<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>A View from the Taxman</title><link>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/</link><description>Manatee County Tax Collector Ken Burton Jr.'s blog</description><copyright>Powered by: Forest Blog Copyright 2006 Host Forest</copyright><item><title>Driver Licenses Services Will Suffer  With Amendment 5 Passage</title><description><![CDATA[<p><font size="2">On election day November 4th, Florida voters will decide if they want to swap paying property taxes for education and replace it with an increases in sales tax and other unknown taxes yet to be determine.&nbsp; What many people do not realize is that driver licenses services&nbsp;will take a big hit&nbsp;statewide with the passage of Amendment 5.</font></p>]]></description><guid>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=7</guid><link>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=7</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:11:54 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Response To A Letter to the Editor in The Bradenton Herald</title><description><![CDATA[<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Dear Editor:</div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">In a recent letter published in the Sunday edition of The Bradenton Herald (Aug. 3, 2008), Marion Bartholf commented on her recent visits to the Manatee County Tax Collector&rsquo;s office.&nbsp;I usually leave the occasional letters of discontent alone; however, there were some circumstances to her story that I feel compelled to clarify in support of my staff.</div>]]></description><guid>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=5</guid><link>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=5</link><pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:58:38 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Measuring Customer Service</title><description><![CDATA[One of the ways we measure customer service at the Manatee County Tax Collector's office is the feedback we receive on comment cards.]]></description><guid>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=4</guid><link>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=4</link><pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:23:50 0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why A Blog From A Tax Collector?</title><description><![CDATA[The $64,000 question - Why would anyone want to read a blog from Tax Collector?]]></description><guid>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=3</guid><link>http://www.taxcollector.com/blog/default.asp?Display=3</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:39:26 0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>