store. The ability for their children to live down the street, because they have been priced out of the market. There are many things that change when your house and land are worth more money.
- largbae 6y agoFor some people their house and land aren't a crop to raise and sell, maybe they like their hidden gem for what it already is. See the lamentations on Austin's growing pains in this thread.