Saturday, September 22, 2007

9/8/07 City of Creve Couer voted on 2nd West Oak TDD

Saturday, 9/8/07 City of Creve Couer Council Meeting
It has come to my attention that the second TDD is being created to cover a shortfall with a third TDD on a horizon.
Is this a common occurrence throughout our State of Missouri?
What is the root cause of the $2,067,141 shortfall of Olive Blvd TDD on page 3 of The Memorandum dated 9/4/2007 from Attorney Robert D. Klahr on the Plan of Finance?
7/19/07 Montee Finds Transportation Development Districts continue Taxing Missourians without their knowledge Contact: Samantha Brewer, Public Affairs Coordinator (573) 751-5313 E-mail: Samantha.Brewer@auditor.mo.gov

http://www.auditor.mo.gov/news/20070719tdd.htm “In their current form, Missouri's TDDs are about as close as you can get to taxation without representation,” State Auditor Susan Montee said. "The General Assembly needs to take action or Missourians will continue to pay these higher taxes with little or no input into what they are paying or how their money is spent."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_taxation_without_representation "No taxation without representation" was a slogan in the period 1763-1775 that summarized a primary grievance of the American colonists in the Thirteen colonies. The colonists complained that taxes were imposed by Parliament without the consent of the colonists, which violated the traditional rights of Englishmen dating back from the Magna Carta. The point was that the colonies had no representation in Parliament; the British responded that they were "virtually" represented.
Are the Citizens of Missouri Virtual?

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