Council’s end-run
Barely a month after an election to raise money for Spokane schools and libraries the City Council now realizes they need more money for police officers and firefighters. Why wasn’t this on the ballot in November? Who could have realized that a sanctuary city that provides no sanctuary (i.e., lack of warming shelters for the homeless) would need more police officers? Maybe they realized that if they asked property owners to increase their taxes all at once that it would be too much to ask.
So to add insult to increased taxes, the citizens will have to pay for a special election. The cost of this election should come directly from the paychecks of the council members that choose to go forward with this plan.
Rich Zywiak
Spokane