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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which team isn't going to increase my taxes? Seems like Team Rockville is more likely to increase taxes.[/quote]

When was the last time the city property tax rate increased?  Why even live in the city of Rockville if that’s all that matters?  Move to the county or Virginia.  Also, to repeat myself,  when was the last time the city tax rate went up?[/quote]
Why does it matter that it hasn't gone up last year or the year before? I don't want it to go up.  Why do you get to decide that it should go up or that it's not important? I have no problem paying my taxes to get city services, but IMO, Rockville city is not hurting for money, and I don't believe for a second that they would need to increase the taxes for any reason.

Why does it matter if they don't build more housing in Rockville? Why does it matter if schools are overcrowded? Why does anything matter?  What a dumb question to ask.[/quote]

You’re obsessed with taxes and they haven’t raised them in years.[/quote]
I posted one thing about taxes and that makes me obsessed?  so, can you answer the question or not?[/quote]

I kind of did already...no one will be raising your city taxes.[/quote]
I don't think anyone can know that.  "Read my lips..  no new taxes"... remember, or maybe you are too young to remember.

I think certain members of the council are more open to raising taxes than others.[/quote]

Let me be clear on this since I don't know that you know much about local politics.  Out of the last four years, Team Rockville has had a majority and been able to do whatever they wanted for the first three.  They did not raise your taxes.  This year when one of the Team Rockville council members went to the House of Delegates, they become split 2/2.  There have been no tax increases since then either.  Can you explain why you think Team Rockville would suddenly want to raise your taxes now?[/quote]
Poor choice of words.. I should not have said "certain members of the council" but "certain people running for council" since some of them aren't in the city council right now.

I know their stance on growth, school crowding, being a welcoming city -- all important things, but no mention of fiscal responsibility that relate to budget and revenue (ie taxes), at least, not that I saw.

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Well there's only 3 people on the council + mayor now and since one of the current council members is running for mayor, only two people on the current council are running again.  Since they didn't ask any question about taxes there's really no way to tell their opinion on raising taxes.  The only thing I saw that indicated people would have to raise taxes were the Rockville Forward slate that wanted to turn the Redgate Golf Course into an "outdoor amphitheater".  That won't be free.[/quote]

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