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Friday, August 25, 2006

War of Words


After reading in an Enquirer today that Hamilton County Commissioner Phil Heimlich blasted Auditor Dusty Rhodes (left) for "inaccurate" information in the past, Rhodes fired off a nasty letter to Heimlich.

The bad feelings started when Hamilton County Budget Director Christian Sigman released a document that noted the "very rough estimate" that a proposed sales tax increase and accompanying property tax rollbackwould save the owner of a $100,000 house a total of $49.59 in the three years the rollback runs.

Rhodes followed with a letter (in .pdf below) noting Ohio law grants his office the authority to calculate the correct number -- a number commissioners and the administration could have had by asking for it from Rhodes' office.

The real number a rollback would save the owner of a $100,000 house, Rhodes noted, was $44.83.

In a story noting that, Heimlich indicated he wasn't worried about Rhodes' comments because the last time Rhodes gave commissioners information on the issue, it was "inaccurate."

Rhodes noted in a June 9 letter that he asked commissioners which specific Ohio law pertained to the sales tax/rollback commissioners were contemplating.

The same letter noted the last time a Hamilton County property tax was considered was 1996 that specifically was to fund the two professional sports teams -- and cited the specific Ohio law pertaining to that.

Heimlich said Rhodes gave commisisoners the wrong law.

Rhodes, in a letter today to Heimlich informing him he was disappointed "that you misinterpreted my efforts to provide you with accurate information."

Here's the letter.


6 Comments:

at 6:25 PM, August 25, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Meanwhile today over at CityBeat's blog, the Heimlich-Finney re-election train jumps the track once again!

Heimlich’s Backers Starting to Sound Desperate by Kevin Osborne

 
at 2:09 AM, August 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ummmm, which "an Enquirer" did they read it in? Do you mean a story?

 
at 1:37 PM, August 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

the enquirer headlines for their articles is pathetic-
"chabot collects; craley pays" could have just as truthfullly said
"chabot takes; cranley gives"

the enquirer's political bias is ethically repulsive.
when i complained - theysaid they'd pass it on-- yea, right.

 
at 5:23 PM, August 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Earth to Enquirer:

Nobody cares, over.

 
at 2:26 AM, August 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

people nmight be willing to sell their votes in order to get the economy, gas prices, jobs and the war under control.

 
at 12:44 PM, August 28, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

selling votes???? better than stealing them under false pretenses and claims of higher orality and ethics when chabot has sold out ohio citizens by legislating ridiculous agendas and plans.

if cranley buying - i'm selling

 
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