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In Vermont, London based First Student Ryder bus contractor Ryder causes property taxes to rise 21%...? ............ "The company, First Student, recently bought out competing transportation services in the area. Tunbridge's negative experience, said Farnham, "accents what can happen when you don't have competition�the company can do as it pleases." Above from The Herald newspaper of Randolph VT. See references below after poll. Apparantly Jacksonville citizens believe that the school bus bid process should be redone in spite of the desire of City Attorney Rick Mullaney, School Supt. Fryer and School Board Chair Wilkinson to give bus contracts to London England based contractors. ................................... JACKSONVILLE POLL GREATLY FAVORS LOCAL BUS CONTRACTORS ============ Channel 12-25, NBC-ABC Poll, Jacksonville FL (started 5/1/2001) Results (as of 8:15am, 5/2/2001) Was Duval County School Board correct in rescinding the school bus contract decision? # Of Votes % Of Votes Yes.................390.........64.89% No...................209.........34.78% I don't know.......2...........0.33% ................................... Areas around Tunbridge VT: http://www.ourherald.com/News/2001/0308/Front_Page/f06.html See also: St. Louis MO St. Louis Post Dispatch: http://www.post-dispatch.com/ Northeast USA: In General, compare high and/or increasing property taxes in the U.S. Northeast where London bus contractors operate: http://www.n-net.com http://verticals.yahoo.com/cities/categories/proptax.html Savannah GA

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