TAX TIME again

Seems like I just paid the Man a few weeks ago(DEC. 10). Now, again. Did you read the numbers? Did you look at the extras that have been voted for over the past 3-4 years? It is starting to get ugly for property owners around the lake. Without a lot of influence in Placerville and even South Lake Tahoe, residents of the West Shore find themselves paying many direct tax additions to the bill. Here's a current list for direct assessments:
Mosquito abate.................$6.
Litter abate.....................6.
Ambulance........................50.
Snow removal...................50.
HseHaz waste.....................3.
Tahoe.Truk.Sch................98.
Meeks Bay Fire................195.
Meeks Bay Fire.................45.
Meeks Bay Fire.................85.

The largest fire assessment came from the recent property owners vote. Now that's an interesting election. Not quite 2000 ballots were mailed out. Less than 900 were returned. That's less than 50%. Correct: less than 50%!!!!!!!!!! Most property owners probably thought it was another throw away. We'll never know. Yes votes equaled 600+ and no votes 280+. So the measured passed. 17 voter ballots were nullified. Those 17 swung the vote to the affirmative. Curious, I say.
So, the Chief and his crew can spend, and spend, and spend some more. No doubt they will ask the board for a pay raise, a cost of living increase, and better benefits. And will probably ask for more when El Do county reduces funding even more. The county probably looks at the vote and says, "the voters in Tahoma don't even bother to vote; why should we care enough to give them more money?
Complacency-the bane of democratic action!!
Don't forget to get your checks in early-that 10% fine can hurt, even Prop 13 owners(prior to'75.