Mr. Max Higgs sent this in as a response to our post New year’s resolutions.
| We asked what resolutions we would like our local government officials to make and keep. |
1. Remember you asked for the job.
2. Remember all your employers.
3. Do your job.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Following up on the note about commercial property tax rates, let’s imagine that an industrial company wanted to move to El Paso and manufacture something. Maybe they would like to make a component that one of the many plants in Mexico needs.
Or maybe the economic development people would like to attract a big manufacturer to town.
This might get in the way:
El Paso has the highest property tax rate for industrial concerns of the largest 50 cities in the United States.
Looking at the average rates we are close to twice as high.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Let’s say that our job is to recruit new businesses to El Paso.
How should we try to get around this?
According to the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study from the Lincoln Institute El Paso had the 4th highest commercial property tax rates of the largest 50 cities in the United States.
If you look at our rates and the average rates we are generally 1/3 higher than the other cities.
We deserve better
Brutus
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The floor is open for nominations for best local government official.
Please tell us why you have nominated this person.
We deserve better
Brutus
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If you could get a local government official to make (and keep) a new year’s resolution what would it be?
We deserve better
Brutus
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