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ty in our district and raised the county’s average income by $2,000 per person, implying that the counties’ share of state education funds would, therefore, be reduced and local taxes would have to rise just to maintain exactly the same educational standard.
With the present formula, we are essentially paying taxes (really, getting less taxes back) based, not on our own incomes, but those of our neighbors. Now, this hardly seems fair. Unlike larger counties, educational costs are the largest part of our local taxes. Understandably, a very big issue here.
To his credit, Mr. Katzen has consistently submitted bills asking that the formula be revised, but he has failed far short of a commitment to do what has to be done to change the formula, much less has he done anything to focus attention on the issue.
I believe that Meredith Gorfein as State Delegate and Chris Bird as Hampton District Supervisor, if elected, will seriously commit themselves to working hard to reach the goal of equal distribution of state aid to education. As far as I can see, they are the only candidates that offer the possibility of significantly raising educational quality without raising taxes.
Bill Tieckelmann
Washington
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