Goslin: My votes were with Palatine

I was surprised to read in the Daily Herald Thursday Mayor Rita Mullins questioning my whereabouts from the April 30 Palatine council meeting, since I had told her personally, prior to President Stroger's pulling out, that I would be out of the state and unable to attend.

As I told her then, I am happy to attend any meetings.

With respect to representing Palatine, I believe I did that well when I voted against the 1 percent sales tax increase.

Additionally, I along with other reform-minded commissioners, defeated most proposals for new revenue:

• Increase sales tax by 2 percent to 2.75 percent.

• Institute new tax on personal, business and mobile phones.

• Increase natural gas tax ordinance.

• Increase electricity tax.

• Extend tobacco tax to all tobacco products.

• Increase gas tax.

• Increase jet fuel tax.

• Increase parking tax.

• Increase wheel tax.

• Increase use tax.

• Increase hotel/motel accommodation tax.

• Increase consumption of alcoholic beverages tax.

When Palatine needed me to vote against tax increases, I - and my vote - was there. Not once but 13 times.

Gregg Goslin

Commissioner, Cook County Board

Glenview