Repeal the Eagle Property Tax Increase

Recently the Eagle City Council split 2-2 on raising property taxes.
Al Shoushtarian and Norm Semanko voted to not increase the taxes,
while Michael Huffaker and Steve Grueber voted for the increase. Mayor
Phil Bandy broke the tie with a vote in favor of the tax increase.

Now is not the time to be increasing taxes on Eagle families and
businesses. Eagle City government has been growing at 30 percent a
year for the last four years. At the same time, population grew at
only 5 percent a year.

The City Council must repeal this tax increase and put the obese
budget on a diet. The swing vote is Councilman Michael Huffaker. Many
hoped that he would help bring fiscal responsibility to the City when
he campaigned for office. He appeared to understand the history of
excessive spending, taxing, and borrowing. We hoped he would challenge
the status quo. If your family needs the money more than enlarging the
city bureaucracy, call Michael Huffaker at 938-4704 and ask him to
reconsider his vote and repeal the property tax increase.