Imagine Greater Tucson 2010-11 Phase I Community Conversation and Survey Statements Related to A fair and stable tax rate and structure that adequately pays for necessary services

1	1) Would like to see county people able to vote on city ballots where county people are directly affected. 2) Would like city and county government to let ventura capital fund all the projects they scheme up, and if they can't find venture capital let them accept that as the core message from the tax payers
2	9+% sales tax, millions spent on Rio Neuvo with nothing to show for it, police cutbacks, roads in ill-repair; no convenient parking downtown; restaurants closed on Sunday when I went to an event at the Temple of Music & Arts; the city is on a downward spiral!
3	A change in the policy of granting illegal non-Americans medical, housing and food benefits must stop. Proof of citizenship for federal and state services must be required. No more free ride. It is a stupid and dangerous policy to continue.
4	A community cannot thrive with low literacy and education levels. To maintain high levels of employment, tax revenues and to decrease crime and poverty.
5	A ten percent tax seems like an extraordinary price to pay compared to the rest of the states.
6	AZ taxpayers are footing the bill for needs of illegal aliens, and many people who have learned how to 'work the system', rather than actually work. We need to be more careful in determining who really needs help.
7	Access to public and cultural services
8	Access to services, to recreation, to educational institutions - should all be a high value. SunTrans is not the ONLY solution. Investments should be committed to mutliple forms of public transportation that reduces conjestion on our streets
9	Again, it's a matter of better long term planning. If all your income is from sales tax and something occurs, like this current financial crisis, then you have no way to make up for budget deficits without cutting services to the Community.
10	Again, the constant harping on Tucson. Hey- the rest of Pima Co is as big as Tucson. maybe Oro Valley will annex Tucson. The Arts may start fundraising & stop badgering government to give them a free ride. Ever notice how the successful Art orgs go about their business? Hey MOCA - give the taxpayers back our $$. How much tax revenue would that bldg generate if it was a grocery store? Oh wait, Rio Nuevo doesn't need sales tax $ does it?
11	All infrastructure could improve if more of our tax dollars returned to Pima County.
12	All services available - stores, schools, jobs, churches. We have it all
13	Allocate tax monies for the basics. Stop trying to intimidate the population into thinking that we must first cut Police, and Fire Department services when they want a tax hike for the 'I want what you earned' crowd.
14	Already taxes enough
15	An increase in social services
16	Another sales tax (RTA) and spending is happening without accountability. Painted empty buses, new fare system - I didn't vote for aesthetic but additional functional base service. Why are government staff so large? COT - Pima County?
17	Antithetical to planners and elite's - but the fact of the matter is that we need more business/commercial activity as a percentage of the tax base - and the only way to get that is through competition ... not regional control.
18	Appropriate fees and taxes
19	Are there options other than sales tax to fund city services? Rental taxes? Lodging taxes? We need something more stable. The most visible sign of reduction in city support seems to be a huge amount of graffiti right now,but obviously there are so many more areas less visible.
20	Arizona social services are limited, poor quality, not functional
21	As a taxpayer, it is distressing to see our public funds used to promote more road-building at the expense of everything else. Roads eat up valuable land and serve to promote more vehicle use. Investing in our transit systems, creating walkable neighborhoods, and re-directing capital from building more roads into creating multi-modal corridors will make us a more cohesive city that encourages inner-city living. The RTA is an un-balanced committee that promotes urban-sprawl and fails miserably at investing in the already-built densest parts of our community or in its mass transit systems.
22	As we improve our community services the economy will improve, and as the economy improves, the capacity to provide more community services increases
23	BECAUSE EVERYTHING, TAX, ETC., THAT THEY DO AFFECTS MY LIFE STYLE. I have a very limited income, as do thousands of others. We are being taxed out of our homes, doing with less services, doing with less that makes latter life more pleasant. We don't ask much - we just want comfortable living without a lot of hassle.
24	Because it would be a fair tax
25	Because my boyfriend, my stepdaughter and I can not rely on the medical services, my stepdaugter was sick for two weeks and it cost $400 dollars to take care of her illness
26	Because there are a lot of activities and social services
27	Because these services are for humans and we are all humans.
28	Better downtown hotels, restaurants, and entertainment facilities are needed to improve the Tucson business climate. Rio Nuevo needs to get off the ground as the proposed projects will generate tax dollars and help local businesses
29	Better social services
30	Better social services for children/more mentors
31	Better use of tax dollars.
32	Border and immigration policies are negatively impacting the habitats throughout southern Az - without reform in areas exacerbating these issues, the situation will likely worsen. Decriminalization and taxation of marijuana and reform of immigration policies could decrease the amount of violence and crime in southern Az.
33	Border partnerships have a lot to offer - services and information
34	Bringing the different cities together with the county to eliminate duplicate services would save money.
35	Build that silly wall already to stop the flow and then provide services to the immigrants (legal and illegal) who are already here so that they can have the same opportunities that immigrants in the 1800's had.
36	Businesses find it very difficult to work with the city of Tucson - the local government can be very anti-business and anti-growth oriented in their permitting, regulatory and taxing actions. They speak about wanting economic development, but their actions do not support their talk.
37	Can we raise taxes to support our schools?
38	Can't get any real growth when everyone is living off the tax payers
39	Change is slow � no tax mentality
40	Change tax structure
41	Change the tax structure
42	City and Municipal services (before the crash)
43	City and county government are the largest employers and this hurts not only these employees (no where else to go for the services they provide) but also limits the things that attract new business to the area.
44	City is not business friendly, too many taxes and restrictions on businesses. Makes it hard to grow.
45	City of Tucson mayor and council and Pima County administrator and supervisors are showing very poor leadership and should all be replaces with compentent leaders that represent the people of the community and not special interest. Special interests (developers and money interests) are give most everything they want at the cost to the tax payers and community people.
46	City services
47	Community services i.e., library, parks, community center, etc.
48	Compared to other cities, Tucson's cost of living is reasonable. Property tax is fair. I have season tickets at some venues and here I can afford to do that.
49	Consolate all schools district to one district, one tax rate. Improve educational opportunities and properly fund
50	Contributes to efficiency and economy, and maintaining a lower property tax rate
51	Controlling our population of illegal migrants would make Tucson a safer place to live as well as reduce the burdens on our public services and thereby hold down the financial costs on all the legal residents.
