City of Claremore Council Meeting 03-20-2023 6:00pm
Regular City Council Meeting
City of Claremore Council Meeting 03-20-2023 6:00pm
Regular City Council Meeting
On April 4, City of Claremore residents will vote on a one-penny sales tax measure, dedicating funding to meet the growing needs of Claremore’s public safety programs.
City Manager John Feary is hosting a series of town hall meetings, open to the public, to discuss the proposal, answer questions and highlight how the funding will be utilized. The next meeting will be held tomorrow, March 16, at 6:00 p.m. in the Claremore Community Center.
For more information and a complete list of meeting dates and locations, visit claremore.com/onepenny.
No way. Too much tax already. Let’s audit current spending and see where the waste is already!
Well the people suggesting that we have a 27% increase since 2000 in my view are being disingenuous to say the least because we have only increased 2870 people from 2000 with (16,549) to 2022 with (19,419) which isn't that large a spike in grow over a 22 year period, which averages around (130) people a year increase that 22 year period. Moreover the cops respond to something in the neighborhood of 3.3 to 4.3 calls a day averaged over a 22 year time period from 2000 to 2022. Which I am sure the cops we have now should be more than capable of handling that level of calls for service. We will literally be around 10.33% in sales tax if we go up a penny on the sales tax which is insane for what the people will actually get in return. In addition, there is another ballot proposal to transfer money from the hospital sales fund trust to the general fund for street, infrastructure, and anything the public works authority wants to use it for, after a rubber stamp vote I would not doubt. Now if my observation of how these ballot votes take place is there is in the neighborhood of 1300 to 2500 for the ballot measure and something like 400 to 800 against in a city with a population of 19,419 currently. Needless to say if you as a registered voter refuse to go vote these sales tax increases down, then that is on you and you will pay more for little to nothing in return.
If it isn't for the roads forget it
Vote NO!
Aren't we taxed enough
