City Council and Citizens Held Hostage

The mayor has finally showed his true stripes and agenda. Hold the City Council and citizens hostage by extorting increased taxes to ensure safety and assuage fear.

As quoted in the Blade

"Mr. Finkbeiner's strategy to balance Toledo's staggering $21.3 million deficit - while at the same time reducing the police layoffs from the previously announced 150 officers - includes several assumptions and depends on Toledo City Council agreeing to reach into some Toledoans' pockets.


Mr. Finkbeiner said council must approve a bump in the city's refuse fee and his plan to collect more income taxes from Toledoans who work outside the city - something council already has rejected twice."



The table was set, and the fear generated over the last several weeks. Now Carty has given his mandate, and set the Council up to blame, if and when, they do the right thing and vote NO to increased taxes and fees.



Carty will cry from the roof top of One Govt. Center that the Council traded safety for politics and "failed to show the leadership" this "crisis" required.



Yet he will still have an inflated staff, and the city will continue to hemorrhage money. Police, Fire and Courts MUST BE THE LAST TO GO.



TAHL