Raising property taxes can't always be the answer
If you have ideas for how the city of Coeur d’Alene can balance its budget, now is the time to share them with City Hall and members of the City Council. As it stands, the primary solution to a projected $3.1 million deficit is another property tax increase.
We have long maintained that Coeur d’Alene is a well-run city. The City Council is experienced, and city staff works hard to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. But even we are beginning to wonder why raising property taxes has become an annual exercise — and why it increasingly appears to be the only answer to budget shortfalls.
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