When the citizens voted to add 200 additional Police officers and Firefighters the 3/4 of a cent sales tax was created. This sales tax has provided funding exclusively for the public safety area. This sales tax also provided relief to the general fund. On several occasions the public safety sector has shown the city was using tactics to use this dedicated fund to fund "other projects". They appear to have done this again.

Maps3 passed and 180 is in the works, but now we are considering reducing ESSENTIAL SERVICES by 12%. Our population has grown by approx. 100,000 people in the last 20 years and we have not kept up with growth. Now our council is considering taking us backward. Please take an opportunity to contact your council member and ask them to keep the momentun moving forward with the growth of our city and keep our ESSENTIAL SERVICES growing.