tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post113786684945563894..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: "What Do We Lose by Doing More Study?"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-1137950275193511492006-01-22T09:17:00.000-08:002006-01-22T09:17:00.000-08:00More numbers:PARD is stopping $50,000.00 in sales ...More numbers:<BR/><BR/>PARD is stopping $50,000.00 in sales tax revenue that would go to the sheriffs department. The voters just approved the added tax, wouldn't it also make sense that the voters would approve of an increase in the tax base?<BR/><BR/>PARD is stopping $3,500,000.00 in Washington state sales tax. Imagine, three and a half million dollars that they would prefer go to another state. PARD is mostly made up of state employees and retirees, completely dependent on state revenue and they want to stop an increase in revenue. Don't you think it will easier for WSU President V. Lane Rawlins to ask the governor for a WSU budget increase if Pullman is suddenly generating three and half million more dollars than we were before? PARD's "logic" is mind boggling.April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-1137885592165384002006-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:002006-01-21T15:19:00.000-08:00Tom, Thanks for bring all the figures to fore fron...Tom, Thanks for bring all the figures to fore front. Now we can put a figure on how much these loonies are costing us as city and county.Ray Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740793423601928720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-1137885436413743632006-01-21T15:17:00.000-08:002006-01-21T15:17:00.000-08:00With PARD it is the WRONG - WAY any thing to prote...With PARD it is the <B>WRONG - WAY</B> any thing to protect the scared cow the Unions. I know you "Losers" from PARD are reading in here. Do you see that figure <B>$112,784.00</B> for the Public Schools, Why is PARD against schools so much??? PLEASE STOP the APPEAL <B>NOW</B>.... PLEASE.Ray Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740793423601928720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-1137879694802693192006-01-21T13:41:00.000-08:002006-01-21T13:41:00.000-08:00Just think about the costs of this appeal. We are ...Just think about the costs of this appeal. We are losing the sales tax revenue from the 300+ workers wages. The lost utility tax revenue. There is the State of Washington payroll tax revenue. Plus all the revenues from the tag-along businesses that wants to come in.<BR/><BR/>Then is there is the actual cost of the appeal itself. Hundreds and probably thousands of man-hours being put in by city employees. The salary of the hearing examiner, the court reporter, the rental of Gladish, the hiring of outside consultants. <BR/><BR/>All these costs because PARD supposedly wants to "save" Pullman. Please STOP! We don't want to be saved.April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.com