2 Comments

1. starbuck says:

   September 17, 2007 at 5:47 pm

   My thoughts are that you make a reasonable-sounding case for it. (But if I never see that “working families” phrase again I won’t miss it.)

   OTOH, I don’t know anything about Ranzenhofer but Barry Weinstein over the years has always seemed to me a reasonable and sharp public servant and he voted against this latest Xspand deal. Also, Giambra and Marinelli both strongly favor it, and my opinion of their opinion is usually very low.

   OTOOH, Cindy Locklear agrees with you on it and usually I think she makes sense… although I was very bugged by her recently leading the charge for a guaranteed percentage of property tax for hand outs to arts/culture groups. Makes me wonder just how much of a fiscal conservative she is.

   I wonder what do municipalities in more successful counties and cities across the U.S. do – hire private collection firms or establish ways of collecting delinquent taxes themselves? If I was a legislator that would be something I’d investigate – find out what is considered a “best practice” approach for this and why. And if private collection firms are used, what the contract terms generally are across the country and how that compares to the deal being considered.
2. Buffalo Blood Donor says:

   September 17, 2007 at 10:06 pm

   Your comments were cordial and might be construed as a love tap. Perhaps you should consider something like putting delinquent taxpayers in stocks. Yeah, that’ll get people talking!

   BBD