Neosho Needs Your Help!

As we reach the final hours before voters head to the polls, I want to make one more personal plea for why tomorrow’s tax vote is so important.  There is so much MISINFORMATION being put out by those that oppose this tax that you need to KNOW THE FACTS.

The last thing anyone wants are cuts in services, but without this tax, those cuts will very likely happen.  No scare tactics, just the facts.

Remember these important points:

• The city will likely only need the full $1.00 for one or two years.  It is not the intent or plan to keep the tax at that full ceiling any longer than necessary.
• Business Owners will pay a large portion of the property tax.  Right now, businesses pay NO TAXES to fund the city’s operations.
• Senior citizens who qualify can get a large portion (if not all) of their taxes rebated to them.
• Neosho is the ONLY city in Newton County that doesn’t have some form of property tax.
• Reductions in basic city services (including police and fire protection) are almost certain if this tax does not pass.
• The additional cost to a homeowner with a $100,000 home will be $190 a year
• Insurance rates will go up if the city’s ISO ratings suffer from cuts in fire protection.
• The city owns a lot of property, but most of that property was either purchased with grants or was used to secure the loans to buy it.  Any land that city CAN sell, the city SHOULD sell.  But just because the city owns land, doesn’t mean it can be sold.