But there is one MAJOR difference in what the State says and what all you paranoiacs are beating your chests and pulling your hair about.

The State says these things could POSSIBLY happen and all of you are saying THIS IS going to happen.. Hurry hurry read all about it http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/I-695/

Of course the State has many options open and should have no problem learning to deal with reality.

-- maddjak (maddjak@hotmail.com), September 01, 1999

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Or you could see what one particular local government has to say about it. Carnation is a small town in King County. Interesting how you all say that I-695 is no big deal for small towns. This small town disagrees.

BB

CITY OF CARNATION

RESOLUTION NO. 233

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARNATION, KING COUNTY, WASHING-TON, TAKING A POSITION OF OPPOSITION TO I 695- TAX LIMITATION AND MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX INITIATIVE.

WHEREAS, analysis conducted by the Association of Washington Cities has indicated a loss of approximately $197,000 to the City of Carnation in municipal revenues over the next 5 years, which can be directly attributed to the loss of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET); and

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carnation has recognized other negative impacts to its programs and services, such as the loss of grant programs for road and street improvements funded through previously adopted State Referendum 49, the potential loss of public health services and assistance provided by the Municipal Research Services Center; and

WHEREAS, the City may be required to use its diminished resources to pay for or contribute to lost services associated with the elimination of the MVET, including mass transit; and

WHEREAS, the initiatives language is ambiguous and may result in even further interim reductions in municipal services by eliminating the local vehicle license fee; and

WHEREAS, the City is further hampered in providing needed services to its citizens by the initiatives limitation on the authority of the City to increase even minor fees, rates and taxes without the expense of conducting direct elections of the registered voters; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered the implications and known impacts of I - 695 and believes the initiative to be contrary to the best interests of the City of Carnation and the services and programs provided to its residents and business community; and

WHEREAS, the City has given due public notice regarding consideration of a position on the initiative including the number and title of the proposition, and has allowed equal time for expression of opposing views.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carnation, King County, Washington, as follows:

1. The City Council of the City of Carnation takes an official position in opposition to I-695 Tax Limitation and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Initiative.

ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Carnation, King County, Washington at its regular open public meeting held on this 17th day of August, 1999.

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Mayor, David H. Hunter

Attest:

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City Clerk, Harwood T. Edvalson, CMC

Approved as to Form:

__________________________

City Attorney, Michael Karber

-- BB (bbquax@hotmail.com), September 02, 1999.

What a surprise!! Politicians who believe that they know how to spend OUR money better than we do!! Who would have thought!

Hey look, I've got no problem if the legislature wants to allocate money to the cities for sales tax equalization to offset the fact that some cities don't get the normal per capita amount of sales tax. Why don't we fund that out of (hmmm) ............ the SALES

-- Craig Carson (craigcar@crosswinds.net), September 02, 1999.

TAX.

-- Craig Carson (foo@bar.com), September 02, 1999.

Greg writes:

"What a surprise!! Politicians who believe that they know how to spend OUR money better than we do!! Who would have thought!"

Greg, Carnation is a town with a whopping 1700 people. If these politicians were so bad, or as removed from the electorate as you're implying they are, they would have been gone long ago.

Sorry my friend, not all politicians are totally removed from the people, as much as you like to imply that they are.

BB

-- BB (bbquax@hotmail.com), September 02, 1999.