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Committee debates whether special tax districts should remain in charter
Summary
Members questioned the continued use of urban and suburban service districts after hearing concerns that property owners in some districts pay for services they don't receive; counsel and staff recommended follow‑up with finance and the tax commissioner before deciding.
Committee members spent substantial time discussing the role and future of urban and suburban service districts in the charter, focusing on whether property owners in those districts should continue to pay different tax rates for services not uniformly provided. Miss Robinson argued that properties not receiving city services "shouldn't…
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