October 17, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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RECALL PETITION - THE SPLIT
TAX
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…
September 27,
2008 at 8:44 pm