Loading ...Ann Arbor – The Chamber recently conducted a member-wide survey and 2 roundtable discussions on the proposed Ann Arbor city income tax. Indications at the time were that Ann Arbor City Council would consider whether to place the measure on the November ballot at its August 17th meeting.
Of the approximately 300 Chamber members surveyed, 57 percent indicated that a city income tax would affect their decision to work at a place of employment in Ann Arbor; 62 percent indicated that such a tax would impact their decision to operate or expand their business in Ann Arbor.
Queried whether they would support creation of a city income tax, 74 percent of respondents indicated that they would not.
Survey results mirror comments received by Chamber staff at 2 roundtable discussions, at which attendees expressed apprehension, questioning the timing, wisdom and underlying assumptions of the proposed tax.
Although the proposed tax is now unlikely to appear on the November ballot, the issue remains unsettled. It will likely resurface again in the near future, timely for the February or May 2010 ballot.
Source: The Michigan News
