Letters: More parking tickets and higher user fees won't work. We can't afford more taxes.

The increase in issuing parking tickets while increasing revenue to the city isn’t the solution to the city’s monetary woes ( “Milwaukee plans to issue more parking tickets ,” Oct. 18). And increasing the five major user’s fees would fall on the back of property owners. Many property owners cannot afford any more taxes.

People are fleeing the city because the various taxes, service fees and wheel taxes are not affordable to the elderly. Not to mention the burden of Milwaukee Public Schools always asking for more money.

Both the city and county got the increase in sales tax they wanted. Enough is enough!

Stephen Savic, Milwaukee

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