University City Proposition S Special Meeting

University City Residents for Transparency & Accountability invite you to a conversation regarding Proposition S, the only item on the ballot in the Special Election to be held on Tuesday, August 4th.

We know the position of the city administration. Now lets hear from YOU, the citizens! There have been many statements and concerns expressed by citizens in various venues. Now is the time to bring those concerns into the light and in one common place.

Who: U. City Residents for Transparency & Accountability
What: An honest discussion about Proposition S
When: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 7pm - 9pm
Where: University City Library, 2nd Floor Auditorium

Please pass this on University City Residents who are concerned about Prop S.

For those interested in becoming more involved in University, County and State politics join is at University Township Republican Town Hall

Financial irregularities in University City may lead to audit

According to the Post-Dispatch:

Opponents of a quarter-cent local sales tax for municipal operations plan this weekend to start circulating petitions for a state audit of the city. Voters will consider the tax Aug. 4.

Paulette Carr is leading a group collecting required names required to start the audit. State auditors are requrieing 2,233 names.

For more information see: Foes of Univesity City sales-tax hike will seek state audir

Also See:
http://ucitytownhall.blogspot.com/2009/07/last.html
http://ucitytownhall.blogspot.com/2009/07/university-city-information.html
http://ucitytownhall.blogspot.com/2009/07/sales-tax-increase-to-be-on-august.html

Sales tax increase to be on August ballot in University City

Paulette Carr writes:

There have been some real problems with the budget in University City. The City Manager, Julie Feier proposed, and and 4 members of the City Council (Wards 1 and 3) voted to pass a budget that is $1.3M in deficit. In order to offset this deficit they are taking and additional $60,000 from the Economic Redevelopment Retail Sales Tax Fund and moving that to the General Fund, AND they are counting on a sales tax increase of 0.25%, raising our sales tax rate to the highest in the metro St. Louis Area - they are counting on the taxes before even bringing the idea to a public vote! There has been not notification of Prop. S, though they are planning to send out a flier. August is typically a time when people are out of town on vacation, and so they are hoping that only those who know and support Prop. S will show up to the polls to vote.

For more information go to http://ucityparticipate.org/