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Casper College Meeting Today at 3:30PM

 

A special Casper College One Cent Meeting will happen today at 3:30 at the Strausner Student Center, Rm. 217.

The Rankings So Far...

 

Survey results are pouring in.  At the end of last week we had already received 2,981 One Cent Survey responses.  Look here to see the top ranked categories so far.

Question #5: Energy Conservation - What Projects can Casper do to Save Money on Energy, Fuel and Water?

 

When you respond please try to think of both the cost savings and the impact that the change would have.  For example, in the recent water bill mailing survey the City of Casper received the following suggestion: “Water Conservation- Replace grass on CY islands with buffalo grass.  This will lower water usage, maintenance, and reduce road repairs that result from water damage.”
 

Question #4: Water Rates -- Are you THREATENING Me?

 

We all need water, and water ain't free.  Should we use One Cent money to help pay for it... or do we pay for it in SOME OTHER WAY?

Question #3: What can we do about Jobs?

 

We have a boom and bust economy.  This is bad.  But can we do anything about it? 

Question #2: Are parks a core service?

 

The availability of parks usually shows up as a "quality of life" indicator, but how important are parks in the grand scheme of all the other services that we need at the local level?   PLUS: fighting obesity, sports fields, and Hell's Half Acre.

The Original Intent of the One Cent

 

Historically, the One Cent was first passed in 1974.  We have records of some of the original materials that were used to campaign for it posted here.  Other related questions include:  what can it legally be used for, can each town use it differently, and how previous spending decisions impact the decisions that are being made through this process today.

The First Question: Does this discussion even matter?

 

That depends on how it gets used.   Online discussions with local government officials are rather uncommon.  The people writing this blog (government employees) aren't very used to online discussions...

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  1. Re: Question #5: Energy Conservation - What Projects can Casper do to Save Money on Energy, Fuel and Water?

    the idea of using Buffalo grass on the CY islands was great!any "swap-out" of old landscape procedur...

    --tirebyter - City of Casper Resident

  2. Re: Question #2: Are parks a core service?

    I am in agreement with looking at Hells Half Acre and building a plan with the blessing of a public ...

    --djackett - Natrona County Resident

  3. Re: The Original Intent of the One Cent

    Amazingly we have funded all these projects with a tax that has been in place since 1974. That mean...

    --djackett - Natrona County Resident

  4. Re: The Rankings So Far...

    I believe that the rankings are pretty near and dear to the survey takers at this stage of the surve...

    --djackett - Natrona County Resident

  5. Re: The Rankings So Far...

    I don't think its terribly accurate to call them "rankings." After all, you didn't ask us to rank t...

    --23BrendaLee - City of Casper Resident

  6. Re: The Original Intent of the One Cent

    City staff makes a concerted effort each year to coordinate future plans for street repairs and any ...

    --Gary - Casper Public Services Director

  7. Re: Question #4: Water Rates -- Are you THREATENING Me?

    I guess a good question would be --How do Casper's water, sewer, and trash rates compare to other ar...

    --JesseSpringer - Casper One Cent Representative

  8. Re: The Original Intent of the One Cent

    @Chowderhead and rlschulz - Most property taxes go to fund the schools, but cities, towns, and the c...

    --pmeyers - Casper One Cent Representative

  9. Re: The Original Intent of the One Cent

    Oh....and gasoline tax too? I believe that is Federal and State money, not local........

    --chowderhead - City of Casper Resident

  10. Re: The Original Intent of the One Cent

    Maybe one of the moderator's of this site would help out with the actual portion of property taxes t...

    --chowderhead - City of Casper Resident

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