John Williams, one of the volunteers in my campaign to bring Liberty back to West Valley wrote a letter to the editor regarding the 18% increase in property taxes and it was published today.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700172133/West-Valley-City-property-taxes.html
We actually met at the said Council Meeting regarding the tax increase. He was first in the meeting to speak against the tax increase and raised some very brilliant points.
In fact, 90% of those that spoke were against the increase. In the comments section regarding this letter, "Watchman" pointed out one of the Councilmembers statement (and I might add, a finger was pointed at us during the statement) "How dare you come in here and tell us what to do."
Now I'm not going to say here whether they were right or wrong to vote for the increase, that's a story for another post. What I'd like to say is I was amazed a Councilmember feels we shouldn't dare to speak with our elected officials.
(Admittedly this was a passionate issue, and maybe this isn't what they meant to say, then again maybe it is how they feel. I just might ask sometime and find out. It was definitely a passionate meeting.)
I'm here to listen. I'm here to generate ideas that will lower taxes. I'm here to eliminate oppressive ordinances, keeping only those that are reasonable.
I'm here to restore our Liberty.
Jeff White
21 August 2011
National TV? Maybe tonight (8/21/2011)
Last spring, The Great Food Truck Race from the Food Network was in Salt Lake City. Our family loaded up the van and drove around downtown Salt Lake to find one of the food trucks and we found one.
It was red and parked a few blocks north of Liberty Park. Cafe Con Leche.
The food was tasty and satisfying and our children enjoyed eating off a food truck for the first time. We figured this was a once in a lifetime kind of opportunity and we seized it.
We were interviewed on camera, but so were a lot of people all day. I don't know if we made it past the cutting room (or if we were still on it's floor), but the Salt Lake show will air tonight at 7:00pm.
I'd like to invite you to watch the show and possibly, meet my family. When we told my six year old son about the show tonight he exclaimed "TV! I always wanted to be on TV!"
You might like to hear that the crew loved Salt Lake; especially the people they met.
I look forward to meeting you at the Meet the Candidates Night, this coming Wednesday.
Jeff White
18 August 2011
My Statewide Candidate Profile
This is the bio I submitted for the Statewide Voter Information Guide. I wanted to relate my experience as a nationally certified fencing instructor, but had to keep it under 200 words, so perhaps I'll do this another time. If you'd like to know more about me or would like to discuss issues, please contact me.
Statewide Voter Information Profile
I'm a champion of Liberty. I was one that spoke out against mandatory concrete driveways; we can now park on gravel.
I live by Urban Meyers's creed if you expect a lot from people, you'll generally get it and think about his results from encouraging Liberty. (As a side for both Red and Blue fans, I grew up in Tennesse and am a Volunteer fan. Go Big Orange!)
As leader of approximately 90 volunteers; I reinforced their expectations and encouraged Liberty in their duties without micromanaging and they improved performance of responsibilities from 36 to 87% annually.
George Washington declared "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
What great things would you do if you had Liberty with your own money? I'll fight for lowering taxes so you'll have that Liberty. I work in chemistry R&D and an idea of mine is being implemented that'll save our company $600,000 annually. Ideas like this will reduce taxes while maintaining quality of life.
How would you landscape if you had Liberty on your property? Instead of beautifying the way Ordinance Control wants, what would you do? I'll fight to eliminate oppressive ordinances like mandatory 50% green in your yard.
My experience proves education and Liberty are lightyears better than micromanaging with ordinances. I'll bring my ability to produce ideas and research as a Councilmember to reduce taxes. Let's create real growth.
Vote Jeff White
Vote for Liberty
Statewide Voter Information Profile
I'm a champion of Liberty. I was one that spoke out against mandatory concrete driveways; we can now park on gravel.
I live by Urban Meyers's creed if you expect a lot from people, you'll generally get it and think about his results from encouraging Liberty. (As a side for both Red and Blue fans, I grew up in Tennesse and am a Volunteer fan. Go Big Orange!)
As leader of approximately 90 volunteers; I reinforced their expectations and encouraged Liberty in their duties without micromanaging and they improved performance of responsibilities from 36 to 87% annually.
George Washington declared "Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."
What great things would you do if you had Liberty with your own money? I'll fight for lowering taxes so you'll have that Liberty. I work in chemistry R&D and an idea of mine is being implemented that'll save our company $600,000 annually. Ideas like this will reduce taxes while maintaining quality of life.
How would you landscape if you had Liberty on your property? Instead of beautifying the way Ordinance Control wants, what would you do? I'll fight to eliminate oppressive ordinances like mandatory 50% green in your yard.
My experience proves education and Liberty are lightyears better than micromanaging with ordinances. I'll bring my ability to produce ideas and research as a Councilmember to reduce taxes. Let's create real growth.
Vote Jeff White
Vote for Liberty
15 August 2011
18% Property Tax Increase - Plan of Action
I'll state it now.
