tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post5746981884792282854..comments2024-03-28T03:50:29.923-07:00Comments on Shoreline Area News: King County public safety radio network tax measure continues strong pass marginCarl Dinsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03741982015985286521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-80930484561389327162015-05-01T16:18:31.118-07:002015-05-01T16:18:31.118-07:00No, by voting in the tax increase to compensate fo...No, by voting in the tax increase to compensate for the short shrift emergency preparedness has been getting from our general purpose county government is to positively reinforce that calculated practice. It ensures this deceptive behavior will continue. The governments--all of them--have more than enough of our money. They do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-82715828529337959222015-04-30T15:32:33.786-07:002015-04-30T15:32:33.786-07:00The reality is that King County has know for close...The reality is that King County has know for close to a decade that the system needed a major upgrade and modernizing but refused to do so, instead using needed monies for other things. The chiefs and the various KC Sheriffs over the years tried to get the county to face reality but they wouldn't until Motorola pointed out that the system was obsolete. KC kept prioritizing other things that were a lesser essential function and endangered deputies and officers in the region. While encouraging to see the taxpayers approve this, the reality is that KC should have made this a priority years ago and didn't which now leads to KC residents paying more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5741412946805763929.post-52452892702403866142015-04-30T10:32:24.478-07:002015-04-30T10:32:24.478-07:00Of course public safety is important. But KC shoul...Of course public safety is important. But KC should have checked the other pocket before going after additional taxes. Think of all their spending programs that manage just fine without ballot measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com