Comments on: Property Tax Increase Could Be On The Way

By: Jones

Jones — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:01:31 +0000

More is spent on the school board than at the actual shcool, sounds like bad management to me…

By: District 5 tax payer

District 5 tax payer — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:26:31 +0000

I hear ya Jack, This is county officals taking Advandge of the hardlly ever Federal funding and County all the time taxpayers. Sounds good Let’s get money in the right hand and ol yeah I need more in the Left hand. You know Teacher’s and Adminstrator’s need that Bonus. While there so many looking for Jobs.

“DOUBLE DIPPING” That’s the the kind of job I need!!!!!!!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:19:13 +0000

I’m glad that they are raising my taxes so that they can build more 5 million dollar fieldhouses (PHS) that is money well spent. After all 3 quarters of our area atheletes get football scholarships….dont they?

By: Kevin Bethea

Kevin Bethea — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:18:47 +0000

The oil companies should have to cover all tax increases for the next twenty years, the cost of energy is what caused this whole crisis. People were having to choose between buying $4.50/gal gas, and buying groceries that were higher because of fuel, or paying their mortgages on time. Now that things are really bad, the state doubles tags and liscense fees, raises speeding fines, and let’s not forget that the DOT is out there stopping cars the same way as they do Commercial Vehicles, and now property taxes. What’s next are they gonna tax the air that we breathe? All of this is happening with a republican governor, Thank you Mr Crist.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:31:01 +0000

The quality of education in escambia county seems to be inversely related to the budget – second highest tax rate to second lowest education quality. Quality of education seems to be directly related to quality of school board. And folks actually wonder why unemployment rate is so high, with education being so meager. Also makes me wonder about the quality of the county commission.

By: Florida Tax payer

Florida Tax payer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:11:55 +0000

Why pay more taxes to educate Alabama students?

By: Jack Moran

Jack Moran — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:38:01 +0000

for the school year 2007-2008 the school district budget was $357 million dollars,
for the school year 2008-2009 the school district budget was $468 million dollars,
this year the proposed 2009-2010 budget is $595.7 million dollars (a 27% increase).

The explanation i was given was that the increase was all “stimulus money”. Well then, why increase the millage rate?

This rate of increase will DOUBLE the budget every 3.5 years!

????????????

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!???