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Originally Posted by biggus diggus
I truly hope Hance does look that nice when it's done.
The tax method, if you read the whole article (I applaud anyone who did), is something that they are doing which I find fairly unique. They take a penny from every purchase people make and dump it into a fund for public projects. No one has tried to use it for other purposes. Every few years the residents get to vote on a project that will be paid for, in cash, from that fund. It's not the same as "hey we want to start a fund for this specific three block stretch of road" or "we want to start a fund for light rail". It's "We're getting a piggy bank and everyone gets to add a penny at a time. When we have enough money for something cool you'll get to vote on whether you want it or not". I love the approach and find it refreshing. It's basically a fund for feel-good projects. And those feel-good projects have quite clearly elevated the quality of life for the city's residents.
It's something that people seemed very proud of.
The city leaders have made a clear decision there that they will not tolerate a less-than-presentable atmosphere. Everything was spotless, people I talked to say it's because there's a lot of pride in the city.
I found it interesting.
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Thank you for the applause, as I did read it. Again, so you mean when the public was asked to vote on improving our sports facilities in the Metro Area by instituting a sales tax as well as the city of Phoenix asking the public to vote on Prop 104 to renew and increase the transportation sales tax?
The only thing "different" I see and which I like is the following: "In December, the city will ask voters to approve the largest MAPS package yet, $978 million dollars for what Holt calls “neighborhood and human needs.” This includes mental health services, homelessness, and domestic violence funding."