Spincity I tell you!!!! The fact is it's still in an increase, call it what you want but not tax relief. When you pay for more taxes than a previosu year it's call getting shafted.

Poppoff should have said NO TAX INCREASE- 11 PERCENT INCREASE is still laughable with the economy like it is. Poppoff just mentioned a 180 year company gone! Marco Council needs to act responsible and do away with any property TAX increase! WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT! The franchise fee needs to be reduced asap! and eliminated - it was not used for the purpose intended. The Water Bill Increase is also not justified! What is wrong with this council. The council has started to act (a little) concerned about the residents that voted them into office. We are asking that the council become ALOT CONCERNED with what Residents of Marco say- THIS IS A RECORD DOWN ECONOMY- FORECLOSURES ON MARCO- BUSINESS IS HURTING AND PAYCHECKS ARE GONE! Please come up with inventive ways to save us $$ not spend- the spend spend agenda of City needs to be stopped until we are back into a Up Economy. COUNCILORS PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND VOTE DOWN ANY INCREASE IN OUR TAXES- REMEMBER YOU WERE PUT IN OFFICE BY MARCO VOTERS.

Last night was Marco City Council at their best. They actually did something positive with open and productive dialog. I have been going to council meetings since we became a city and have never seen such a riveting and dynamic debate. Hope this is the sign of more good to come...

right ejburger...and pigs will soon fly! as long as wayne keeps meeting arceri at hoots for breakfast,(which he does regularly.. arceri is still steering the titanic and wayne's trying to see around the icebergs. but sooner rather than later they'll hit the iceberg.

So you did not agree with councils decision last night? Why can't you accept this as a victory for us taxpayers?

And so what if wacky Wayne meets with Arceri? I remember vividly the meetings between Godfrey Davies and Chuck Kiester. Councilor Kiester has turned out to be a very good councilor now that Davies isn't pulling his strings; he makes good decisions when he comes up with them on his own. Councilors should meet with their constituents. I am sure wacky Wayne would meet you for breakfast, just ask him.

If I had a choice I would rather have 100 Arceri's on Marco rather than one McMullan. Say what you want about Arceri and Waldack but at least they're honest. McMullan has a bad track record and he'll slip up again. People don't change that easy.

Van, as I've proven before (by just reading all of your posts) you are a complainer and will never be happy. I am thrilled with the meeting last night; there was enegy in the room except for the negative aire radiating from Bill "Kissimmee" McMullan, Marco's self-proclaimed saviour. McMullan's history is well-noted yet some of you yahoos still give him credibility.

Keep up the good work councilors!

ejburger....i am not a "complainer" as you suggest or state...i am a citizen that has an opinion....right or wrong....just like you...i could change my post name like others and i could keep quiet, like others. i do not agree with all mr. mc mullan "bloviates" but i do see where we are headed if this train is not stopped...it seems to me that there is no end to the taxes/special assessments/special districts etc etc that we are being bombarded with.
mr arceri is a poison for this city (also my opinion)he has way to many ties and way to much influence on this council and is a self-appointed/opinionated loud mouth loser. he is as bad on one front as you say mc mullan is on the other front.
and for your information i supported candidates from both sides because i thought that would at least give us a more honest/candid and reasonable decision on all items that come for votes.

and as for wacky wayne...you called him that/not me..but i do agree with you!

so mr. ejburger...be thrilled if you want to be..i am not...the only credibility here is what the councilors that got elected live by and do what is best for this island...not what arceri says or does.

and i am not a yahoo...wish i owned more of the stock though...would be happy to meet with you to discuss this debacle in more detail.

ejburger, I understand your frustration with McMullan, a very pompus and shamless man. However, van seems like a reasonable man with an opinion. Not sure I would classify him as a cave dweller or a yahoo. My take on this whole thing is very simple:

* The city needs money to operate
* They must tax us
* The county is screwing us
* Our city councilors are doing the
best they can
* Council gts abused no matter what
they do; they're blasteded if they do
and blasteded if they don't

We should cut them a break becasue they are doing a very demanding job with little of no monetary gain and probably doing a better job then most of the amateur politicians on these blogs. It's real easy to sit in your underwear with a cup of coffee and blog negative things about the very people who have the guts to put themselves out there and volunteer their lives for abuse from a bunch of disrespectful, unhappy people they don't appreciate anything! Our council makes tough decisions and then takes abuse. I saw the meeting on tv and thought is was an amazing meeting.

