The town of Fountain Hills will once again ask us to approve a primary property tax. Fountain Hills draws many elderly people who are mostly focused on retirement. Perhaps having a low property tax is one of the reasons.

The fact is that retiring on a fixed income is quite challenging, as our basic living expenses are constantly increasing. As property owners, we also bear the burden of the never-ending requests for more money from sanitary, water and school districts, state and local government.

The idea of having two property taxes on my property is quite distasteful. Just look at the increasing tax burden on property owners in cities like Scottsdale and Phoenix. In addition, the town’s renters have an opportunity to vote to increase taxes on property owners and don’t necessarily bear any of the financial burdens.

This will not be a small tax increase nor will it remain stable. It will be just a matter of time before property owners will be facing another out-of-control expense. I urge all property owners to not let that happen.