The council said it was an emergency and they raised our property taxes. This is only acceptable if, when the emergency's over the taxes are lowered.
I was at the meeting when the City Council deliberated, listened to public comment (if you could call it that) and voted on the proposed property tax increase.
The City Manager presented plenty of diagrams detailing the emergency. The City Council bought it and despite much opposition during the public comment period voted for the increase.
I'm not discussing whether this could've been avoided, I'll discuss that later. I'll simply tell you I believe it was avoidable. Here I'm discussing what to do now that the increase has been approved.
So we have an emergency and have to fix it. When I was an EMT I faced life and death emergencies. In such a situation we acted and got the victim to the hospital immediately where their emergency could be fixed. Now I ask you, after the emergency is ended and the patient has recovered, does the hospital keep them? No! I repeat, no. They release them.
We should do the same with this property tax increase. If this really is an emergency and our elected officials thought so, then let's fix it and follow the hospitals example and lower the taxes after the emergency's over.
Other candidates state we need experience, but seem to think experience on the planning commission is what's needed. How does this experience lower taxes?
We need experience all right and we need someone experienced with delivering products and services to it's customers, while reducing costs and still maintaining profitability enough to give employee raises for the last three years. Does this sound like WVC?
I work in an R&D lab with a company that's eliminated tens of millions of dollars from their annual budget and we're still receiving raises. Our customers are still receiving the same quality of service and products. Our company is profitable.
I'm experienced at generating ideas; I'm experienced at researching my ideas and the ideas of others to reduce costs, provide better products and services and increase the profitability of the company. I'm experienced at working with a team that's successful at this.
My company is now implementing an idea of mine that will save $600,000 annually. I can do this for my company, I can do this for West Valley City. Ideas like this will make the City profitable. The emergency can be resolved and we can then lower taxes.
Please ask yourselves, do you want lower taxes? What ideas does anyone on the City Council, the City Mangers office or my fellow candidates have to do so. Read my blogs, I've recorded many courses of action that would lower taxes and I have more.
We want Liberty. I'll fight for that Liberty.
We want lower taxes, I have the experience and the desire to lower them.
I'm for lower taxes! I'm for liberty!
Jeff White
The council said it was an emergency and they raised our property taxes. This is only acceptable if, when the emergency's over the taxes are lowered.
I was at the meeting when the City Council deliberated, listened to public comment (if you could call it that) and voted on the proposed property tax increase.
The City Manager presented plenty of diagrams detailing the emergency. The City Council bought it and despite much opposition during the public comment period voted for the increase.
I'm not discussing whether this could've been avoided, I'll discuss that later. I'll simply tell you I believe it was avoidable. Here I'm discussing what to do now that the increase has been approved.
So we have an emergency and have to fix it. When I was an EMT I faced life and death emergencies. In such a situation we acted and got the victim to the hospital immediately where their emergency could be fixed. Now I ask you, after the emergency is ended and the patient has recovered, does the hospital keep them? No! I repeat, no. They release them.
We should do the same with this property tax increase. If this really is an emergency and our elected officials thought so, then let's fix it and follow the hospitals example and lower the taxes after the emergency's over.
Other candidates state we need experience, but seem to think experience on the planning commission is what's needed. How does this experience lower taxes?
We need experience all right and we need someone experienced with delivering products and services to it's customers, while reducing costs and still maintaining profitability enough to give employee raises for the last three years. Does this sound like WVC?
I work in an R&D lab with a company that's eliminated tens of millions of dollars from their annual budget and we're still receiving raises. Our customers are still receiving the same quality of service and products. Our company is profitable.
I'm experienced at generating ideas; I'm experienced at researching my ideas and the ideas of others to reduce costs, provide better products and services and increase the profitability of the company. I'm experienced at working with a team that's successful at this.
My company is now implementing an idea of mine that will save $600,000 annually. I can do this for my company, I can do this for West Valley City. Ideas like this will make the City profitable. The emergency can be resolved and we can then lower taxes.
Please ask yourselves, do you want lower taxes? What ideas does anyone on the City Council, the City Mangers office or my fellow candidates have to do so. Read my blogs, I've recorded many courses of action that would lower taxes and I have more.
We want Liberty. I'll fight for that Liberty.
We want lower taxes, I have the experience and the desire to lower them.
I'm for lower taxes! I'm for liberty!
Jeff White
14 August 2011
Way To Go WVC Police
A friend of ours left church around 4:15pm today and found their car gone. It'd been stolen.
After getting home, they called the West Valley Police Department to report the stolen vehicle, around 4:45. They called us at 6:44 said they had their car back.
In less than two hours from the initial report, they had their stolen car back and it doesn't have any damage they can detect.
