http://www.unioncountyweekly.com/opinion/2011/10/letters-to-the-editor-for-october-28/ About the community, for the community Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.unioncountyweekly.com/opinion/2011/10/letters-to-the-editor-for-october-28/#comment-431 Michael Alvarez Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:21:45 +0000 http://www.unioncountyweekly.com/?p=4435#comment-431 Mr. Stanton commercial development is indeed an inportant part of growing a community. I ask you how does any commercial business (retail or entertainment) ad to the tax base in the first 5-10 years it is in business? How does it keep taxes low? You promte keeping taxes low in Indian Trail but have aligned yourself with Mr. Goodall who has publically stated in council meetings he is psuhing to raise taxes again., then again, and yet again. The bonds hit on the cost to build but what about the cost to maintain ater the developer leaves? cost of safety? repairs to the park, repairs tothe road? insurance to maintain, etc? All of these things will cost tax payer money. I reach out to you and all 7 other candidates for council to give the whole truth to the voters and let them decide and be prepared for the true cost of development, which are tax increases, loss of the small town feel they came here for, more congestion, and the unexpected. I am prepared because I have been through this before. Everyone works too hard for every penny and they deserve to be informed and prepared for all of this.

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