Cut Taxes Now group calls it a day
Friday, August 15th, 2008Cut Taxes Now, the anti-tax effort fronted by St. Pete neurosurgeon David McKalip, has issued a “Final Report” wrapping up its efforts to put tax-cutting referenda on the ballot. McKalip writes:
It is a bittersweet moment for me and for Cut Taxes Now. In August of 2006, a small number of fed up taxpayers met in the City Council Chamber of St. Petersburg. We quickly grew into a new grassroots organization that joined with others around the state to work for smaller government and lower taxes. Today, it is time to close one chapter and begin a new one. Cut Taxes Now is officially disbanded as an organization. The www.CutTaxesNow.com website will remain open for a month or two so anyone who likes can copy the files and research freely and use in any way. This it the last email from Cut Taxes Now.
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As for increased costs? “The mayor’s salary will be set by the board [of county commissioners, so there is accountability].” What about the fact that an elected mayor likely would have to hire a professional chief of staff/administrator anyway? Stiles countered that current County Manager Pat Bean already has a coterie of deputy county managers, any one of whom’s positions could be converted to a chief of staff. “She’s already got all those positions. I think an elected county mayor would actually cut positions.”