With almost $4,900 in the bank at the beginning of July, the tax hike committee calling itself Citizens for Harper has new leadership.

Chairman is Kris Howard Jensen of Inverness. Co-Chairman is Dr Richard Kolze of Palatine. Treasurer Helen Shumate is from Barrington.

A tiny bit of the Harper College district is in Fox River Grove and Barrington Hills, that part which is in the Barrington School District.

The campaign is off an running, with internet advertising on the Daily Herald web site.

The pitch is that the Harper tax rate will not increase or specifically,

In red ink appears the following on the pitch page:

“Because the College is retiring debt on existing bonds, passing this referendum will not increase the tax rate.“

For those of you not into tax hike speak, please note that the pitch does not say that taxes won’t be raised.

All that is promised is that the tax rate won’t rise.

It is not abundantly evident that the tax rate would fall, if the referendum is not passed.

In short, a vote in favor of the referendum is a vote against a tax cut.

So, a “Yes” vote would mean a tax hike.

Is everything clear?

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You really have to click on the internet ad to be able to read it. Sorry about that.