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But Slokovitz was not there. He used the typical politician’s excuse to avoid accountability. “Prior commitment.” More important than his one chance in this election cycle to publicly state his case to the entire county re why we should elect him?
At the forum, Icenhour sought to shift blame for the 21% property tax increase over the last two years to the rest of the Board, saying they did not agree that the tax increase was too high. But in the end he voted for the increase to keep "consensus," as he put it. That isn't the leadership we need. Slokovitz has said he will not support increased taxes.
But Slokovitz was not there. He used the typical politician’s excuse to avoid accountability. “Prior commitment.” More important than his one chance in this election cycle to publicly state his case to the entire county re why we should elect him?
At the forum, Icenhour sought to shift blame for the 21% property tax increase over the last two years to the rest of the Board, saying they did not agree that the tax increase was too high. But in the end he voted for the increase to keep "consensus," as he put it. That isn't the leadership we need. Slokovitz has said he will not support increased taxes.