TAX: Tourists, not residents, should pay
Thanks to Richard Fortman for his My Turn guest opinion in the July 30 paper. All taxpayers in Coeur d’Alene should read it. In the 53 years I have been blessed to live in this community, I have watched as this city has developed into a tourism destination, mostly benefiting downtown businesses and the hotel industries, at a major expense to the local property owners through taxation.
Every weekend during the summer, our city is taken over by mostly non-residents and many out-of-town people during the week as well. For the most part, our taxpaying residents avoid the downtown area, due to the focus on non-residents.
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