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Early voting underway for November election

Planning Ahead, Austin  Tue, 10/21/2008 - 2:00am

Early voting for Nov. 4 election includes City Charter amendments; Early voting at locations throughout Travis, Williamson and Hays counties ends Oct. 31.

  • La votación adelantada en persona principia el 20 de Octubre; la boleta incluye dos propuestas tocante la Carta Municipal


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    Early voting underway for November election

    Austin City Connection News and Event Highlights  Mon, 10/20/2008 - 7:00pm

    Early voting for Nov. 4 election includes City Charter amendments; Early voting at locations throughout Travis, Williamson and Hays counties ends Oct. 31.

  • La votación adelantada en persona principia el 20 de Octubre; la boleta incluye dos propuestas tocante la Carta Municipal


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    Stop the Charter Amendment!

    AustinContrarian  Sat, 08/23/2008 - 2:58pm

    I don't like the Domain incentives, either.  I don't like subsidies for retail.  (But then I don't like subsidies for manufacturing plants or call centers or corporate offices, either.)

    True, the city needs to maintain its tax base.  But rebating the taxes from a new development is a piss-poor strategy for maintaining the tax base.  Besides being self-defeating, it forces the rest of us to pay (even if just slightly) higher taxes, potentially displaces other prospective retailers, and encourages prospective retailers to engage in rent-seeking.


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