What would it cost for Everett to keep library, fire department?

I would like it very much, if Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin is not too overly busy closing down more parts of Everett, that she would take the time to let us know how much our property taxes would rise per average home in the city of Everett if we were to continue to operate our fire department and library system at current levels within the city budget (“Editorial: Everett voters will set course for city finances,” The Herald, March 18).

Preferably before cutting anything as an alternative to joining other agencies in the county, which, of course we live in and would need to raise our taxes to pay for the increased cost of bringing the city of Everett into their systems.

Please mayor, you seem fixated on cuts being the only answer to our problems, but I’m old enough to be able to handle it, how much will it cost me and my neighbors to be able to live in a decent city. Maybe one that is looking for ways to add services instead of cutting them.

Cris Larson

Everett