Taxes, spending and value for money
What happens to my tax bill, and where does the money go?
Defends the term's tax increases as catching up on deferred maintenance, and says the worst is done.
- Says equipment replacement and building maintenance were kept to a minimum during the COVID years and had to be caught up.
- Cites the price of a truck tire rising from about $400 to about $975 as an example of cost escalation.
- Says upgraded, repaired facilities let the town keep taxes at a minimum going forward.
- Cites plow-truck tire costs rising from $400 to $975.
- Wants a salt dome built first, then a phased approach to the whole operation.
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“We've upgraded a lot of our facilities, did repairs on them. That stuff is done, so we can go forward and keep the taxes at a minimum We've upgraded a lot of our facilities, did repairs on them. That stuff is done, so we can go forward and keep the taxes at a minimum, I know myself, a truck tire used to cost $400, now they're $975, We don't have a salt dome, and it's costing us a lot of extra money because we don't. So I'd like to see a salt dome built first and then a phased-in approach over the years of the whole operation there,”
Source: Huntsville Doppler — Huntsville Councillor Monty Clouthier is running again for Brunel Ward · May 3, 2026