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Historical March 1984 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
At a recent press conference, I announced announced plans to abolish City auto stickers without losing the revenue generated by sticker sales. Under the plan the fee for your auto sticker would be included in your personal property tax bill.
This will eliminate the need for the stickers themselves, and will put an end to the annual ritual of waiting in long lines at City Hall to purchase the stickers. Alderman James Shrewsbury of the 16th Ward has introduced the necessary legislation to implement the plan. Shrewsbury came up with the idea and worked with my staff in drafting the proposed ordinance change.
For years the purchase of City stickers has been an aggravation to thousands of Saint Louisans. Anyone who has been caught in the last minute jam to buy auto stickers will attest to that.
It just does not make sense to make it so inconvenient for a citizen to pay this small tax which ranges from $3.50 to $8.50 for most cars.
The current process not only irritates the public; it also is a very labor-intensive tax. Countless man hours are involved in processing the ticket applications and sticker sales. Originally City auto stickers were • created as a means of getting people to pay their personal property taxes.
Since a paid tax receipt is necessary to get the City sticker, car owners had a strong incentive to pay their personal taxes.
But today the State of Missouri also requires a paid personal property tax receipt as a condition for renewing state license plates.
For this reason, it makes sense to incorporate the sticker fee into the personal property tax.
The proposed ordinance will save the City money and it will save citizens time and aggravation. I wholeheartedly support this change and look forward to its enactment.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1984.
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Archival transcription note: The opening prints announced twice; retained. Proposed auto-sticker tax change is not asserted to have passed.
Original source: SD_Times1984_03.pdf, printed page(s) 6; PDF page(s) 6.
