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Adam Ford
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http://www.mlive.com/news/flintjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1194535207213500.xml&coll=5
FLUSHING - As she left the polls Tuesday, a Flushing voter had a simple answer to how she felt about a millage proposal to renovate a historic building as a public library.
"I voted no," said the 32-year-old woman, who declined to give her name.
"We're trying to sell our house. When we moved into the city five years ago, our taxes were about $2,200 per year. They are over $3,000 now. ... The current library is very adequate for the city's needs."
The request for 0.7 mills to fund a $1.6-million renovation of the old City Hall building went down by more than 4-to-1 and nearly took several city officeholders with it.
The same scenario played out all across the area on Election Day, as Genesee County and Lapeer County voters said no to every government request for money.
Flushing voters rejected a 0.7-mill tax to renovate the former City Hall building as a public library, 83.5 percent to 16.5 percent.
Mt. Morris voters trounced a Headlee tax rollback request by an overwhelming margin.
Voters in the LakeVille School District shot down a school bond extension that would have raised $5.5 million for infrastructure and athletic field improvements.
In Thetford Township, a request for a 1-mill levy over 10 years to fund a police department expansion lost by nearly a 3-1 ratio. |
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:27 pm |
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Dave Starr
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| Maybe even the libs are tired of the constant demands for more money. |
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:05 pm |
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twotap
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Only the demands for their money,  they will still gladly confiscate all they can of someone elses. 
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:59 pm |
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terrybankert
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I think reasonable Democrats are moving to the center. I know I am.
see
Why Centrists.Org?
http://www.centrists.org/
Liberalism will redefine its self. I'll keep the title just to irritate ya. |
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:34 pm |
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twotap
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quote:
Liberalism will redefine its self. I'll keep the title just to irritate ya.
Thats good we never want you all to go away, keep enough of you around to remind us what you stood for.
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:57 pm |
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last time here
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and i'll keep a picture of:
[insert picture of alan keyes]
to remind me of the repubs. |
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 7:31 pm |
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twotap
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quote:
[insert picture of alan keyes]
Sorry dude its up to you cant expect us damn Republicans to do everthing for ya. |
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:11 pm |
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last time here
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damn!!!! just can't win!!  |
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Fri Nov 09, 2007 11:31 pm |
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FlintConservative
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quote:
last time here schreef:
damn!!!! just can't win!!
I'll help out a brotha...especially since it's us conservatives that are supposed to be racist. I'd vote for Alan Keyes. (Actually, I did in a primary)
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 11:54 am |
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last time here
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barf........................................ 
i never said conservatives were racist! |
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:12 pm |
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twotap
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Hey Lt you can always go back up to the photo of one of your parties heavyweight leaders that oughto calm the tummy.
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:03 pm |
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FlintConservative
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Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:10 pm |
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last time here
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"look at that N run!"
god i love this planet!!  |
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Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:19 pm |
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Ryan Eashoo
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Adam I wouldn't call it conservatism, but rather people being over taxed. People are making less money and paying more for everything these days. Wether your democrat or republican, it hits all of us.
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Adam Ford schreef:
http://www.mlive.com/news/flintjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1194535207213500.xml&coll=5
FLUSHING - As she left the polls Tuesday, a Flushing voter had a simple answer to how she felt about a millage proposal to renovate a historic building as a public library.
"I voted no," said the 32-year-old woman, who declined to give her name.
"We're trying to sell our house. When we moved into the city five years ago, our taxes were about $2,200 per year. They are over $3,000 now. ... The current library is very adequate for the city's needs."
The request for 0.7 mills to fund a $1.6-million renovation of the old City Hall building went down by more than 4-to-1 and nearly took several city officeholders with it.
The same scenario played out all across the area on Election Day, as Genesee County and Lapeer County voters said no to every government request for money.
Flushing voters rejected a 0.7-mill tax to renovate the former City Hall building as a public library, 83.5 percent to 16.5 percent.
Mt. Morris voters trounced a Headlee tax rollback request by an overwhelming margin.
Voters in the LakeVille School District shot down a school bond extension that would have raised $5.5 million for infrastructure and athletic field improvements.
In Thetford Township, a request for a 1-mill levy over 10 years to fund a police department expansion lost by nearly a 3-1 ratio.
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