Tallahassee Tea Party - WE SURROUND DC 9-12-2010. PASS THE WORD to friends, family, media and politicians in every state: BE MODERN-DAY Paul or Paula Reveres (see 18 sec video) ... CLICK: "Col. Davey Crockett listened to a citizen; then followed the Constitution. Today's politicians can do the same." News: The Blaze  Pace 

"Will Leon County Commissioners allow citizens to vote again?  A tax funded performing arts center was rejected by voters in 1993. Since 1993, City & County elected officials have used millions of tax dollars for the proposed 90% Tax Funded Two Hundred Million Dollar Performing Arts Center, "PAC"? Will citizens' again be allowed to vote? If not, why not? Elected officials should allow citizens to vote again or they should stop spending for a PAC rejected by voters in 1993. Don't let elected officials take the 5th. Also, redirect the 4th cent to tourism." Pace 

YouTube link to what Leon Commissioners said in 2007.

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What do Commissioners say today?  

Tallahassee Democrat, Editorial Board

Re: Tourism boost or another bait and switch ?

Doubling Tallahassee’s culture tax from 1% to 2% is not about boosting tourism. It’s not about putting visitor “heads in beds” that regenerate the bed tax. It’s not about putting “cheeks in airline seats” either. Adding the state maximum 5^th cent is all about putting tax funded cultured “cheeks in [culture and arts] seats”.  Commissioner Alan Katz has said many times, “There’s a lot of desire by a small group of people to see the [90% Tax Funded] performing arts center [PAC] go forward.” www.taxteaparty.com/audio.

Chairman Desloge acknowledges that the 5th cent is about PAC funding "in the near future." He also claims that he wants public input and a future voter referendum on the PAC, www.taxteaparty.com/audio. If he really wants to know what voters think, he’ll support the Arts & Culture Citizens’ Referendum now, www.taxteaparty.com/events. Voters rejected tax funding for a PAC in 1993, www.taxteaparty.com/bof . But, commissioners have gone around the Tourist Development Council, “T.D.C.” and voters since then to tax millions for the PAC Plan. The Plan has never been approved by voters and many city and county commissioners agree, the PAC may never be built. Let’s not double Tallahassee 's Culture Tax to please “a small group of people with a lot of desire" to go around Leon County voters once again. Now is the time to redirect the 4^th cent currently dedicated to the PAC to valuable “heads in beds” tax regenerating tourism advertising and marketing.

Chairman Desloge, please show citizens that you truly want public input on the PAC issue. Support the Arts & Culture Citizens’ Referendum instead of going around voters and the T.D.C. once again as you, John Dailey and the Tallahassee Democrat Editorial Board attempted to do in 2007.

Leon County voters, please visit www.leonlistens.org. At www.leonlistens.org it’s easy to let commissioners and the T.D.C. know you support putting the Arts & Culture Citizens’ Referendum on the next ballot.  It’s high time for a large group of folks with a lot of desire to again send a clear message to our elected officials. To double or not to double the PAC culture tax?  To redirect or not to redirect the 4^th cent to tax regenerating tourism promotion?  These are the questions. www.taxteaparty.com/bedtax 

No matter how you answer the questions, I invite you to the March meeting of the Arts & Culture Citizens’ Referendum Coalition to be held Wednesday, March 11 at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum .  Call me at 556.0709 to reserve our seat. www.taxteaparty.com/events

Respectfully submitted,

Pace

Pace Allen, Partner, Paden Properties, L.L.C., www.paden.info

Professional Green Property Management

Attorney, www.paceallen.us, Certified Public Accountant

former Chairman, Tallahassee Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

104 West 5^th Avenue , Tallahassee , Florida

Mailing: 1700 North Monroe Street, Suite 11-193, Tallahassee , FL 32303

Telephone: 850.556.0709

Related Links:

The Cost of Culture - Tallahassee Magazine, Audio - Desloge, Dailey, Katz and Others,

Don’t Double the Tallahassee Culture Tax, Upcoming Events – Tallahassee Tax Tea Party, Wait! Don’t Dump Tommy Waits, Tallahassee Arts Rock without Taxes, Let’s Build on our History, Florida Welcome Station, Coonbottom Pilau, Book Reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Trees R’ Us Tallahassee, Tallahassee Ecotourism, Minutes of Leon County Tourist Development Council, How Goodwould you like a $300,000 Goodwood Bailout?, Use bed taxes to raise more taxes? , Bed Tax Bait & Switch, Leon County Painless Tax Boil,    If you want more links, simply ask Pace