Tiverton Citizens for Change

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Jim & Madeleine O’Dell: Going to court for honest government
Every resident who has opened a tax bill in Tiverton knows that property taxes have been going through the roof in recent years, and most Town Council and School Committee members couldn’t care less about those of us struggling to make ends meet in a sour [...]

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Support Candidates who Favor  Limited Taxation and Transparent Government 
Saturday October 2
Hors d’oeuvres & Social Hour 5-6PM
Candidate Program 6-7PM
Countryview Estates – 213 Hurst Lane Tiverton
Suggested Donation $25
Thank you for your continued support!
TCC is a registered State of Rhode Island Political Action Committee

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Tiverton Citizens for Change Candidate Endorsements
These are the 2010 Tiverton Citizens for Change Candidate Endorsements. This is a talented and motivated slate of candidates who have accepted our endorsement for the November elections. We hope you will support them as we try to bring real change to Tiverton, especially the Town Council and State Representatives.
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We at TCC encourage all of Tiverton’s Citizens to come out to Evelyn’s and Coastal Roasters September 10-12 to feed hungry.

We find it deeply disturbing that , with no discussion, and minutes after Monday night’s meeting began, Donald Bollin, Louise Durfee, and Joanne Arruda would vote against Sing out for Hunger’s request to reconsider its July 12 decision. We also find it troubling that Councilman Hannibal Costa suddenly decided not to attend, after indicating that he would vote for furthering discussion about Singing Out Against Hunger

Come Elections in November please remember who is responsible for this awful decision

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NEWS RELEASE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2010
 ACLU DEFENDS TIVERTON RESIDENT AGAINST POLITICAL SLAPP SUIT
 
 Citing the important free speech issues involved in the case, the ACLU of Rhode Island today announced it has agreed to represent Tiverton resident David Nelson, the president of a local tax reform group, who has been sued for defamation by two [...]

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PRESS RELEASE
Monday August 2, 2010
A principle of democracy is public participation in local government. The right of such participation is found in the First Amendment, which includes the right of free speech. These fundamental rights are at the core of our political system and permeate our society. It seems that not everyone likes this-please [...]

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In the expected narrative of town politics, one would think it would be the selfish anti-tax Tiverton Citizens for Change–type newcomers to town who would squash an annual charity event that allows amplified music well into the hours of prime time television. Of course, that popular narrative has always been incorrect.
The [...]

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Louise Durfee Lawsuit 07122010+
 
 

This is a lawsuit which Louise Durfee filed against me and TCC on June 29.
I believe the comments l made are accurate and this frivolous lawsuit is an attempt to intimidate me from speaking out on important political issues. l have a constitutional right to express my disagreement with elected officials.
This is [...]

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Friday’s Newport Daily News article on possible changes to the financial town meeting (FTM) system in Tiverton contained these worrying paragraphs:
But the council and the School Committee, it was noted, are prohibited from using public funds to influence a vote, per a charter amendment that was crafted by Caron and approved several years ago. How [...]

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A recent story in the Providence Journal noted that the city’s property values plummeted with the latest revaluation, which raises this interesting question:
What the revaluation means for city finances, the tax rate and residential tax bills remains unclear. A potential 30-percent drop in the city’s $21.7 billion in total assessed property value (as of 2008) [...]

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The Sakonnet Times seems to have adjusted its strategy vis-à-vis publishing letters in the paper rather than online, so you’ll have to buy or borrow a copy of this week’s edition to read John Minior’s plea for a business-friendly Tiverton:
The trees on Souza Road do provide oxygen, but the site provides very few tax dollars [...]

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The Newport Daily News reports:
Not wanting to go through another financial town meeting this year — two in May was plenty — the Town Council will not change the way it plans to levy taxes in fiscal 2011 to compensate for a change in the motor vehicle excise tax exemption.
Property tax bills are expected to [...]

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I read, the other day, of a Washington, D.C., cliche called the “Washington Monument Syndrome.” The phrase comes from the U.S. Dept. of Interior’s practice of threatening to close the tourist attraction when its budget request is rebuffed. In general, it denotes the tendency of government bureaucracies to place their most popular and/or [...]

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