52	Create a sustainable tax base for what gov't needs to do.
53	Create more certainty in state government, to include taxation & provision of services.
54	Developers build on pristine land, expect the tax payers to foot the bill for their destruction
55	Developers use taxpayers as cash cows
56	Development is subsidized by taxpayers. Local government has done some things to make development pay for itself, but it needs to do a lot better. The cost of expanding and enlarging infrastructure, including roads and schools, should be born by developers and the people who choose to live in the suburbs.
57	Domestic violence services
58	Duplication of services
59	Economic development gets tax revenue up; more people come to live here
60	Education of higher levels must be a priority where we rank 50th! Adult education of dropouts need to be funded. I would like the taxes of the rich to fund education. What happened to prop 301?
61	Effective government (not size of government) makes the community work for all. We should be able to merge/consolidate some County and City services
62	Elected officials in So. AZ treat economic growth as if its a dirty word, they feel its someone else's job, theirs is to extract as much as they can from development/businesses in taxes and fees to fund social and environmental agendas
63	Eliminate duplicate services (City / County / private)
64	Eliminate duplication of services, positions, etc.
65	Eliminate redundancies in services and provide better service coordination that may ultimately (if one can dream) lead to lower property taxes.
66	Entice businesses with political or tax incentives
67	Even though i live in the county, the anti-business attitude, endlessly mismanaging and wasting taxpayer money, and boneheaded decisions affect me
68	Even though we have escaped the strangulation of freeways, we are still car bound. We publically support car travel ('free' streets and parking) and do not support alternatives. If you go out to dinner at a nice restaurant and have a glass of wine and you drive home, you are at risk for DUI. And your only alternative is to take a taxi. Where is the bus system? Develop an effective rapid bus system with local feeder routes. Work with the other public transportation system, the school buses! If there was one effective public transportation system including the resouces currently spent on Suntran and the school busses, we would have a great alternative...and keep providing those bike lanes for those of us who what to stay fit while we get around instead of driving to the gym!
69	Everytime I turn around, it seems like I have to pay another tax to stay in business.
70	Ex-offender services
71	Excellent medical services
72	Focus on services and ways to help beyond Tucson
73	Free community services - school, counseling, transportation
74	Generally speaking, the citizens of Tucson have a generous, giving spirit. When need arises, troops rally. As a fund development professional especially concerned about social justice and social services, it is heart-warming to see this pervasive attitude even in a difficult economic atmosphere.
75	Getting around town is becoming murder. 30% of RTA dollars are bor bus riders that account for 3% of people (per RTA when pushing their tax)
76	Give Parks and Recreation enough money to provide needed services.
77	Giving more power to Tucson and Southern Arizona in Phoenix (aka the state legislature). Also, fairer distribution of tax money to wit: Tucson only gets $0.70 from it's tax dollars, whereas Phoenix grabs $1.10. Outrageous!!!
78	Government had to step into the void in terms of providing social services and support because churches and other community groups have failed
79	Government policy shouldn't be driven by tax revenue - need more comprehensive analysis
80	Governments need to focus on creating a sustainable and robust economy to generate resident well being, needed tax revenues for services vs. tax and fee increases, retain our UA graduates. Focus on development of orders for large scale solar electric facilities would be a way to do so, also reduce water usage/reduce environmental damage and related subsequent costs to taxpayers/government
81	Govt services to serve people and more efficient
82	Gradually increase real estate taxes by 5%
83	Greater access to social services for those who are in need.
84	Gun control, marijuana, i.e. Rosemont Mine, illegal immigration (medical, services, anchor babies)
85	Having lived in Albuquerque and DC Metro area - I've seen rapid growth overtake infrastructure. Ensure that developers pay their share in making road and infrastructure improvements. It is easy to be sucked in with the gleam of new tax dollars - but remember that services are required to pay for that growth
86	Health care Military Base Well run state services such as MVD
87	High business property taxes
88	High property taxes in Pima County, especially on unimproved land
89	Higher Property taxation
90	Higher property taxes
91	I am a strong believer in more fortunate people helping the needy--poor, disabled, young, and old. I am quite willing to pay more taxes to enable the government to provide the core services that have been decimated in recent years. I wish more Tucsonans agreed.
92	I am not for adding new freeways (to big city) but I do think we need to improve the roads we have. I think there should be a portion of our taxes that go to pay a PRIVATE company to do road construction/ repair. The city/ Pima County have failed miserably – if the city was run like a major corporation we would be far better off instead they are a charity that uses funds unwisely and continually asks for hand-outs (e.g. raising taxes)
93	I am on a fixed income. This is the ABSOLUTELY primary reason for staying in Tucson. Raise the taxes and I will have to leave and take my business with me.
94	I don't want to pay taxes to babysit other people's children, or hold their hands when they should take responsibility for themselves. I don't like paying for an entire department that does little more than administer federal funds.
95	I dont like them, I think the take away from the history of our area and drain tax dollars and resources away from the community! No more walmarts!
96	I feel that my tax $ is being used to prevent small business
97	I feel the city has done a poor job of insuring the essential needs of the community are met (safety, courts), I feel they use scare tactics to raise taxes, misrepresent how the funds are being used and waste taxpayers hard earned money on worthless pet projects and over staffed offices.
98	I find it really sad how low of a priority education is in Tucson and Arizona. I would raise taxes and make sure that schools are properly funded. There are some things that deserve proper funding, and education is definitely a worth-while investment in the future. I would never want to raise a family in Tucson, because I would be afraid of how far behind my children would fall relative to children growing up in places that make education a priority. Also funding cuts to the University of Arizona are terribly short-sighted. Short-selling Tucson's future is the last thing people should do.
99	I guess the folks who set these things and the folks who vote for them don't know that taxes are passed on to consumers. I pay more and I don't like it.
100	I hate hearing those planes burning up all my tax money every day and attracting more buzz-cut morons to this town.
101	I hate paying taxes for projects to improve our city and have the money disappear and have noting accomplished such as what has happened and is happening with the downtown 'revitalization.'
102	I have a lower quality of life here in Tucson than I did in Colorado because salaries are lower here, in general. I could crunch numbers and research statistics to back this up, I'm sure, however this is just based on my general perception of how my standard of living is here in Tucson in comparison to Ft Collins and Denver. I know that housing, rent, groceries, gas - the basics - are not significantly cheaper here than there, yet salaries are less and taxes are more. I can not afford the same quality of life in Tucson that I had in Colorado - and that's not due to the overall economic national depression - that's due to less money coming in and the same (or more) money going out.
103	I have lived in central Tucson for >40 years. I am always distressed that my tax and utility dollars go to subsidize the cost of expanding the city limits while maintenance is ignored on city streets. If people want to live further out, they need to pay the true cost of putting in roads and utilities.
