the one country commissioner on the proposal for the Metropolitan Park District which will impose a new property tax on everyone in our school district represents everyone in our district.
That includes 70% of us who live outside the towns of Twisp and Winthrop. That commissioner, currently Andy Hover, also represents the 30% of the people who live in the towns of Twisp and Winthrop. So really people living outside of the towns will not have a representative on the the MPD board.
The FOP is calling for new leadership on their poster. Chris Branch (no party) and Andy Hover (Republican) will likely not be reelected once the rest of the county is informed that they gave their support to raising taxes on the 20% of people living in our school district who earn less than $25,000 per year.
So basically those Commissioners are supporting rural gentrification (taxing people out of their homes). I don't believe that will play well in this County. They will be replaced by other Republicans because in this county everyone votes for the OCC.
Vote no on pool prop, no new Metropolitan taxing district, no regressive taxes. Yes to a sensible pool plan. Send the FOP back to the drawing board and keep outside special interest money out of our Valley.
Here is the pool plan as submitted to the Okanogan County commissioners obtained by a public documents request.