tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post8404995312839499268..comments2023-10-04T01:00:46.984-07:00Comments on LOVE: Let Oro Valley Excel: Oro Valley's Aging Demographics Strike A Need For More ServicesRichard Furash, MBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-70460135751272548312013-11-10T15:57:53.705-07:002013-11-10T15:57:53.705-07:00Nombe.......We (Oro Valley) get nothing from the C...Nombe.......We (Oro Valley) get nothing from the County....except grief and tax notices.Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-32005974737257059602013-11-10T15:47:02.725-07:002013-11-10T15:47:02.725-07:00OVOT. I am in 100 percent agreement. My HOA pay...OVOT. I am in 100 percent agreement. My HOA pays for the road maintenance in my community. I do not know how much money the town gets from the county. <br /> <br />I see the fire dept gets some money although some of it is from a bond issueI Does the OV police get any county money?<br /><br /><br />I do know that the county spends a ton of money on BS. But we cannot do anything about that.Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-48756402724625554232013-11-10T09:33:33.441-07:002013-11-10T09:33:33.441-07:00Thought you express here is certainly worth discus...Thought you express here is certainly worth discussing. Should Oro Valley be an older community? Should Oro Valley Be a younger community? Perhaps, that is one dialogue that should take place as we, as a community, build the 2015 General Plan.Richard Furash, MBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114566215839912640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-10536009447737101362013-11-08T11:18:14.140-07:002013-11-08T11:18:14.140-07:00Nombe.....I would be the last to dispute, "Tr...Nombe.....I would be the last to dispute, "Truth is all these so called small fees add up to a lot of money at the end of the year."<br /><br />But we are talking about money used specifically to cover the operating expenses of Oro Valley. None of the county property taxes trickle down to cover the expenses of Oro Valley. OV Objective Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026296138234301505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-63698889108675996522013-11-06T16:31:28.035-07:002013-11-06T16:31:28.035-07:00PaulE - Thank you for a well-reasoned expository. ...PaulE - Thank you for a well-reasoned expository. In your digression, however, it must be pointed out that this utility tax has become a de facto substitute for a property tax. The problem is, the council(s) that have allowed this travesty to continue are addicted to spending. As I have mentioned before, OV is like any bureaucracy; none that has or will ever exist understand the concept of Christopher Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207643732433515979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-4875109614931499732013-11-06T14:28:51.753-07:002013-11-06T14:28:51.753-07:00OVOT SEZ:
The taxes one pays on their utilities i...OVOT SEZ: <br />The taxes one pays on their utilities is a very small amount annually....probablly less than $.50 a day. That's a buying decision???? I think not.<br /><br />This the the most scarlet of all Red Fish. "it is only $.50 or $2.49 or whatever". Truth is all these so called small fees add up to a lot of money at the end of the year. Add to that the HOA fees (and the Nombe Watanabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659475481039950174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-33759467291657960102013-11-06T14:24:48.570-07:002013-11-06T14:24:48.570-07:00As I've already said, it's not a tax in is...As I've already said, it's not a tax in isolation - no matter the amount, it's a money grab, particularly in this improved economic climate. And we're not even discussing the liability on local businesses and public schools, which certainly creates a trickle down effect to the rest of us. It's another grab at my wallet, for questionable reasons, and added to all my other tax WingsThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702428249280345452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-77474390558943916322013-11-06T14:10:48.656-07:002013-11-06T14:10:48.656-07:00Wings.....
The taxes one pays on their utilities ...Wings.....<br /><br />The taxes one pays on their utilities is a very small amount annually....probablly less than $.50 a day. That's a buying decision???? I think not.OV Objective Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026296138234301505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-47979905242898932912013-11-06T13:59:56.084-07:002013-11-06T13:59:56.084-07:00OV Objective - not in isolation, but as a single c...OV Objective - not in isolation, but as a single consideration among many. Why don't we have a property tax? OV sales taxes are lower than in Tucson, another plus for us.Taxes can be an incentive or a disincentive, depending on how onerous (or not) they are.<br /><br />Given the history of our utility tax, and the attitude held by some on our Council regarding it, this tax is certainly WingsThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702428249280345452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-22385685199177309052013-11-06T13:46:50.385-07:002013-11-06T13:46:50.385-07:00Paul....I would venture to say that not one person...Paul....I would venture to say that not one person has made a relocation decision based on the utility tax. It's just another in a large school of red herring tossed out by the LOVE readers.OV Objective Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026296138234301505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-62529212864916623302013-11-06T13:41:35.081-07:002013-11-06T13:41:35.081-07:00The shortsighted view of the original post is anot...The shortsighted view of the original post is another example of the failure of this blog to see the big picture. You continually want to live in the 'now' rather than take a forward look. You moved here so everything should be centered around you.<br /><br />The community is making strong push for clean biotech and other related industry. That's not an industry the attracts older OV Objective Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026296138234301505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-62641092857555823532013-11-06T13:06:14.029-07:002013-11-06T13:06:14.029-07:00A balance should be struck between the demographic...A balance should be struck between the demographic groups. Younger families locate to Oro Valley for a variety of reasons, not just related to parks and recreational facilities. Cost of living, taxation, public school quality and employment market all contribute to that decision making process. Public facilities are important to young and old, for differing reasons. It seems that any policy WingsThreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702428249280345452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-361824526868946733.post-11501561688062839092013-11-06T10:37:43.920-07:002013-11-06T10:37:43.920-07:00Clearly, the town does a great job already attract...Clearly, the town does a great job already attracting the elderly - so why should it reinforce that trend by further skewing services in their favor?<br /><br />Shouldn't it ensure that it also attracts younger people so it doesn't eventually become another Sun City?OVDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309375525017706215noreply@blogger.com