104	I know of small business owners who are being taxed out of the business and regulated to the extent that ehy can not emploee full time people.
105	I live down 3 miles of dirt road that is not maintained by the county. It was okay 17 years ago when only 3 homes were there. Now there are many more dirt roads and many, many more people living out there. If the county is going to allow these people to have permits and collect taxes, it should be mandatory to maintain the roads. Our road is almost impossible to drive and our property taxes quadrupled in one year with no benefits.
106	I live just west of downtown in the area most affected by the planned revitalization. So far, there is a wall and a few up-scale homes that no-one in the neighborhood could ever afford to purchase. There are so many wonderful things that could be happening: downtown as an all pedestrian area with restaurants, theater, music, outlets for traditional native crafts, the Stewart Boot Company (or similar), good art galleries (like Etherton), and trams to connect to all of it plus the Tucson Museum of Art and surrounding historic sites. 'A' Mtn. could be cleaned up and made into a safe place for walking, biking, and site seeing from trams for tourists, families, others who congregate - but no cars and no alcohol or drugs. The land west of the river should not just be another housing development. We need walkways, horse trails, an interactive science center, movie theaters, coffee shop, a Trader Joe's or Sunflower, a pool, a gym, boutique hotel, amenities that appeal to the neighborhood and to tourists alike. I personally resent the increase in my property taxes that was meant to reflect the higher values that Rio Nueve was going to create. I don't want lower taxes, I want Rio Nuevo!!
107	I live there and want a voice in city politics. Plus my tax monies get spent in Maricopa and not here.
108	I provide controls over the tax money taken in and make sure that it was being spent for the necessities of all in the community and not for pet projects of the few who have access to the governing board.
109	I recently had a baby and I have serious doubts about whether I will stay in Tucson long term because I can't imagine putting my son through school here. I grew up in New Jersey, a state with high taxes and outstanding public schools and I often think about moving to a state that values children and education more than Arizona. Since we are 49th in education, it wouldn't be hard to find a state that is doing a better job in this area.
110	I see the city wasteing money on projects that are not needed at this time when people are laid off and unable to provide necessities. Campaigns for raising taxes put pressure on the voters by threatening if the raises are not voted in, there will be a serious decrease in law officers, firefighters, safety personnel and services. Shameful tactics like these should cease. There is enough stress in the lives of people today, we do not need to be pressured when deciding how we will vote on issues.
111	I think Tucson is a great place to live, but as the jobs leave Tucson, or don't come to Tucson, then many of us can't survive. If we don't bring jobs then it becomes more expensive for all that live here to go on living. Many have to take unemployment and other social services just to survive. I'm not against helping others, but it becomes a draw to the government and those that are working and also the companies that are already here. That is why the quicker we can incentivise companies to bring good jobs to Tucson, the quicker we can recover. Jobs also bring dollars for funding projects such as parks, and arenas and open space. Funding is king for all projects in Tucson. So bring jobs. I see nothing wrong with a mine, that will bring billions of dollars to our community, especially since that is one of the 5 Cs of our state seal, 'COPPER' (and it's what the state seal is made of).
112	I think it's important for government to have a role in ensuring safety and well-being. This means I'm willing to pay taxes that encourage safety, community well-being and the well-being of individuals.
113	I truly believe that Tucson's political leadership has been dysfunctional for decades. Raising and throwing money (tax payer money) will never make for a great community. The politicians need to take a back-seat and let business and charitable organization leaders take the reins. For example, I truly hope Imagine Greater Tucson is not a politically motivated initiative, because if it is - it will be words without action because there will be a political agenda driving it.
114	I wish my property taxes were lower.
115	I work in the social service field. We are able to offer so many services to so many people. It makes Tucson a town that cares.
116	I'm frustrated by the waste of fancy plans that don't happen. I'm frustrated by the loss of our best political leaders to bigger offices farther away. I'd pay more taxes for the services we need or want, but not for a planner from far away with a grandiose notion. I continue to hear unbelievable stories about bureacracy's opposition to business and development.
117	I've lived in my current house 8 years and it has been burglarized 4 times. My car was stolen from in front of a busy restaurant on Speedway in broad daylight. Do I have to convert my home and car into fortresses to live here? I've been pouring money into windows, gates, security doors, alarm systems, etc. I'd rather pay more taxes for better drug prevention/police work.
118	If people had better jobs there will be more revenue from taxes enabling for improvements with regard to education, streets, and public services
119	If social services can help families, those families could help other families. By being with successful families who learned how to deal with their crisis, as well as move into a safer place, this could possibly offer hope to those who
120	If we are going to continue to allow billionaires to take money from our region, then we must get better compensation for our workers. That includes health and retirement, especially since we are expected to turn around and give the money back for inflated goods and services.
121	If we hope to get more of our share of the tax revenues paid into the state, we need an effective communicator to get the community to embrace annexation. However, with the current state of our wimpy elected officials, we will npt have any chance to have anyone want to be a part of that City!
122	If you are over 21 AHCCS does nothing/need for external services.
123	Immigration reform. Stop punishing immigrants and use their services
124	Improve city budget and services for needy people.
125	Improve living conditions and services for older adults
126	Improve services for low income people.
127	Improve services for poor families - medical and mental
128	Improve services for the poor and improve education funding
129	Income tax fairer than sales tax
130	Incorporate more of the county so we would receive a fair share of our tax dollars.
131	Increase mental health services
132	Increase services to elderly and mentally ill.
133	Increase taxes to pay for light rail.
134	Increase the in-state and out-of-state promotion of Tucson community / region as a superior place to live and/or work. This would help the ailing real estate industry, bring in more tax revenue, and, thusly, increase jobs and help other industries.
135	Increase the proportion of property taxes dedicated to public education. This does not include charter schools.
136	Increase the tax on alcohol!
137	Increased mental health and mental health education services
138	Increased social services and resources for the homeless population
139	Instead of raising sales taxes to offset deficit, the goverment should examine more efficient cost-effective ways of doing business.
140	Instead of raising the sales tax to one of the highest in the nation, the city needs to live within its means. Lower taxes means businesses will be able to earn more money, grow and hire more people. New businesses will be attracted to Tucson. Lower taxes are important to those in poverty as well as the business owner who is trying to make a profit. Our city leaders make anti-business decisions!
