Mayor Hiremath is quoted in the Az Star on the proposed increase of the Oro Valley Utility Tax to 4%,as saying:
"Were trying to find that delicate balance to cut, but not cut to the point where we're going to be mediocre."
We have a question for his honor,the mayor:
If he doesn't think that discontinuing the Coyote Run Bus service that was utilized by many seniors and the disabled among us will make Oro Valley mediocre, then "pray tell," how in the world would cutting back on 62 police cars being taken home by the cops, make us mediocre? (Note: Approx. 70% of these vehicles are for cops NOT residents of Oro Valley.)
It just might help in negating any more taxes, and it sure as hell wouldn't make Oro Valley mediocre!
Hiremath continues: "We need to have all of you not just utter the rhetoric, 'No more taxes.' We need you to come up with solutions on how we're going to be fiscally responsible, fiscally stable, so the community of Oro Valley can excel in these tough economic times."
Does Hiremath understand that the proposed Oro Valley budget has $25.6 million in General Fund Expenditures. More than $12 million of that is for the police department, and that's almost a 5%INCREASE over last year!
That's NOT RHETORIC, Mr. Mayor! That's a fact.
So, please don't give us more superfluous rhetoric and misinformation as you did in your letter to The Explorer!
Here's the Az Star article.
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/northwest/article_b258f9ec-a000-595b-93fe-c804f610c27c.html
3 comments:
As for Hiremath's comment..."We need YOU to come up with solutions on how we're going to be fiscally responsible..." someone should remind him that HE was elected to find solutions to these problems and that's what HE'S being paid to do.
Besides, he ignores the solutions that others offer...stop paying 100% of employee health insurance, stop allowing police take-home vehicles, stop giving days off for birthdays, etc.
I was never given my birthday off and the last time my insurance was 100% employer-paid was in the 1980's!
Vickie Cowgirl has hit the nail on the head (again)
Reduce the excessive take home vehicle count.
Stop paying 100% for employee health care insurance.
Reduce the Police Budget .
No Free Coffee!
I suspect that Sun City Vistoso is afraid to lower any funding to the police; after all the "old boys" driving around looking official might have their program cut. :)
Hiremath is just Oro Valley's answer to we are "multi-cultural"....
Sorry to be negative, but I/we are on a fixed income and the income is not increasing.
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