Comments on: Rep. Sinicki's Milwaukee County Parks funding bill in the Assembly http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389 Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:19:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Fulwiler http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-194 David Fulwiler Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:01:55 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-194 Hi All, I got the new number for the Bill it is AB-504 this is the bill that this article is about. The Rules committee will hear it early in the week of 10-26-2009. Dave Hi All,

I got the new number for the Bill it is AB-504 this is the bill that this article is about. The Rules committee will hear it early in the week of 10-26-2009.

Dave

]]> By: Chris Sinicki http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-193 Chris Sinicki Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:50:38 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-193 Thanks for everyone's support. Now the real work has to happen. I am going to need your help in getting this passed. Call your legislators, call your friends and relatives in other parts of the state and have them call their legislators. Chris Sinicki Thanks for everyone’s support. Now the real work has to happen. I am going to need your help in getting this passed. Call your legislators, call your friends and relatives in other parts of the state and have them call their legislators.

Chris Sinicki

]]> By: Dave http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-192 Dave Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:47:15 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-192 Bravo! Spencer Coggs is [ toll free ] (877) 474-2000 or (608) 266-2500 # From the US Census Bureau The Tax Foundation, the State Departments of Revenue and Taxation & Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway # Community Name | Property Tax (as percentage of income) |Sales Tax Milwaukee WI 5.9% 5.6% Chicago IL 4.9% 10.25% Detroit MI 4.4% 6.0% Cleveland OH 4.3% 7.75% Pittsburgh PA 4.2% 7.0% Minneapolis MN 3.5% 7.4% Cincinnati OH 3.2% 7.0% St. Louis MO 2.7% 9.241% Kansas City MO 2.7% 7.0% Denver CO 2.0% 7.72% SOURCE: http://www.milwaukeecounty.org/ImageLibrary/Groups/cntySupervisors/holloway/newsletters/NewsletterLH_2008w.pdf Bravo! Spencer Coggs is [ toll free ] (877) 474-2000 or
(608) 266-2500

# From the US Census Bureau The Tax Foundation, the State
Departments of Revenue and Taxation & Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway #

Community Name | Property Tax (as percentage of income) |Sales Tax
Milwaukee WI 5.9% 5.6%
Chicago IL 4.9% 10.25%
Detroit MI 4.4% 6.0%
Cleveland OH 4.3% 7.75%
Pittsburgh PA 4.2% 7.0%
Minneapolis MN 3.5% 7.4%
Cincinnati OH 3.2% 7.0%
St. Louis MO 2.7% 9.241%
Kansas City MO 2.7% 7.0%
Denver CO 2.0% 7.72%

SOURCE: http://www.milwaukeecounty.org/ImageLibrary/Groups/cntySupervisors/holloway/newsletters/NewsletterLH_2008w.pdf

]]> By: Dale Nook http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-191 Dale Nook Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:01:23 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-191 The voters spoke in November lets save our parks now. The voters spoke in November lets save our parks now.

]]> By: Jason Haas http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-190 Jason Haas Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:09:36 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-190 Yes, we voted for it, and the ayes overwhelmed the nays. It wasn't in the state budget until some last-minute lobbying got a sales tax increase added -- but Gov. Doyle vetoed it. So it's back to us and our reps. to make it happen -- again! Yes, we voted for it, and the ayes overwhelmed the nays. It wasn’t in the state budget until some last-minute lobbying got a sales tax increase added — but Gov. Doyle vetoed it. So it’s back to us and our reps. to make it happen — again!

]]> By: Kathy Sommers http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-189 Kathy Sommers Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:21:09 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-189 I thought this was already voted upon by the People of Milwaukee County!!! And PASSED. But, OK, Rep. Sinicki, let's do it... My Rep is Pedro Colon and I will call him... I thought this was already voted upon by the People of Milwaukee County!!! And PASSED. But, OK, Rep. Sinicki, let’s do it… My Rep is Pedro Colon and I will call him…

]]> By: Chris Liebenthal http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-188 Chris Liebenthal Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:30:38 +0000 http://milwaukeecountyfirst.com/?p=389#comment-188 This is wonderful news indeed! Thanks, Jason, for sharing this, and many thanks to Rep. Sinicki for hearing our voices and putting Milwaukee County first. This is wonderful news indeed! Thanks, Jason, for sharing this, and many thanks to Rep. Sinicki for hearing our voices and putting Milwaukee County first.

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