141	It brings the best of academia, diversity, Arts, Sports, services and pride.
142	It has all the services I need
143	It is ok to raise taxes to finance education.
144	It seems there is a disregard by governments of business leaders whose success depends on area's infrastructure, K-12 education, tax incentives, etc.
145	It's obvious the majority on the council can't make a decision, which hurts the entire community. If they had addressed the budget deficit when they were first made aware of it in 2009 we wouldn't have such constant, drastic proposal for cuts and tax increases (that they don't act on either).
146	Jobs and education are linked closely to the quantity and quality of business and industry available to a region. More knowledge workers and cutting edge industries in Tucson could help to protect the region from construction slumps and poor tax revenues. A diverse local economy also means less people out of work as the national economy cycles. I know that the quality of our schools can be an obstacle to attracting knowledge workers, which leads me to my next point.
147	Jobs are being lost due to inability to grow and establish business. Too many tax issues and administrative roadblocks.
148	Lack of border control has severely impacted funds & services for legal residents. It causes higher taxes to pay for services to illegals, and it depresses our wages. Illegals clog hospitals and overwhelm health care services. Our children are short-changed on education. The morgue has refrigerated trailers full of bodies; again all costs borne by residents for investigation of death, storage & ultimate disposal.
149	Lack of social services: We have a large transient population - people need resources in order to be helped. Our parks are a good example. Water management: we are a desert and I see many, many golf courses. Need I say more?
150	Large corporations and large retail entities often choose other cities over Tucson because of the 'red tape' they face here, the lack of ability to make decisions quickly, and the unwillingness to give deep tax breaks that other cities are willing to give. We lost Spring Training! We lose large retail chains! We don't expand in big business!l
151	Larger tax base and more opportunities for fund raising for non-profits.
152	Larger tax base county res could make a positive inpact on the City of Tucson
153	Less griping about taxes, costs for services
154	Less taxes on dumb projects that produce nothing - change elected officials that have been there too long
155	Lets say a oone cent sales tax pasess to pay for it with some federal funding to help out this woild take 20 years to complete and put alot of people to work it woild spurr the econemy and attract outside businessesto come here
156	Loss of professional sports due to lower tax incentives from Tucson to Phoenix or from Tucson to Oro Valley
157	Lot of headaches when dealing with permits. It really should not take 5 permits at multiple windows to do 1 project. Very inefficient and in times of budget short falls it's also very inefficient both for the tax payer and the person seeking a permit. As for codes, why is it so difficult to embrace water conservation measures such as waterless urinals? These are a no brainer except that Tucson is 15-20 years behind the curve, let's get progressive.
158	Low national ranking/ property taxes high
159	Low taxes
160	Lower business related property taxes
161	Lower real estate taxes
162	Lower taxes
163	Lower taxes and improve education.
164	Lower taxes for businesses
165	MY tax money is paying for planning projects that I don't want (and I suspect I am not alone). Rio Nuevo has become an industry of its own, paying outside contractors money that we need to be spending on education and police/fire services.
166	Many of us see and even interact with the homeless population in Tucson on a regular basis. Many of these men and women are veterans, have substance abuse problems, or struggle with mental illness. If we invested more funding and resources in supporting this population, we could decrease the number of people in the emergency rooms and in prison. This would benefit us all in the long-run as we would see a decrease in crime, and an increase in the number of people contributing positively to the community by working and paying taxes.
167	Medical services
168	Medical services available
169	Mental health and other social services
170	Mental health services
171	Mentally ill homeless - we need more services for these people
172	Missing services in this hospital, ER, domestic violence shelter
173	More NBH services
174	More coordination with community resources to improve cultural services
175	More emergency services and more rural health care centers for long-term
176	More funding for education and social services; especially mental health
177	More funding for senior support services
178	More funding for social services
179	More helping people with disabilities, more services for the disabled
180	More industry would increase job opportunities, especially in professional industries where the tax base is higher
181	More jobs and vocational services
182	More jobs=greater tax base for public safety and roads.
183	More money funnely to emergency services
184	More services
185	More services for low-income and elderly
186	More services for those in need.
187	More services in the home
188	Move community services to the community.
189	Move revenues from sales taxes to property taxes with commercial property taxed at a higher rate than residential property
190	Much needs repair or replace and smart decision need to be made because taxes are cost of utilities are higher than even California. Growth will require more water, better sewer, roads and services.
191	Need a better tax environment to attract companies, but that's risky because the money coming into the city would be lower
192	Need corporate citizenship; only 1 or 2 corporate drivers. Need to lower fees, charges, and taxes for the business community
193	No pride (garbage, funding, lack of services)
194	No tax on basic food items
195	Observing services cut, schools operating on a shoe string
196	Offer incentives to bring business into Tucson. These businesses will hire tax payers to help provide for a better quality of life
197	On Nov 2, police cried that if the tax wasn't passed we'd be losing officers. On Nov 3, suddenly no officers were being laid off- did something radical change in those 12 hours? I feel deceived and probably won't vote in support of City initiatives again for years.
198	One-upmanship in local government matters and focusing on who has what power is detrimental. Taxpayers need the best return for what they contribute. Local services that address neighborhood level needs are important. One great big government is NOT the answer.
199	Open space and living close to municipal services
200	Opportunities with better services
201	Our city is run very poorly, and we have two expensive government entities in the valley... We should consolidate City & County Government and services.
202	Our downtown community center has many good points, but we are lacking hotels and support services to the center. Without them, we cannot attract big conventions and the dollars that they bring to the community. Additionally, our airport has limited service which compounds the problem. A great example of what we could do is the San Antonio area community center and downtown river walk complex. It brings $$$ to the greater San Antonio area. Tucson could easily have a similar facility.
203	Our local elected officials have spent the last 30 years turning Tucson into a fiscal nightmare. Too much money is spent on the wrong priorities, and too little is focused on the core services which should be its No. 1 focus.
204	Our natural environment is important but what about 'natural undisturbed open space' helps me? Tacking this land off the tax rolls means more taxes I pay.
205	Our priorities are a bit messed up when we cut kindergarten, GED, and higher Ed, yet cut taxes for the rich. This will be the one thing that can prevent us from really moving into the future and having an economic recovery.
206	Our state legislature keeps cutting our kids education to fix their budget and is continually cutting services to the women and poor. I want my grandkids to get the same opportunities and education as I did in the Midwest. To be at the bottom of the barrel for education spending is horrendous. We are condemning future generations to poverty.
207	Our taxes are too low.
208	Overreliance on sales tax has created a revenue stream contingent on growth and retail and reduces emphasis on creating jobs and maintaining neighborhoods. It's unsustainable.