This article is all about a tax INCREASE! What's the matter with you people? Most of the expenditures our City is now burdened with can be traced to ideas that John Arceri made. Get a grip and start being real. If the City Council is doing the best they can, then they are incompetent! They can and must do better.

It’s obvious you were not at the meeting Monday night 25yearsonmarco, and at best, you just skimmed the article. If you read the article above in its entirety you would know that Councilor Popoff did ask for a zero tax increase and it’s not an 11% increase. You should definitely re-read the article?? Popoff mentioned all of the points you made and more. Perhaps it’s your sole intent, like Fossil, to find fault even when someone is acting with your best interest in mind? It sure looks like you are misinformed and misaligned. Get the facts before you write such nonsense!

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The article says (Marco council unanimously approves tax relief) when is raising taxes tax relief? Only on Marco.

OH no they raise the 10% of my Tax Bill that is the Cities by 11% OMG!!! Thats a $20.00 per year increase!!!!!!
I guess Ill go Bankrupt and Move.
I bet the City could send a check out to pay all your taxes and you people would cry because they didn't include the cost of stamps to mail them in.
From what I've seem, most of you cry babies don't even live here, and I don't care that your upset that your $10 Million Vacation Homes Taxes are a little high.

RIGHT ON OldMarcoMan!!!!!!!

What amazes me is that the paper actually removes public information about Bill McMullan. There was absolutely NO abusive language or insulting remarks, only facts about McMullans checkered past. Why would the Eagle staff remove this...McMullan must have pull with the press!

To find out more about Mr. McMullan google his name as follows, Bill McMullan Kissimmee, or just visit the link below:

www.supportmarco.com

Geez, Monte—among other reasons, your posts linking to that inflammatory website that further links to copyrighted material are violations of the marconews Terms of Use. That’s why they’re taken down.

And we’re not falling for your ridiculous tactic—dredging up 20 year-old allegations to distract from the real issues of today. To quote somebody: “It’s the economy, stupid.”

here's my tax bill:
last year this year
640.70 761.16
for the city of marco island...now how is my bill lower wayne? please explain.

vote mccain/palin

van, your tax bill should be lower, mine is over $100 lower. Has your houses assessed value gone down? If not talk to the property appraser; my assessed value has gone down.

I agree: VOTE McCain / Palin

yep...assessed value went down...i've got calls in to the appraisers office...still waiting. and wayne hasn't called either.

spoke to the county...they said call the city...called the city they said i need to talk to bill harrison...left message...BUT..if i look at houses around me everyones marco city tax bill had gone up from last year by avg $100.00. what say you wayne?

wayne's city tax bill went down $14.00.

every item on my tax bill went down EXCEPT the city of marco...which went up 21%. and it's the same the lot i own. plus..if you look at the SOH column it was cut in half. my bottom line taxes went down...BUT that was because the county and state taxes went down...had nothing to do with the city taxes that went UP....so i believe i am right...i got a tax increase from the city!!! don't care where they bury or hide it...it's an increase.

Welcome to Wayne's world, fast and very lose with the facts.

I guarantee all these tax and spend liberals from N.Y who are burying our city in debt are BIG Obama supporters.

No where else but Marco Island would anybody have the audacity to propose a 11% tax increase and call it tax relief because it could have been more. This is one sick city.

I am neither from NY or a big spend liberal...that is why retirement came early and I get to live on Marco. Palin/McCain my derriere!!! That woman does not represent women...and it was an insult for "John" to allow himself to be pressured in choosing her. Most of the people who are raising your taxes on Marco are from the "other side". The greedy you know what.

NtJstUrMarco: I suggest if you want to express your political leanings, you do that outside the forum of this local paper discussing local issues. You need to get a grip and get with reality

NtJstUrMarco wasn’t the first poster to bring up national politics in this tread, although he was the first to make any sense. Why aren’t you telling van (#16), ejburger (#17), and playballonK (#22) to go elsewhere and get a grip, Issler?

lauralbil...that was my point when I made my political view...postings before me made their political view...just keeping it equal. The idea that Liberals on this island are raising our taxes and spending money is absurd. If you were to take a poll of the island, city government, and council, the majority would be???? Not the Liberals that have been stated in the comments now and previously. Correct???Who is spending the money.