Comments on: Four Northborough selectmen candidates make their case http://www.communityadvocate.com/2012/04/27/four-northborough-selectmen-candidates-make-their-case-2/ Covering news in the Massachusetts towns of Westborough, Northborough, Southborough, Marlborough, Shrewsbury, Hudson Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Scott http://www.communityadvocate.com/2012/04/27/four-northborough-selectmen-candidates-make-their-case-2/#comment-26020 Scott Mon, 14 May 2012 15:14:52 +0000 http://www.communityadvocate.com/?p=21098#comment-26020 I couldnt agree more. New revenues should not automatically be offer by new spending. With the addition of Northboro crossing, the standard 2.5% tax increase is absurd! Time to elect someone who will give back to the folks who call Northboro home.

]]> By: William Jeas http://www.communityadvocate.com/2012/04/27/four-northborough-selectmen-candidates-make-their-case-2/#comment-25621 William Jeas Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:02:49 +0000 http://www.communityadvocate.com/?p=21098#comment-25621 Here’s a recounting of reality, not mythology, on the unsatisfactory fiscal control for FY13 by the BOS Members and again Candidates Amberson and Pantazis :

$1.8Mil New Tax Revenue from Avalon Bay + Northboro Crossing…and, no reduction to Residential Taxes. Why?

$950K New Tax Revenue – an increase for legally allowable rise in Prop 2.5% Max Tax Levy Limit – rather than not undertaking such an increase so as to reduce Property Taxes. Why?

$607K expected New Tax Revenue from new growth….and, no reduction to Residential Taxes. Why?

$706K New Tax Revenue from the use of surplus past year taxes left over from Colburn St Contamination Cleanup project…and, not returned to taxpayers to reduce Property Taxes, instead allowed for More govt spending. Why?

$190K New Tax Revenue from the use of surplus past year taxes left over from the Water Tower Improvements project…and, not returned to taxpayers to reduce Property Taxes, instead allowed for More govt spending. Why?

$740 New Tax Revenue by taking monies accumulated in “Free Cash” and allowing the Town to spend it all….and, no reduction to Residential Taxes. Why?

$1Mil New Tax Revenue from the new additive Property Taxes for Homeowners, despite all the above new Revenues for FY13. Why?

Finally, the $6Mil for FY13 New Tax Revenue is an increase of +12% over FY12. Yet It did not result in Property Tax Decreases. WHY?

This Unsatisfactory fiscal control points to the need to Elect new candidates to the Northboro Board of Selectmen at the May 14th Town Election. Time for a Change

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