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May 12, 2020 <br /> <br />Tax Increase: <br /> <br />1) This is ridiculous every time we the citizens turn around are taxes are being <br />raised. We have the highest taxes in the area. We the working class can not <br />afford for the city to continue to raise our taxes. During this pandemic when the <br />working class are continuing to try to make ends meet are having more taxes <br />imposed on us. Are you trying to make every citizen move out of the city. Stop <br />raising our taxes to line your pockets. <br />Nicole Carney <br /> <br />2) If you vote to increase fees and meal taxes you will not get my vote. <br /> <br />Tim Ferry <br /> <br />3) Help me understand how our city could try to treat its residents with such <br />disrespect?!! Other cities are trying their best to help the residents financially and <br />you want to attempt to raise the meal tax, Storm water, sewage fees , etc? We <br />have some of the poorest residents in the region and your response is to raise <br />utilities and meal taxes???? Other cities get rid of the meal tax and you want to <br />increase it????? We have residents that have nothing!!!!!!!!!!! They have lost all <br />income!!!! Can’t pay rent!!!! Can’t pay mortgages!!!! Can’t pay car insurance!!!!! <br />Can’t buy medicine!!!!! Can’t afford soap or napkins to use for toilet paper!!!!!..Yes <br />people are using napkins!!!!!!!!!....Your response as leaders is to raise the meal tax <br />and utility prices!!!!!??????? Do you all even understand the situation your <br />residents are in???? My neighbors are in an uproar!!!!!!!!!! If you all decide to follow <br />this ridiculous proposal you have destroyed this city during COVID and the media <br />will hear about!!!!! You prey upon the poor and less fortunate instead of trying to <br />help! Who proposes a hike in ANYTHING during this time!!!!!!! You all are shameful <br />beyond comprehension!!! You want to shut your citizens out of a meeting that <br />affects us???!!!! If this passes my response will be to buy all groceries and meals <br />in Chesapeake or Suffolk....until you all are out of office...sad part is that hurts my <br />city further..Needless to say you will never be elected again is an <br />understatement..I’ll make it a personal crusade to make sure no one in this city <br />forgets!!! <br />Gabriel Hall <br />3315 Carney Farm Lane <br />Portsmouth Virginia 23703 <br /> <br />4) My husband and I have been Portsmouth Residents for over a <br />decade. Portsmouth has the potential to be one of the best cities in Hampton <br />Roads. However that is indeed not the case. Each year it seems our taxes are <br />raised in some capacity. True, you folks have kept the Real Estate taxes at the <br />same level for 5 years in a row and we are appreciative of that measure. It still <br />does not sit well with us knowing that yet once again our Water Rate, Sewer Rates <br />as well as Storm water utility fees are once again going to go up. When does this <br />stop? Why is it that Portsmouth has the highest tax rates in the Hampton Roads <br />region? My husband and I vehemently are opposed to these proposed tax hikes. I <br />feel confident in stating that there needs to be an overhaul of the amount of funds <br />given out to individuals whom do not contribute to the economics of this city. Stop <br />relying on the hard working tax paying residents to fund everything. Our city <br />deserves better than this. <br />Marcel and Jennifer Castro <br />4135 Bishops Place <br />Portsmouth VA 23703 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />