Posted by
Mark on Friday, June 27, 2008 12:17:10 PM
Besides the Presidential election this November, we have a very important election right here in Rocklin. Three members of the Rocklin City Council are up for re-election, Peter Hill, Brett Storey, and George Magnuson. There are a lot of good things happening in Rocklin. However, these 3 individuals have lost touch with the average Rocklin citizen.
If re-elected, Mr. Hill, Mr. Storey, and Mr. Magnuson will raise or try to raise our taxes. They tried to do this with the park tax. The voters of Rocklin are smart. They voted down the tax. By trying to continue the park tax, the City Council demonstrated that they have not been fiscally conservative with our tax dollars. The City Council supported an initiative to raise the sales tax in Placer County. They all backed down when they knew it would be defeated. They are now talking about an occupancy tax in Rocklin.
We are paying over $4 a gallon for gas and the Rocklin City Council wanted to raise the sales tax. They want an occupancy tax and they wanted the park tax. With today’s economy why would they want to raise our taxes? These men have spent decades on the Rocklin City Council and they no longer feel they need to answer to the Rocklin voters.
Let’s not forget Peter Hill, Brett Storey, and George Magnuson spent almost one million dollars of our tax money to move some big rocks around at Rocklin Road and Interstate 80. Moving those rocks around did nothing to help the flow of traffic. This amount of money would of paid for over 3 years of park maintenance.
These are just a few of the issues that must be discussed during the campaign for city council. I will continue to blog on the race for the Rocklin City Council. Rocklin needs a new vision and Peter Hill, Brett Storey, and George Magnuson do not have that vision.