“No, because the cost of living is so high already. It will deter people from wanting to buy homes.”

— Mary Brewster, DePaul University graduate student, Lawrence

“I think the property taxes are too high anyway. They get a lot of money anyway. Maybe they just need to rearrange their priorities.”

— Gary Archer, information technology consultant, Olathe

“No. I'm sure that they can find the money in other places.”

— Maggie Little, retail manager, Lawrence

“Taxes of some form have to be raised, but I don't think that property taxes should always be the first place to go.”

— Pat Curtiss, self-employed, rural Lawrence