----- Original Message ----- From: "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Herons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:34 PM Subject: Re: Opinion: Re: [UC] Property Tax Increase- 2004
> So that leaves the only difference between the City resident and the > Suburban resident -- their Property Tax levy. > http://www.purple.com/list.html>. Something else comes to mind, though. (And I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with anything you wrote). The services provided in suburban communities are possibly greater:, or at least result in better "quality of life" .Trash pick-up and recycling pick-ups may be more frequent (trash pick-up is usually 2x weekly, for example). Law enforcement and code enforcement are typically more strict, etc. Houses are not allowed to fall into severe disrepair, etc. We pay additional "taxes" in the form of funding for our various special services districts. For UCD this is voluntary, and you can donate as much (or as little) as you want. But, I still consider it to be a "tax", since we pay it in order to cover the shortfalls of city-provided services. Even then, we still have complaints about the level of service provided by UCD. We could probably double the UCD funding, and we'd still not be totally satisfied. We also fund additional support for Clark Park, for example. There are probably other examples, too, whereby we must supplement city funds via donations in order to have a minimally-acceptable stanadard. Then, too, there are all the volunteer efforts (UC Green, etc) whereby our labor further supplements services that typically would be covered by the suburban governments. So, there are many more aspects to be considered, I think, when comparing Phila. to its suburban counterparts.(And, it probably won't be solved here on this list.) Neil Lifson ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
