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Posted in Tiverton on Sep 19th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Aug 2nd, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Tiverton on May 13th, 2010
I read with interest the front page article in the NDN yesterday, quoting the town tax assessor, Mr Dave Robert, about a potential 22 percent property tax increase in Tiverton. Mr Robert says that any such increase in impossible: it simply cannot happen, he says.
Mr Robert is wrong. It is a distinct possibility if the [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Apr 27th, 2010
Tiverton Citizens for Change have been following our town’s preparation for the 2010 Financial Town Meeting for several months. We realize not everyone has time in their busy lives to involve themselves in the vagaries of local politics. Indeed, many find it frustrating and consuming. To help in this, as part of our mission, we [...]
Posted in Tiverton on Apr 10th, 2010
******PRESS RELEASE********
The April 12th Tiverton Town Council Agenda includes an effort by the Town Council to authorize the town to exceed the State Mandated Tax Cap. Although the Financial Town Meeting budget proposed by the Budget Committee keeps the July 1st 2010 tax increase under the 4.5% RIGL CAP, Monday night (April 12) the Town [...]
Be sure to attend the Financial Town Meeting on May 8. Every vote will count to keep our taxes from going up even more this year. Tiverton is facing an unprecedented budget crises and we need to be pro-active.
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