To the Editor:

Residents across Lake Forest Park have received a glossy mailer from a shadowy source calling itself Good Govt LFP. At first glance, it’s full of numbers and “data” meant to look authoritative. But look closer: they cherry-pick figures, strip them of context, and spin them into a false narrative designed to alarm rather than inform.

For example, they say the “City Council proposed a 61% increase in the city’s property tax rate.” Wow, sounds like my property taxes are going up by thousands of $$$s. My house is valued around the city average, I pay $769.50 per month in property tax. Based on a 61% increase, it sounds like my taxes will go up over $470 per month.

But it’s pure deceit —under the actual proposal my tax will go up about $19.90 per month. Do they hope that by fl

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