Opinion: Do temps mean refund on snow removal tax?

To the community,

The city of South Lake Tahoe was created by popular vote in 1965. The main issues were police, fire, and snow removal. People were not happy with county services.

Presently, because of hard economic times, the city manager wishes to downsize the city’s snowplow crew and use temps to plow city streets. The city manager claims that there will be a sizeable dollar savings for the city by employing temps. Perhaps.

Bill Crawford

Many years ago, a property tax of $20 a year was approved by voters in the city for snow removal. Once a year, the City Council by a majority vote approves to continue collecting the tax. So because the city manger says employing temps will rescue the cost of snow removal, will the City Council Vote to kill the tax?

Bill Crawford, South Lake Tahoe