From: McIntosh, Earl <EMCINTOS@amfam.com>
Date: Sun, Sep 8, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Subject: City Council Meeting - Tuesday September 10th 6pm
To:
Greetings Gathers,
I hope everyone had a great week. This coming Tuesday September 10th, 2024, at 6pm 620 SE Madison St. 1st Floor conference room is the official vote to go above revenue neutral.
please email the whole council plus Mayor and very respectfully ask them to stay revenue neutral. Tell them about your plight and that we are revenue negative, and no one is there to give us more money.
Our city is over a half a billion dollars in debt!! I've attached a document that I requested from the city showing our debt. They just borrowed millions more that is not reflected on the attachment. We'll be over a billion in a few years. This unsustainable to pay back. This is where our money is going just to pay the debt. Finally, the zoo was transferred to a sales tax but the city never did give that money back to us it's still in their budget. Even though our city is going backwards they're still hiring more employees.
Please email the council. This email address should go out to all council members except the mayor he has a separate address. council@topeka.org & Mayor mayor@topeka.org
Do thank them for a few things of note.
- They passed a resolution recognizing there is a property tax problem and encourage all other entities to recognize this as well
- They have delayed the budget vote from last week until after they hear from the public Tuesday
- Finally, they have agreed to take 15 million out of reserves instead of adding that onto our property taxes. Fyi our taxing are still going up 16% from the city alone
Finally, I will be speaking Tuesday to the council. I'm asking everyone to sign up to speak or at minimum show up to the meeting to give us spiritual energy.
If you would like to speak click this link Sign Up to Speak at a Governing Body Meeting | City Clerk (topeka.org) and email the City Clerk of your intentions. cclerk@topeka.org
We are making a difference! That being said we cannot sit idly by we have to keep letting our officials know how we feel.
Ask others to email the council and mayor, sign up to speak, or attend the meeting.
Sincerely,
Earl McIntosh
785-267-7311
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