A PROJECT OF NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM
Metropolitan area citizens face concerns about public safety, public works infrastructure maintenance, privatization of services, consolidation, merging and streamlining of county government, taxes, and unnecessary spending on services traditionally outside the scope of county responsibility. We encourage you to participate in our NTF County Watch Project, to call, fax, email, or write a letter to your county commissioners to urge them to vote fiscally conservative and implement ideas to give the citizens more efficient services under a leaner budget. Project participants will receive periodic newsletters, email bulletins, and research outlines and materials to act as watchdogs.
Douglas County in the next fiscal year faces a serious $3-$5 million budget deficit that will require either a property tax rate hike or substantial cuts in the upcoming budget. The county health center is losing $1 million per month. Without substantive budget cuts, the owner of a $150,000 house will pay up to $45 Read more »
