Despite Protests, Roseville Council Approves Bonding Sale

The Roseville City Council, on a split vote Monday night, approved the sale of $17 million in bonds to finance construction of a new fire station and a continuing a series of community-wide park improvements.

The Pioneer Press reported that about a dozen residents spoke in opposition to the bond sale, saying that citizens should have been given the chance to vote on the issue in a referendum. Others contended that the increase in property taxes is too much to bear right now with a growing percentage of residents senior citizens who are on fixed or limited incomes.

Voting for the bond sale were Mayor Dan Roe and Councilmen Jeff Johnson and Bob Wilmus; dissenting were Tammy McGehee and Tammy Pust.

Roseville Patch will have further details as we update this report.

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