Editor:
My property tax statement came today.
It states that our house, for which we paid $72,000 10 years ago, is now worth $208,870. That’s fine and good, but along with the new value is the amount of taxes that came with that evaluation. The new bill is $3,043.00; $2,174 of that is city taxation. This equals $253.00 a month just to live here and pay the exorbitant water rates besides.
With all these taxes, I…