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Posted in Tiverton on Nov 22nd, 2010
At this evening’s Town Council meeting, Town Treasurer Phil DiMattia gave Council Member Ed Roderick his long sought estimate of the town’s fiscal standing as of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. The results are a bit shocking. With a plus-or-minus margin of error, Mr. DiMattia projects:
1. Revenue of $41,694,093.
2. [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Nov 8th, 2010
I’m at the Town Hall as the newly elected town council members — many of them also members of Tiverton Citizens for Change — take the seats at the front of the room.
So far, Rep. Jay Edwards has presented State House certificate to each of the departing members; the departing council members have given short [...]
Thank you to everyone who supported TCC candidates in Tuesday’s election . I owe a special thank you to my wife, Mary, the TCC campaign staff and to all of our volunteers and supporters. Without your help this result would never have been possible.
This election was exciting and exhausting. I have made many new friendships [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Nov 2nd, 2010
Posted in Tiverton on Nov 1st, 2010
This morning, Justice Stephen P. Nugent of the Newport County Superior Court denied the Tiverton Town Council’s effort to throw out my taxpayer appeal relating to the abuses of process at the 2008 financial town meetings.
The central issue involves whether the Town Council is required to take supermajority vote in order to break the tax [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 29th, 2010
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 28th, 2010
Letter to the Editor
Tiverton’s skyrocketing property taxes have the triple-whammy effect of hurting residents who struggle financially in this economy, driving down property values, and scaring away businesses. Even though our taxes have gone through the roof, the town still mismanaged all this money so we somehow still have millions of dollars of debt, [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 28th, 2010
Elections have a way of crystallizing our vague feelings into action and they present an opportunity to elect candidates who can bring about a change in the status quo, pointing the way forward for communities and defining who we are, what we want and how we should do it. This year’s elections will do that [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 28th, 2010
In Response to Candidate Pelletier…
To the Editor,
I write this in response to the letter submitted by Mr. Pelletier in support of Mr. Horwitz, both candidates for Tiverton Town Council.
Mr. Pelletier, in your letter you infer that “intimidation” and “fear mongering” are inappropriately being used in the Tiverton Town
Council race. Mr. Pelletier, many townspeople are fearful [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 25th, 2010
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 24th, 2010
October 8, 2010
Citizens United for Responsible Budgeting
Mr. Brian Medeiros, Administrator
http://curbtiverton.blogspot.com/
curbtiverton@cox.net
The Alliance to Preserve Tiverton’s Quality
aka “The Alliance P.A.C.”
John S. Foley, Chairperson
Patricia Sullivan, Treasurer
P.O. Box 367
Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878
Dear Brian and John:
This is a courtesy letter to share with you some confirmatory information I have received regarding the applicability of state campaign finance laws to financial [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 24th, 2010
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 18th, 2010
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 17th, 2010
Please Vote to Limit Taxes
While Tiverton is our beautiful home, the growing realization by residents that they will not be able to afford the taxes to live in Tiverton, now or in retirement, is both saddening and unnecessary. “Quality of Life” in Tiverton is negatively affected by high taxes and calling Tiverton home is [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Oct 17th, 2010
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