I worry that both of these options are bad for the residents of Port Angeles. We have watched as the city has squandered millions of dollars towards downtown improvements that have failed to substantially increase the revenue of the city. We don't need to dump excess money into our alleys at the expense of a struggling population. Don't be fooled into thinking that the residents of Port Angeles will not shoulder the cost of yet more pipe dreams of our downtown development planners. Raising our tax rates will kill even more of the outside shopping and have negative effects on our local businesses. The people of Port Angeles will be punished for shopping locally. The bulk of people who travel through Port Angeles don't shop here, this proposal will solidify that even more. We need smarter improvement projects... Not more taxes. Crosswalks for the schools... Perhaps those trees downtown could have waited.