Each week the Comet polls its readers on a different topic. Vote online at carrollcountycomet.com starting each Thursday, and then click the Comments link to send us an email voicing your opinion. The best responses will be printed the following week.

Last Week's Results: What should the county do with the Burlington ambulance service? %   Do     nothing     and     let       Burlington solve the problem             on its own. %   Find   or   build   a   building       between       Flora       and       Burlington   and   move   the       Flora site to a more central       location to provide service       to   a   larger   area   with   the       same staff. %   Assume financial responsibility                 for   the   Burlington       service, rent the same building           and staff it as needed. Total responses:

Editor's note: Poll response regarding taxes

Concerned property owners should attend their township budget hearings. How many of you are aware of the new trending program that will be increasing your property taxes? Pile that on top of the fact that the county just petitioned the state to raise our tax rate to the max for the capitol project fund with the idea in mind of the jail project.

Watch the paper for the hearing date on that when the county gets the approval back from the state which should be in the next couple of weeks. Budget hearings for the various townships, I believe, are next week. Better to take the time to go than bite the bullet.