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<blockquote data-quote="Obi-Wan" data-source="post: 421440" data-attributes="member: 709">Politicians&nbsp; and gov employees do not care what the cost is to citizens, they want what they want.&nbsp;&nbsp; How many times have you heard a gov agency/dept head say ( it is in my budget and if I don't spend it I will not get it back next year.&nbsp; Instead of pushing for budget savings they push to spend their entire budget for the year and then ask for an increase the next.&nbsp;&nbsp; They don't care they will just raise our taxes while we as citizens will need to tighten our belt to afford them.&nbsp; After this property tax elimination is passed we need to move on to the departments and clip their wings on what they enforce on the average citizen.&nbsp;&nbsp; One area that pisses me off is the City of Bismarck &amp; Mandan Landscaping ordinances.&nbsp; They force 10's of thousands of dollars in landscaping on commercial property owners.&nbsp; Last year we completed a commercial project in Bismarck where the required landscaping was over $100,000.00.&nbsp;&nbsp; Look at the Blvd trees that block the view of traffic when pulling out of a parking lot or side street.&nbsp; There are areas in Bismarck that your entire nose of your vehicle is in the driving lane before you can see around the F'n trees.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Obi-Wan, post: 421440, member: 709"] Politicians and gov employees do not care what the cost is to citizens, they want what they want. How many times have you heard a gov agency/dept head say ( it is in my budget and if I don't spend it I will not get it back next year. Instead of pushing for budget savings they push to spend their entire budget for the year and then ask for an increase the next. They don't care they will just raise our taxes while we as citizens will need to tighten our belt to afford them. After this property tax elimination is passed we need to move on to the departments and clip their wings on what they enforce on the average citizen. One area that pisses me off is the City of Bismarck & Mandan Landscaping ordinances. They force 10's of thousands of dollars in landscaping on commercial property owners. Last year we completed a commercial project in Bismarck where the required landscaping was over $100,000.00. Look at the Blvd trees that block the view of traffic when pulling out of a parking lot or side street. There are areas in Bismarck that your entire nose of your vehicle is in the driving lane before you can see around the F'n trees. [/QUOTE]

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