[He was embraced with much enthusiasm by the south-city rockers.] He was comfortable among anybody, ... That's why it was always hard for me to remember that he was mentally ill, because he was so socially graceful. He could be disgraceful, too, but if you put him in any situation, he'd always find someone to talk to, always seemed to be interested in what they had to say, always had something pertinent to add. |
A sales tax is a tax on the consumer and a rental tax is a tax on the business itself. The tax is calculated based on the rental fee charged. For example, if a business leases a piece of equipment for $100 a day, the rental tax owed for that lease is 4 percent or $4, |
Absolutely we need them back, ... Do we have the money for them? I would doubt it. The sidewalk program, I could use that. Before this budget year, I knew I had to replace the sidewalks at my house, but I didn't push to get that in there because the city didn't have the money for it. But I could have absolutely benefited from that program. |
At this point, unless the planning department wants to get that off the ground again, I don't see it moving ahead, ... With everything the planning department is working on now, I don't think they have time for it. |
By using the Internet we reduce our transaction costs by as much as 90 percent compared with traditional paper-based billing, ... That creates savings that we can pass on to customers. |
Customers with this equipment can go to the Web site and set thresholds for their heat and air conditioning needs at different times of day -- to turn the (air conditioning) on a half hour before they arrive home, for example, |
do perfect by everyone, but I think with me they (public) will get a candidate who believes in the community and who has worked the past four years to do the best I can to make the community better. |
I got some work to do, ... I've got signs ready to go and I'll be talking to people. |
I hope this won't snowball. |
I think I've done an above and beyond adequate job. |
I think there should be exceptions. If your clientele is 70 percent smokers, you should be able to cater to them. They're stepping on freedoms, stepping on toes, and there's not a voice for those toes. |
I would get nervous whenever I heard a storm coming? . I had to replace parts on the machine at least four times in the first four years I had it. |
I wouldn't have been in favor of moving ahead with litigation if I had not thought it was necessary. Is it unfortunate? Yes. It's very unfortunate, but when you have a room packed full of people asking what we're going to do about their jobs and the corporation worked for that lied to the heads of the state of Iowa ... then you have a situation in question that could keep those jobs here, you ask a judge to figure who's right and who's wrong. |
If they charge a rental fee of $100 now, that fee may be $104 in the future, but that is something each business will decide for themselves, ... We'll receive a monthly accounting of rentals and leases from each business and the 4 percent tax will be applied. In the beginning, each business will be required to pay the tax monthly, but later, that can be adjusted to quarterly or every other month, whichever the business prefers. |
If those jobs were back in the city of Burlington, I would no longer be in favor of supporting the lawsuit. |