“Long term residents find their taxes and services increased yearly (without a quality of life return) so they sell out.”
-FBG Citizen-
“Growth is usually accompanied by it’s partner, greed.”
-FBG Citizen-
Lines of Discussion:
Higher wages for teachers all around. Evaluate teacher salaries by experience, work load, student population and an individuals established value, not by uniform codes and standards. Administration is important for the success of any school, but the higher salaries should skew more toward the teachers, who typically work longer hours and are more directly connected with the students everyday needs.
More parks and pedestrian access to Fredericksburg is essential for continued growth and enhancement of our towns beauty and overall ‘traffic’ problems.
We need to highlight our creeks and waterways, instead of hiding them amongst trash and debris. How can we prioritize and gain the support of our local land owners to support such initiatives without losing their security and privacy, while also increasing the value of their investment?
How many of our school children would feel safe riding a bicycle to class? How do we educate and model a stronger community effort to endorse and support safer and better marked roads for the ever present cycling community?
Solution Ideas:
Higher wages for our teachers!
Stafford, Texas, did away with property tax.
“Relying on sales tax revenue alone, Stafford has managed to pay for city services, lower its debt, accumulate a reserve of about $10 million, construct a new convention center and build a police and fire complex in the past six years.
At the same time, new residents and businesses have been lured in by the city’s property tax policy.