"Don't Edmond my Norman"?

[adaniel]

I for one hope Norman embraces the change continuing to head its way if for nothing less then the tax revenue the school system desperately needs. I saw a figure that showed tax revenue collections for Edmond and Norman as even in the mid 90's (high $500 million) for both towns and, by 2005, Edmond had doubled that amount while Norman had stayed almost unchanged. I can't tell you how many national retail stores I have heard stories from saying that Norman is the most difficult town they have every tried to do business in.

October sales tax figures show about 4.5 million for Norman and about 3.5 million for Edmond. I don't think that backs up your figures.

I think thats in reference to the property tax base, in which most schools derive their revenue from.