209	Parochial schools want tax vouchers which drains money from public schools
210	People don't know how taxes work. It's so convoluted (taxes are going up as housing values go down). It's very complicated and it doesn't have to be - we need a 1-page tax code
211	People want to live higher, but we have to pay to get services up there (water, fire, police, schools, etc.) Money spent on going higher could be better used in the valley.
212	People who are willing to donate their time for community services, i.e., litter removal, food bank volunteering, hospital volunteering, etc.
213	People without ownership of land should not be able to tell people who own land what they are going to do with their land. They should ask/work with/encourage/educate land owners of what the best ways to develop their land are. And land owners who participate in smart/sustainable development practices should be REWARED in some way for their vision. Rewards could be tax cuts, quick approval of development plans, etc....
214	Phoenix gets a better deal with more tax dollars because most of the area is incorporated
215	Pima County property taxes.
216	Pima county should not be in the business of providing urban services. Our schools should not be funded by State Land sales. Both systems work against our current economic base.
217	Pima county taxes vacant land at a higher rate than land with a structure. This is a penalty to those who hold land in trust for the future and do not wish to develop it. Why should land that lays fallow incur a higher tax rate since it requires fewer services and doesn't host a family that requires schooling? Why, in a desert with water limitations, do we wish to promote growth that will likely happen anyway?
218	Poor management of public funds/tax dollars
219	Poorly planned & over-development: destroys the natural beauty people come to the area for in the first place; overtaxes the water supply; contributes to congestion; causes a glut in the supply
220	Portland OR has no city or state sales tax, yet manages to get all the great things (from public transit to open space) that Tucson claims they want, but want to charge via tax to get. This ties back into lack of accountability with the funds.
221	Privatizing Parks & Rec, Street Maint., Water & Sewer and Bldg Plan & Permit to name a few would lower the taxes we have to pay. Privatization would force them to be more responsible and stop huge retirement costs.
222	Property tax method of valuation
223	Property taxes should be changed like California's Prop. 13 where taxes are frozen until the house is sold.
224	Provides important services
225	Psychiatric services
226	Public services
227	Raise corporate taxes & institute progressive taxation
228	Raise individual taxes
229	Raise taxes on those who can afford it for schools
230	Redo our tax system to change the support for education and bring more of the unicorporated urban area into an incorporated area in order to improve our share of State tax revenue.
231	Reduce business taxes
232	Reduce taxes
233	Reduce taxes.
234	Reduced sales tax
235	Rescind RV tailer park tax
236	Resentment when people without children pay taxes or by legislation
237	Right now the elected leaders have no vision for the future of the community. The wrangling over downtown development and the waste of taxpayer dollars tells me there is no one in charge. They all have their fiefdom and will do nearly all to protect same
238	Sales tax for education was passed, but went into the general fund
239	Schools/ property taxes
240	Shift the City's revenue basis from sales tax to property tax
241	So much is done by the steering of lobbyist that our community is left without the input of its citizens. We must take back control of our city and state monies and make services available that are needed by its citizens.
242	So much of the money (tax revenue) is in unincorporated Pima County so we don't get that money
243	Social services
244	Social services are available
245	Society does not want to invest $$ - won't raise taxes
246	Stop encouraging growth. More people require more services, more infrastrastructure and more jobs. What's the advantage to the current residents. This city is basically retirement and UoA and snowbirds ... and unfortunately the distribution center for drugs and undocumented immigrants. Get rid of the gun and the gem show as they mean little to the majority of residents. Having the gun show is an embarassment.
247	Stop the waste of taxpayer money.
248	Stop using our tax dollars to buy 'open space' and give out free rent and build hotels. Government should not be in the real estate business or own property. Get out of the way and stop making stupid sign rules and ridiculous hoops a business has to jump through to just start. A business should file an application for a business license and be able to open within a week. Stop charging businesses downtown $50k to open and then give out free rent to artists. Get the Marxists and anyone who does not beleive in free market capitalism out of our government. We are tired of being your slaves.
249	Straighten out the insane fiscal structure, esp ridiculously expensive tax credits for charitable donations, no wonder we are broke
250	Stronger tax base = more diverse business
251	SunTran is at the end stage of efficiency. We need light rail because it is much less expensive to operate and the savings could be used to extend hours of operation. Spending tax dollars to benefit the most people has yet to be spoken in public by anyone on our beloved city council. Why? I give up.
252	THere are large urbanized unincorporated areas in Pima County. It hurts us because we do not get revenue we could otherwise get. Plus the county residents of incorporated areas have to unfairly carry the burden for the unincorporated areas in paying for their law enforcement, courts, zoning and planning, road maintenance and other services. As a city resident, I am unhappy about it. County residents should be taxed extra for those services if they don't want to incorporate.
253	TUSD needs to be broken into smaller Districts. They have to many highly paid Executives and the money does not filter down to where it could benefit the children and the community. It is sad to see what programs they continue to take away from the children and use that money to hire more highly paid adminstration. The children should be the top priority and instead of continuing to increase taxes they need to use the money to improve the education of our children
254	Taking away mental health services is going to make more problems in the long run. People won't take their medications, will fill the hospitals, and cost more
255	Tax base
256	Tax structure
257	Taxes
258	Taxes - property taxes are increasing 10% a year
259	Taxes are too low to support necessary education for our kids
260	Taxes going up too much and home values declining. We must control costs and cut services
261	The City and County shouldn't be in the entertainment business they need to do core services well and the rest will follow.
262	The City blew millions on Rio Nuevo - we have little to show for it. This money could have been used in our neighborhoods. We need to use tax money to take care of what we have instead of subsidizing more unsustainable growth.
263	The City system seems overly cumbersom and ineffective. Restricts ability to get projects done, wastes tax revenues, has a narrow vision and talks more than does.
264	The County needs to realize that running this community is a business. They cannot consistently appose growth and assume, somehow that they can still have a sufficient tax base.
265	The Oro Valley area - and master plan is what attracts me to the area. I want clean, maintained and safe community. I want services for young and seniors. I want a community that believes in quality.
266	The TCC have created problems that need not exist. They have imposed punitive taxes on small businesses resulting in hardship and businesses moving away or being denied altogether. For a city that is growing, it is unfortunate the TCC continues to impose fees and taxes hurting the less fortunate, teens, elderly and those looking to make Tucson a home and business center.
