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Current Issues
Additional Informaton
- Christiansburg In The News
- Christiansburg, VA Issues
- *Comprehensive Plan: Goals, Objectives, & Strategies
- Aquatic Center
- Audit, Budget, Finances (2001-2004)
- Audit, Budget, Finances (2005-2009)
- Drainage/Stormwater (2001-2003)
- Drainage/Stormwater (2004-2006)
- Drainage/Stormwater (2007 – 2009)
- Grants/Funding
- Growth
- Historic Districts
- Sewer Issues (2001-2005)
- Sewer Issues (2006-2009)
- Sidewalks
- Taxes and Fees
- Traffic (2001-2005)
- Traffic (2006-2009)
- VA BILL WATCH
- Virginia State and Local Conflict of Interest Act
From Readers
- FOIA Fan on Oath Keeper or Oath Breaker, The Duty of Elected and Appointed Officials
- FOIA Fan on Smoke and Mirrors! But who is lighting those fires?
- Carol Lindstrom on Smoke and Mirrors! But who is lighting those fires?
- Kathy Bowman on Smoke and Mirrors! But who is lighting those fires?
- FOIA Fan on Smoke and Mirrors! But who is lighting those fires?
Tag Archives: tax
Christiansburg Town Council promises may have a bit of a hollow sound.
Wow…all that wonderful stuff in the Vision 2020…all those great projects happening in some areas of town…All Town Council’s visions (see: ThinkChristiansburg.com). Then, on the other handthere are issues like:
Taxpayer Money Used to Pay Off Law Suits and Citizens Never Know.
Silence isn’t golden when it comes from taxpayer pockets. When taxpayers AND elected officials are kept out of the information loop when it comes to settlements of lawsuits, the taxpayers are stripped of their rights to monitor and evaluate the performance of their government. Continue reading
We already pay for universal health care … in Iraq and Afghanistan that is!
Why are U.S. taxpayer funds being used to promote universal health care in Iraq and Afghanistan but is not to be considered for our own citizens? What kind of double standard do we have going on? This really shows that it is the protection of corporate interests that are driving politicians. Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, VOTE
Tagged afghanistan, Care, constitutional, fund, health, iraq, reform, right, tax, taxpayer, universal
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e gave you $100,000 for your retirement? Who would you trust to manage it?
Your tax money is an investment in your future. If it creates or maintains jobs, that results in a benefit as more money comes in the form of tax revenue to pay for services, roads, etc. When that money is poorly used, you, the taxpayer, lose! Continue reading
Financial Reports made EASY!! Well, the expenses are easy, the product — not so much!
On October 4, 2005, the Town Council of Christiansburg, VA, heard a tear jerker of an appeal from Town Manager Lance Terpenny. The Town Manager put forth a request for a budget amendment for New and Improved fancy Finance Software. (Yep! I’m still looking through all those Minutes I paid for:) Continue reading
Posted in Citizen Participation, FOIA, Your Tax Money
Tagged Christiansburg, Finance, manager, negotiated, rfp, software, tax, town, VA, waste
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