a question of accuracy part one

This past summer the group behind the recall circulated three different affidavits and two different petitions before finally getting the signatures they needed in the time allotted.

The final petition gave two reasons for a recall.

The first reason for a recall stated on the petition states that I voted against the split tax three times after it was on a ballot as a non-binding question

This is not true.

After the tax classification issues were on the ballot as non-binding questions in 2005 and passed I voted on the issue when it came before the council as my constituents had voted:

– In 2005 I voted FOR the split tax and the council majority voted to shift the tax to businesses by 1.15.

– I also voted FOR the residential exemption - something never mentioned in any of the stories or letters about this issue – this saves the people in my precinct between $450 and $650 each year, varying only  by the value of the home.

Here in Barnstable our Continue reading a question of accuracy — part one…