267	The bureaucracy surrounding business development in Tucson and Pima County desperately needs to be completely overhauled to make the process to start a business, or relocate a business much easier. Simply throwing tax money as incentives to companies does not work on a long term basis; it creates animosity across the business and residential communities. If we were to adopt models for attracting businesses that were similar to other successful cities (e.g., Atlanta, GA) then Tucson and Pima County would be much more successful.
268	The city building offical was hired to fix this issue and I can tell by talking to people that the system is still broke and untill that happens this city will never get back to growing a tax base that the City can live by!
269	The city is broke; redevelopment will come from the visionaries in the private sector. We don't have to give the taxpayers any more unnecessary obligations like taking on ownership of the Hotel Arizona. Bert has plenty of wealth to leverage a loan without dumping more obligations on a weary, over taxed population.
270	The city leaders (excluding Steve K) need to get a grip on spending and realize the citizens are sick and tired of them spending our tax dollars on items NOT related to running the city. Freeze salaries and toss all government employee unions out on their you know what.
271	The city of Tucson needs to stop funding social services, which are reactive in nature, and instead invest in solid infrastructure (that includes repairing potholes) that will create both short-term and long-term jobs. Communities do gain reputations and a lot of it has to do with how they appear to visitors, residents and business owners/managers. Tucson is not an attractive city for anyone to invest in, more than anything because the city hasn't invested in itself.
272	The city, state, and county continue to raise taxes, property taxes go up and values go down and we are still asked to pay more. Our government needs to live in its budget and not overspend
273	The council, especially now, can't keep 'giving' money away and cutting essential services. No one vacations in 'Newark' or 'Detroit' The roads from the airport are lousy and hat is the visitors first impression.
274	The current administration has run the city off the tracks. We have hard working city employees getting furloughs and layoffs, no pay raises for years, but we have money for a 'modern streetcar', a renovated TCC, and a new elephant pen at the zoo. We have an Arts building being rented for a dollar a year, while people are unable to make their house payments. We have to cut back on police services (no more responding to traffic accidents) but we can afford an assistant city manager at $100K+ a year (and as the former chief of police he should be ashamed).
275	The current school district boundaries need to be redrawn to maximize resources. I'd cut TUSD down in size and distribute the fringes to other districts. I would also annex the unincorporated areas or encourage them to incorporate to minimize the tax burden placed on City residents.
276	The dumbasses who run this town are taxing us to death. Soon we will all be equally poor. Then the self appointed leaders of the community will have all the busboys and waiters they feel they need.
277	The financial drain on our tax resources and taking of jobs from Americans. There was a time when a job in construction was highly sought after. Employers must be made to stop hiring illegal labor and increase their wages appropriately to encourage citizens to once again go into the construction trades.
278	The focus on bringing people of all walks together for specific needs of the community (service, volunteerism, advocacy, human services initiatives)
279	The governance of both the city and county is frustrating. Taxes are too high for everyone, especially businesses. Because of that the whole area is not growing and stagnant. The governance is too weak and refuses to cut hand-outs to pandering special interest groups to focus on the core services.
280	The governments waste or simple lose large amounts of the taxpayers dollars, deliver substandard services and the media gives them a pass.
281	The illegals raise our taxes to pay for their services. If they desire to come here, do it legally.
282	The inefficient delivery of services causes higher costs in the form of higher taxes, higher fees, increased hassle and time. The city and county should not be incompetition with the private sector. The city and county should not have duplicate services.
283	The infrastructure has deterioated. Without higer wages you can not get higer taxes for improvement.
284	The lack of demand for public services
285	The local politicians like to tax and spend. They have no concept of living within your means
286	The mines still have the tax structure rig in their favor. That thinking will destroy our public school system.
287	The needs of the people should not be taken care of by tax dollars.Prior to the 60's these needs were taken care of by the church. The church needs to take back and the city needs to support the effort of the church to take care of those in need. The government would need to help with the expense of re-education to help those that are in need of getting the education they need to get a better paying job - like we will provide by having more business opportunities.
288	The politics of the state of Arizona are oppressive and punitive, unless of course you are big business and need a tax break. Tucson is an island of blue in a sea of red.
289	The present system has spent hundreds of millions of dollars which almost nothing to show for it rather than Fox Theater and the Presidio wall. This is an unacceptable burden to taxpayers.
290	The region is big enough to have major services, Doctors, Hospitals, Trauma Center and cultural activities without assocaiated congestion of a larger city i.e. Phoenix.
291	The region throws away $60 million to $80 million annually of state sales tax revenues because some 200,000 area resident live in unincorporated areas. Let's get those folks into Tucson, Oro Valley, Sahuarita or Marana so we can get our share of the funds.
292	The resources that go into these services help people so they need to be maintained; particularly mental health systems
293	The sales tax was increased again to 9.1 percent and hopefully not again after the 11-2-2010 voting. Property tax is too much with the majority again going to education which also is too much.
294	The same things get discussed over and over and no progress is made. Too much money is spent on consultants..in corp world we particularly watch that line item...it is a black hole. How many more times do we have to hear of the AZ Hotel owner's ideas to line his pockets at taxpayer expense.
295	The sports events in town should be held on the FRONTAGE ROADS (bike races and marathons). Keep the paticipators out of the way of the rest of the tax paying public. This will never happen.
296	The tax base and fee structure does not pay for the infrastructure. Development fees and taxes are often waived to special interests and put on the home owner tax payers to pay for the infrastructure the needs to be paid by special interests. This raises taxes to the poor in favor of the rich.
297	The tax rate
298	The use of green technologies in city services
299	Then we would be able to secure the border, reduce government spending and reduce taxes in order to promote a healthy economy.
300	There are areas of the region where parks and libraries are easy to access - but voids in other parts of the region where there are not these services for students and families.
301	There are many in Tucson who live at or below the poverty line, it is important to me that these people receive important services, to help with healthcare, including mental health, and help with raising their families, whether it is activites their children can participate it, or help with school breakfast and lunch.
302	There are so few digital art communities outside of LA and NY, but there are some very successful ones like Portland OR that have made their mark in the movie/TV/private digital arena. There are literally a handful of businesses here that are digital arts related, but they are limited to small private contracts to sustain themselves. Tucson recently acquired a branch of Sony's online gaming branch and I had hoped that the community would be eager to attract more. Digital animation and graphics are the future of the film/TV world and Tucson could become a major hub in the industry. Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had offered amazing tax incentives to digital animation companies to set up shop in Louisiana because they knew that it is a huge business that has tremendous earning potential. With the disaster, however, they had to send all of their new businesses elsewhere. There is no reason that Tucson cannot become a huge digital arts industry area. I cannot say enough about this!