Crime may be the number one issue for 18% of the Cities residents, but with a Police Department like the one we have, the crime rate's been reduced four straight years. I understand not every crime is solved this rapidly, but my friends are certainly relieved.
Yesterday, volunteers from my campaign met a gentleman who wanted a Jeff White sign in his yard. When I delivered it, his wife stated two of her issues were the need for better roads and more Police officers.
If you'd heard the relief in our friends voice when she exclaimed they had their car back, you'd agree more officers would be a great thing. I'll fight for not only a pay raise for City employees, but for more officers. A hotel won't reduce crime, more officers and neighborhood watches will.
I'm with you, I want liberty from crime.
Vote Jeff White
Vote for Liberty
After getting home, they called the West Valley Police Department to report the stolen vehicle, around 4:45. They called us at 6:44 said they had their car back.
In less than two hours from the initial report, they had their stolen car back and it doesn't have any damage they can detect.
Crime may be the number one issue for 18% of the Cities residents, but with a Police Department like the one we have, the crime rate's been reduced four straight years. I understand not every crime is solved this rapidly, but my friends are certainly relieved.
Yesterday, volunteers from my campaign met a gentleman who wanted a Jeff White sign in his yard. When I delivered it, his wife stated two of her issues were the need for better roads and more Police officers.
If you'd heard the relief in our friends voice when she exclaimed they had their car back, you'd agree more officers would be a great thing. I'll fight for not only a pay raise for City employees, but for more officers. A hotel won't reduce crime, more officers and neighborhood watches will.
I'm with you, I want liberty from crime.
Vote Jeff White
Vote for Liberty
04 August 2011
Spread the Word - Online Voter Registration
It's my understanding that less than 50% of the adult population of West Valley are registered to vote and only 13% of those vote in the City Council races. That means approximately 6 to 7% of West Valley's adult population is having any influence on the City's government.
Our ancestors fought for Liberty from England and won. The Constitution that was written gave everyone the privilege to vote (OK, it actually, at the time only gave male landowners the right to vote, that's since been corrected and every adult that hasn't been convicted of certain crimes has the right to vote.)
Please exercise that right. Please encourage your neighbors to exercise that right.
I believe in Liberty and Justice for all. As I visit with people door to door, at the gas station or the grocery store, I ask people if they are registered to vote. If someone says no (and it's no surprise half the people I ask say no) I tell them about the online voter registration for Salt Lake County.
So far, all but two people have said they haven't wanted to go down to the County Building to register. The good news, the County has made registering to vote available online. By the way, except for the two, the others want to be a part and are following this link to register so they can vote.
Follow this link and register or even change party affiliation. Tell your friends and neighbors about it. Help others be a part of this process and from my experience, you'll want to tell someone what you did, it feels that good.
Let Freedom Ring and vote!
http://vote.utah.gov/register-to-vote/online/
Jeff White for West Valley City Council
03 August 2011
A new website
My campaign has a website. It's not complete, I'll have the issues page up in a couple of days, but there's enough that on the home page, bio page and the link to this blog that issues are probably pretty clear.
A vote for me will bring liberty. I'll fight to eliminate unresonable and oppressive ordinance. I'll fight to save money in the budget so we can lower taxes and give the city employees, including our Police Officers the first raise in three years.
We want liberty from crime, let's help those fighting to prevent crime and enforce the law.
Please visit my website and tell your family, friends and neighbors about the site. I'm only one vote. Insanity is defined as doing the same things and expecting a different result.
I stood up in a City Council meeting and reminded the Council they swore to uphold the US and Utah Constitutions and so far I don't see anywhere where these documents give authority to protect property values. They do give direct authority to protect property rights.
If you want to stop the insanity, vote for Jeff White. If you want liberty, vote for Jeff White. I'll fight for the liberty and rights of you, my neighbors in this great city.
votejeffwhite.com
After you visit my site, call me, e-mail me, use the contacts page and ask me to bring you a yard sign. I'll be out in evenings and Saturdays.
Jeff White
A vote for me will bring liberty. I'll fight to eliminate unresonable and oppressive ordinance. I'll fight to save money in the budget so we can lower taxes and give the city employees, including our Police Officers the first raise in three years.
We want liberty from crime, let's help those fighting to prevent crime and enforce the law.
Please visit my website and tell your family, friends and neighbors about the site. I'm only one vote. Insanity is defined as doing the same things and expecting a different result.
I stood up in a City Council meeting and reminded the Council they swore to uphold the US and Utah Constitutions and so far I don't see anywhere where these documents give authority to protect property values. They do give direct authority to protect property rights.
If you want to stop the insanity, vote for Jeff White. If you want liberty, vote for Jeff White. I'll fight for the liberty and rights of you, my neighbors in this great city.
votejeffwhite.com
After you visit my site, call me, e-mail me, use the contacts page and ask me to bring you a yard sign. I'll be out in evenings and Saturdays.
Jeff White
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