HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT PAYING A HIGHER GROSS RECEIPTS TAX TO FUND MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESS SERVICES? THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL WAS SET TO CONSIDER THE ISSUE AT MONDAY NIGHT'S CANCELLED MEETING. THAT, OF COURSE, IS ON HOLD NOW.
COUNCILOR KLARISSA PENA IS ONE OF THE CO-SPONSORS OF THE ONE-EIGHTH CENT INCREASE, WHICH WAS FIRST PROPOSED IN APRIL. SHE SAYS UNLESS SUCH AN UNDERLYING ISSUE IS ADDRESSED, IT WON'T BE RESOLVED.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SHOT BY APD OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN MENTALLY ILL OR HOMELESS OR BOTH. THE TAX WOULD RAISE 16 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR…BUT OPPONENTS DON'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT IT WOULD NOT NEED VOTER APPROVAL.
