Some Newberg Educators Oppose Your Right to Vote

October 31, 2011 Hank Grum No comments

This opposition argument offers no argument — just a list of numbers. So there is nothing to rebut. However, we can look at some numbers they left out:

$2,000 – the amount of Construction Excise Tax the school board voted to waive for the Habitat for Humanity “affordable”-housing duplex on North Main Street. This tax is supposed to be used for classroom construction, not wealth-transfer schemes.

$21,000 – the amount of SDCs the City waived for the same project. Uncollected SDCs eventually have to be replaced by the taxpayers.

$70,000 – City loan to Housing Authority of Yamhill County for “affordable” apartments on the historic Deskin property on Meridian Street.

$6,000 – the property tax on aforesaid property that will no longer be collected because HAYC pays no property taxes.

$800,000 – City SDCs spent OUTSIDE the city limits at Oxberg Estates.

One – City Manager to propose a municipal gas tax and a traffic impact FEE assessed against your home or business and collected on the water bill.

One – unelected “Affordable” Housing soviet ( oops, committee) proposing wealth transfer schemes such as a Utility (read water bill) Surcharge or Housing Trust Fund FEE on the water bill. The Council has already established the Fund. Now they have to take our money.

ZERO – the number of voters who can stop this spending without Measure 36-149.

Zero – the dollar impact on school funding.

Vote YES on Measure 36-149

It’s “The Taxpayer’s Choice”

Yours in Liberty,

Hank Grum

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Text of Opposition Argument

Measure 36-149 doesn’t add up.

Consider the facts: The Fire Fighters of Newberg urge you to VOTE NO
• $200,000 – the amount the City has already had to reduce its on MEASURE 36-149
budget to maintain services this year.
• $29,000 – the amount of taxpayer funds the City of Newberg
has already spent in legal costs to validate this measure for
election
• $10,000 – the approximate cost for the City of Newberg to hold
a special election
• Seven – the number of citizens already serving on the Rate
Review Committee to evaluate all proposed fee increases and
make recommendations to the City Council before decisions
are made
• Five – the number of people required to force special city elec-
tions if this measure passes
You do the math.
Please join us in voting NO on Measure 36-149. It just doesn’t add
up.
Newberg educators opposed to wasting money on special elections
and lawsuits.
Donald Johnston
Diane Williams
Larry Hampton
Lesley Carsley
Ken Carsley
Jillian Risher
Bill Rogers
Marilyn Jackson
Terry McElligott