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City Council has signed this document and will be displaying it in the City Building lobby for the next 3 weeks until the November 6th election. Middletown residents are encouraged to come see this contract and sign it in support of the levy.
Communities like ours depend on the income tax to maintain adequate finances for high quality police and fire servicesOnly adequately funded high quality police and fire protection services can assure the protection of our familiesNo one else is going to step forward to solve this financial problem for usTrue commitment to our community, our neighbors, and our futures require that we support this levyReal high quality police and fire services are necessary to assure the maintenance of our property valuesA five year duration - this tax sunsets in 5 yearsCity income tax is essentially a payroll tax, which does not tax pensions, interest earnings, or dividendsTiming - the City's income tax has not been increased since the Lyndon Johnson administration
For all these reasons listed above, we support the proposed five year .25% income tax increase which will be used exclusively for Public Safety purposes.