303	There are too many duplicated services.
304	There has been a lack of vision and a lack of planning that has personified the disorganized and mismanaged Tucson government since I have been here. I have watched for nearly 40 years as anyone who tried to introduce planned growth was recalled or voted down. I have been disgusted and disappointed by the staggeringly inept approach to downtown planning. Rio Nuevo started as a wonderful concept and soon became a bad, sour joke on the taxpayers of Tucson.
305	There is an obvious lack of courage, leadership, and integrity in city government leadership. It's no wonder that people don't want to pay higher taxes. The city hasn't shown good fiduciary responsibility.
306	There should be a way of attracting new business to Tucson without sacrificing tax/monetary advantage.
307	There's alot more to Tucson than downtown. More area, infustructure, activities etc. 'Allow' downtown to develop w/o micromanaging it to be only what a small group envisions. The city gov. should focus on providing essencial services for the WHOLE city - not real estate development.
308	These are my tax dollars being used for people who have no entitlement to them. What do folks not understand about 'illegal'? I have no right to education, healthcare, welfare payments and other services in other countries. Why do they have a 'right' to them here?
309	These high taxes in Tucson limit manufacturing growth in Tucson and our ability to bring more employment options to the community.
310	They are eating up my money by taxing us for their well being. Seniors are being ignored...I am being taxed out of my home to provide services for people who should't be here
311	They need to make decisions based on what's good for the City (as a whole), not individuals. They also need to privatize some of there services.
312	They require our taxes to go up because of hospital costs, education, food stamps, jail and prison costs, our children do not need to have illegals bring in drugs etc.
313	They would be more efficient with our tax dollars.
314	This is a growing need that is barely being met in some neighborhoods. I work in social services and there are seveal low-income neighborhoods which could greatly benefit from a community center or newer development in their areas. There should be incentives to build up run down areas rather than continuously pushing outwards, creating a larger doughnut effect.
315	This is important to me because our region's neighborhoods and communities are suffering severely from declining revenue, and this could be improved by increasing the tax burden on those most able to pay, rather than continuing to rely so heavily on sales taxes, which hurt people in the lowest income brackets the most. If the Legislature would uncap property taxes, the city and county could levy what they need in order to sustain an optimal quality of community life.
316	This is particularly important to me because I work with Seniors, who buy houses or mobile homes out in the desert. They they can't get public transportation, they have to pay separately for the fire department and trash collection, and they complain about many other things. If the City and the County laws and taxes mirrored each other, there would be less incentive to tear up the desert, and there would be enough income from taxes to pay for services.
317	This is personally important to me because I deeply am committed to education. It is the foundation which will help humans grow to be wonderful shining beings dedicated to human rights for all. I believe Tucson needs to raise taxes to support education - our future is at stake.
318	This is the future of this state and country. Stop cutting taxes at the expense of our schools.
319	This may sound strange, but Pima County, and specifically county administrator Chuck Huckelberry, are to blame for much of why we have the problems we do in Southern Arizona. This man's insistence on behaving like a third-world dictator, and the county supervisors who let him do it, are the reason we have the highest property taxes of any county in AZ and that our region has stalled when it comes to progressive, well-planned growth and development. He has to go if we are to have any shred of success in moving this region forward.
320	This will increase the tax base and generate more revenue for the city!
321	This would reduce costs, encourage job creation, reduce retail prices and create not only higher wages, but, more tax and other revenue for social and other programs.
322	Though we have made progress, we could cut costs and enhance services by going to a stronger and more influencial county-wide government with county-wide services and decision-making. Lets get past these local municipalities and become Pima -- a great region to live in. The Canadians can teach us how to do it.
323	Tie all future development to paying for its own water and services
324	To avoid the devistating economic turndown this town incurred, I suggest the City of Tucson incorporate or annex all water served areas. Then, should another economic episode strike, the town will not suffer as it has from previously depending on low sales tax revenues. When building halted, 300,000 workers left this city.
325	To improve medical services
326	Too big. Too bureaucratic. Lack of leadership. Too high of taxes for the services provided. County and City often too focused on what the other is doing rather than focusing on themselves. Can be more business friendly while still protecting the evironment. And what about that downtown revitalization?????
327	Too dependent on sales tax - need stable revenue for good government and good policy
328	Too many times the city leaders cause failure in street repairs to force us to vote in more taxes. Get rid of your cell phones, city paid cars, and magazine subscriptions. No new cars for city employees.
329	Too much politics between jurisdictions. All are fighting over resources and tax base. Can't we all get along and follow a common vision?
330	Too much tax payer money is spent on sports complexes/stadiums that the public is not allowed to use. H Corbett Field cost the City $4M to renovate but the Rockies said it was not good enough. The Sox complained that our local Little League teams were tearing up the fields so guess who got kicked off and guess who ended leaving town anyway?
331	Toss up between: Social services and Water management
332	Traffic congestion is getting worse every year. This wastes time and gas, pollutes the air, and makes bicycling less safe. Please put a $2/gallon (well ok, maybe less) city tax on gas as an incentive to get people out of their cars.
333	Tragic low levels of literacy coupled with poverty and weak education funding leads to crime and high needs for social services and taxes.
334	Trying to protect the desert merits a higher tax rate!!!
335	Tucson has a lot of problems, but is unwilling to make investments in its infrastructure in order to fix problems and prepare for a good future. Taxes are way too low and too many funds are wasted on anti-immigration and 'securing the border'. Unless leaders take draconian measures to stop Mexicans coming to Tucson, their efforts aren't going to make a difference. Perhaps it is better to save money by cutting back on border security and have a few more people to work as dishwashers and gardeners. Furthermore, Tucson needs to stop urban sprawl. Delivering services to remote parts of the city are a waste. The city should learn how to build up, not build out. Outlying regions should be de-annexed.
336	Tucson's fragile relationship with nature is far from sustainable, there is too little recycling and conservation and far too much waste and destruction of our fragile ecosystem - Water conservation for example needs to be better implemented and supported through tax incentives and other measures
337	Tucson's taxes need re-evaluating. Accountability through external, INDEPENDENT fiscal oversight is needed of the City's budget. Cost-cutting measures need to be taken to balance and manage the budget.
