By: Diane Benjamin Link to the original story: https://blnnews.com/2019/03/20/huge-bloomington-error/ The loss to the Water Department is likely much greater than I estimated. The charge to businesses is based on the size of the line. The $6.80 per month that should have increase to $27.20 a month is for a 1 inch line. Automatic increases mean […]
By: Diane Benjamin The first 27 pages of the Detailed Budget lists Taxes and Fees: FY 2017 Budget Detail More detail is available in the budget on most of these items. FIFTY ways to tax you to death! Even if the tax isn’t direct, the business forced to pay the tax just passes the cost […]
By: Diane Benjamin To taxpayers, raising fees is the same thing as raising taxes. Since the City has proudly proclaimed there are no tax increases in the 2016 budget, remember when you are forced to pay more – It’s Not A Tax. From the 2016 Budget – Book 1, page 35: http://www.cityblm.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=8224
