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Car tabs drive folks out of city

Well car tabs in city limits went up again, even though the people voted for a set fee, the city of Olympia found away to raise the fee twice now so we pay $40 more than outside city limits.

I would bet they didn’t vote to lower their six figure salaries to help pay for roads, and if you didn’t notice they had Comcast add a tax on your bill also a year or two ago if you live in the city limits. I know when I can afford to move I will move out of the city limits until then I will do my shopping in Tumwater and Lacey to let them have my money and I will drive Olympia city streets to get there. I already buy all my gas in those two cities.

This story was originally published January 19, 2017 at 6:46 PM with the headline "Car tabs drive folks out of city."

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