Historical April 1990 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
To the Editor: Spring is here, and like the swallows to Capistrano, the St. Louis Public Schools are returning for another increase in property taxes.
This time it is for a $100 million bond issue to provide more funds for the Capital Improvements Program. Least we forget, since 1985 the public schools have benefited from two postponements in the property tax rollback which was intended to offset the effects of increased assessed property values due to state mandated reassessments.
The result has been a steady increase in property taxes.
My own taxes have increased 250% within four years. I am not convinced that present city property owners should bear the responsibility of reversing in a few years the decades of neglect of the public schools. I am not convinced that the city’s redevelopment policies result in a fairly shared property tax burden. I am also not convinced that the needed funds could not be found, at least in part, within a budget which already supports a system known to be top heavy in administration and an excess of school buildings in operation. I do not plan to support Proposition 1, and suggest that others consider doing the same. Just say no. Robert Dowgwillo
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1990.
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