338	Tucson, the city limits, is only a small part of our metropolitan whole. We need to work together--the city and the unincorporated county--to keep this a great place to live. Our city and county govts. are distressingly unfunctional. We need a strong mayor system: someone who has the brains, the guts, and the power to envision a decent future, and work to make it a reality. Not a crowd of councilpersons and supervisors with their own petty interests, and the inability to say 'No' to anyone. Case in point: what has happened to Rio Nuevo? Disastrous! Downtown should be built up and running by now, and instead we've wasted tens of millions of dollars on 'studies' and a bridge to pretty much nowhere. We need a decent symphony hall: not the harebrained idea of an aquarium. We need museums! We need decent, well-lighted parking and fine restaurants. We needed to put together a tax-package that would convince some teams to keep spring training here--though after the fiasco of situating the ballpark in the middle of NOWHERE, that might have been unrescuable. We need a first class hotel downtown, not a run-down third rate hotel. We need decent shopping: why can't we put together a package that would attract a store like Nordstrom's?
339	UMC and their physicians, hand in hand with other groups, provide us with excellent medical services.
340	Unequal distribution of city services and/or amenities
341	Until the climate is such to support small business and they reduce the personal property tax we will not compete for growing companies.
342	Variety of senior services
343	Vulnerable elderly and mentally ill need services to help them function well in their homes and the community.
344	Wasted city services is a result of fear of cutting services - resent people talking about what bad shape we will be in
345	Water is what has drawn every culture to this valley. The earliest Native Americans, the Spanish, and Anglo cultures all settled here because of water. Putting in a 'Riverwalk' like San Antonio would be an inexpensive way to re-develop downtown without using taxpayer money.
346	We are blessed with low property taxes, but this affects our schools
347	We are wasting money, the city is losing tax money
348	We cannot support a thriving city and region with the current tax base, and threats to cut taxes further is insane.
349	We financially cannot afford increased taxes. Cuts must be made and elected officials who do not listen must be removed. We must educate voters, we're living beyond our means
350	We have a lot of duplicate services between the City of Tucson, and Pima County, that should be combined, to save money, run better and serve the community as a whole, better. I beleave that Pima county is run better than our city government is. It is the next step in evolving Tucson.
351	We have a very high city tax that makes it expensive to shop and support local businesses.
352	We have had opportunities to make changes in the areas where we know people and industry are moving and we talk about getting ahead of some services / infrastructure needed - but instead of implementing our plans in advance or concurrrently we wait until it is a crisis before action seems to happen.
353	We have high quality services throughout the community that are accessible to everyone.
354	We have lousy leadership, local & County. We need more focus on our Core services and let the extras be picked up by the Community or Faith services
355	We have six jurisdictions that comprise greater Tucson and each has their own codes, funding, services, on and on and on... In Anchorage, AK the city and borough combined into one municipality - what a joy, only one set of codes, one building permit process over one very large area.
356	We have some of the most beautiful scenery in the country, so why don't we see any movies being made here anymore? Are our taxes too high? Are our fees too much? I don't know, but I do know that movies bring people here, and once they see this place they are more likely to love it like I do! Let's get some pictures rolling!
357	We have the highest property taxes ion the State, and bad roads, crime and schools.
358	We have to pay for services if we want a vital community.
359	We have too many fire agenices, too many law enforcement agenices and areas that chose not be in any fire coverage. This creates redundancy and subsidies thus, increasing the costs to provide necessary public safety services
360	We must pay attention. The services, both for profit and not for profit, for seniors are not going to be adequate in the near future. We need to make it easier for seniors to receive the care, attention and access to services, recreation, healthcare and support that they will soon need. I'm not there yet but heading there full steam ahead.
361	We need a greater business base to survive this downturn in the economy. A difficult task, but tax incentives MUST be offered to corporations to move to Tucson. We need more corporate partners to help our city and the cultural scene.
362	We need accountability with our money and one way would be to restructure all government into business units. We need to learn to function in smaller units and learn that we do have a budget and raising taxes for everything is not acceptable. We have lots of waste because the government is not in manageable pieces. If it were we would not have problems with not enough teachers, fireman and policemen. The money would be there if we could really see where it goes on a smaller scale. I as a citizen should be able to look at a balance sheet for any unit of government - like the fire department and understand where the money is going and where it comes from.
363	We need more revenue to produce more services at a better quality level (excluding education since that is not the city's responsibility)
364	We need to approve annexation of many of our outlying communities to increase the operating tax base of the City of Tucson.Working relationships with the County
365	We need to convey the message that taxes are our 'homeowners association dues' for the privilege of living here. We must each invest in the upkeep and maintenance - such as road repairs (No new business wants to come when they see and feel our poorly maintained roads)
366	We need to elect people to the AZ legislature who will stop bleeding the state of all that state government needs to do well. We need to support education, infrastructure, etc. and reform the tax code/rates to meet goals. Right now the state is an embarassment. It turns off investors and visitors.
367	We need to prevent communities of foreclosure and overdevelopment. Swimming pools need to be taxed more as well as golf courses
368	We refuse to tax ourselves to pay for better roads
369	We seem to tax and fee small businesses to death. It is sad to drive around town and see a business closed that you saw openthe day before. We need to encourage them to develop and stay in business.
370	We wanted to live in a community large enough to have services, amenities, access to sports, entertainment, etc. - but not so big that it becomes hard to navigate the city.
371	We've grown so much so fast that the government services are lagging
372	Well managed � good services
373	When folks build or buy houses in the County, so they can avoid the taxes of the City, then they complain about the lack of services in the County!
374	Where did my tax dollars go?? Certainly not to roads/transportation (see above). Rio Nuevo, etc was a boondoggle, poorly managed and borders on a scam.
375	Where services are needed, community churches are there
376	Why are the Indian communities allowed to vote on property taxes when thay don't have to pay them. Isn't that 'taxation without representation?'
377	Wish agencies would work together for the great good of Tucson and not duplicate services.
378	With over 400,000 immigrants in AZ they need a path to citizenship, better jobs, and pay taxes. Must pass the Dream Act
379	Without clear leadership, COT makes poor decisions costing taxpayers financially and little improvements (e.g. downtown revitalization) are completed. Lack of regional leadership and cooperation to deal with regional issues particularly water.
380	Without jobs the people cannot afford to stay in our area. When they leave it means they are not spending money here affecting sales tax.
381	Would help to eliminate turf issues, focus on serving all of the residents of Pima Co., economies of scale, minimize duplication of efforts and services, enhance communication to improve programs, services and benefits all, etc.
382	You need a broader tax base to support the town, I don't see Tucson doing well without some restructuring.
383	You need to provide for infrastructure, services and your taxes are low compared to everywhere. No one is going to leave over $100-$200 more in taxes