Humboldt County, CA November 2, 1999 Election
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Job Losses and Higer Gasoline Costs at the Pump!

By David Elsebusch

Candidate for Board of Directors; Humboldt Bay Harbor/Recreation District; Trustee Area 5

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Only West Coast Port to Impose a Tariff on Shipping!
Your cost of gas will increase and your job may be lost if the new tax (Humboldt Bay's General Tariff No. 1) on shipping the current Harbor Commissioners have approved is collected after the dredging is completed. This is a new tax on vessels and cargo which is not collected in any other port on the West Coast. Our gasoline costs will go up at the pump when the barges that bring our gasoline in have to pay this new tax. Mills may close when the cost of bringing logs in increases. This new tax defeats the purpose of dredging by discouraging shipping and will affect shipping related jobs. I will insist that the Harbor District revisit the subject of this new tax and investigate the possibility of cutting costs, such as the very high fees for consultants and professionals, and the use of reserve funds to repay the dredging loan. We can't let our economy go to pot (no pun intended) by driving shippers away with this new tax!

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