Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Our Draper City Taxes

Next Tuesday, June 17th, TRSSD (Traverse Ridge Special Service District) will be an agenda item at the Draper City Council meeting. The purpose of TRSSD was to charge SunCrest folks the difference between what it costs to service Draper proper, and the costs associated with mountain living. Last year there was an enormous (half a million dollars) surplus, yet our rates don’t seem to be going down this year. We pay twice the amount of taxes to Draper City as anyone else, and we want to make sure that the process is equitable and that we aren’t being charged for items that should come out of the General Fund, because we also pay into that.

The meeting starts at 7:00, but the agenda has not yet been posted so we don’t know if we’ll be first, last, or somewhere in between. For now, please plan to attend if at all possible, and bring your neighbors with you. We’ll give you an update on the time when the agenda is posted.

There will be a public comment time, and SunCrestResidents.org would like to invite as many as possible to attend this meeting. Please RSVP ASAP to DeLaina at delainatonks@comcast.net so we know how many to expect.


Typically the mayor will ask how many audience members are there for a particular agenda item, and if it seems that people don’t care enough to show up, then the item gets passed without much debate or discussion.

Neighborhood reps-please spread the word and talk to your neighbors about this important issue!!!

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