Comments on: CITYNOTES: Burien’s Sales Tax Revenue Down 16.2%; NE Redevelopment Area Revisions Proposed http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/10/12/citynotes-buriens-sales-tax-revenue-down-16-2-ne-redevelopment-area-revisions-proposed/ Local Burien News, Events, Entertainment, Listings, Music, Videos & More Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:24:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dale http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/10/12/citynotes-buriens-sales-tax-revenue-down-16-2-ne-redevelopment-area-revisions-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-18047 Dale Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:40:03 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=11467#comment-18047 The six ladies, and one man, were not elected for their experience in business. Mostly from Lazy Boeing and the Highline School District and everyone knows how successful those organizations have been and are. Government should not be planning our business activities. We are supposed to be a free-market kind of country where government has a very small roll to play. Like registrating our private property and filling pot holes. Thanks for reminding me why I did not agree to be annexed by Burien. Unfortunately over 50% of my voting neighbors did. I predict that my taxes will now go through the ceiling next year! The six ladies, and one man, were not elected for their experience in business. Mostly from Lazy Boeing and the Highline School District and everyone knows how successful those organizations have been and are.

Government should not be planning our business activities. We are supposed to be a free-market kind of country where government has a very small roll to play. Like registrating our private property and filling pot holes.

Thanks for reminding me why I did not agree to be annexed by Burien. Unfortunately over 50% of my voting neighbors did. I predict that my taxes will now go through the ceiling next year!

]]> By: chester http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/10/12/citynotes-buriens-sales-tax-revenue-down-16-2-ne-redevelopment-area-revisions-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-18028 chester Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:35:31 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=11467#comment-18028 It doesn't help that the city forced out a number of businesses in the process of building the Town Square project - businesses that were generating sales tax revenue for the city. To make matters worse, we have 140+ condo units that exempt from paying property tax on the improvements for the next 10 years. They sit atop EMPTY retail space, which generates no sales tax. The NEXT grand plan is to build an auto mall- when the auto industry has gone through a massive contraction. Do you honestly believe any auto dealer we don't already have, (Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, Infiniti, Acura, Volvo, Saab) ,has plans of investing any capital in this town? Let's be careful not to blame this current financial crisis on just the economy. Plenty of the blame lies at the feet of our oh-so-wise City Council. Just because you build it doesn't mean they will come. It doesn’t help that the city forced out a number of businesses in the process of building the Town Square project – businesses that were generating sales tax revenue for the city. To make matters worse, we have 140+ condo units that exempt from paying property tax on the improvements for the next 10 years. They sit atop EMPTY retail space, which generates no sales tax. The NEXT grand plan is to build an auto mall- when the auto industry has gone through a massive contraction. Do you honestly believe any auto dealer we don’t already have, (Mercedes, Lexus, BMW, Infiniti, Acura, Volvo, Saab) ,has plans of investing any capital in this town? Let’s be careful not to blame this current financial crisis on just the economy. Plenty of the blame lies at the feet of our oh-so-wise City Council. Just because you build it doesn’t mean they will come.

]]> By: Burien resident http://www.b-townblog.com/2009/10/12/citynotes-buriens-sales-tax-revenue-down-16-2-ne-redevelopment-area-revisions-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-18003 Burien resident Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:57:37 +0000 http://www.b-townblog.com/?p=11467#comment-18003 Once again Burien will lose out. If POS owns the land then the sales tax and such will go to them; not Burien. Once again Burien will lose out. If POS owns the land then the sales tax and such will go to them; not Burien.

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