DEMOCRAT & SORRY said...
Readers should go to the City's website and review the meeting agendas and minutes before voting on Tuesday.
The City's budget has been passing by default for the last few years because the incumbents did not vote on the budget in 2008, and the Democrats voted no on a budget that was holding the mill rate the same as it was in 2008. Only Lou Salvio and Mark Bernacki supported holding the mill rate stable.
The Democrats voted no because they thought the revenue projections were too high, and spending too low. They wanted to put forth a budget that would have had to have increased the mill rate in order to cover the reduction in revenue projections, and increased spending.
So that deceptive mailer by Rep. O'brien would have resulted in a larger tax increase had the Mayor's budget NOT passed by default... as provided for in the City charter when the Council fails to act in a timely manner.
Things could be far worse. Just adjusted for inflation, your tax bill should have gone up a minimum of 10% since 2006.
The large increase for multi-family home owners was the result of the revaluation. While your taxes may have gone up a $1,000 or more, the value of your house probably went up by $80,000 or more... not such a bad thing if you are selling, or want a Home Equity loan. Not to mention how much you saved under Mayor Stewart from 2003 to 2007.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT MAYOR STEWART is responsible for the tax increase, think again. The Democrats hold the Majority, a VETO PROOF MAJORITY. They should have put forth a better budget if they truly felt that YOUR TAXES WERE TOO HIGH!! The Mayor would not have been able to override it.
MAKES YOU WONDER IF O'BRIEN REALLY WANTS TO LOWER YOUR TAXES... IF HE IS AS SMART AS HE CLAIMS, AND WANTS TO LOWER TAXES, THEN WHY DIDN'T HIS SLATE DO SO WHILE ON THE COUNCIL?
Then again, maybe that's why his name isn't on any of his slates mailers, and vice versa, unlike the STEWART SLATE.
While Paul Catanzaro claims in his mailing that he hasn't voted for a tax increase, the truth is he voted no on the current mill rate that remained the same as in 2008, the very budget he did not vote on in 2008.
One last thought...
If you thought the mill rate and therefore your taxes were outrageous when Pawlak was Mayor, GUESS WHO was sitting to Pawlak's left passing those outrageous budgets?... you guessed it... TIM O'BRIEN!!!!
I this the same Pawlak who now doesn't see it fit to pay his own taxes?
ReplyDeleteWasn't the Democrat's last candidate for mayor on the tax delinquency list too?
ReplyDeleteI guess they finally found someone who can't make that list, by running someone who doesn't own any property in New Britain!
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteWasn't the Democrat's last candidate for mayor on the tax delinquency list too?
The last Democrat's candidates home was threatened with foreclosure because he was overdue on his mortgage payments.
THE QUESTION: Which one of the Dem candidates for a NB Council seat is a stand in for Suzanne Bielinski?
ReplyDeleteThere is no question that Suzanne's bid for Town Clerk was done with a DTC guarantee that a Dem council seat would be vacated (for her to fill) if her bid was unsuccessful.
Could it be the unknown candidate Laura Woodie is the RINGER?
FRANK:
ReplyDeleteThis was a recent blog on this issue:
" Anonymous said...
Laura Woodie has a letter from the feds in DC signing off on her running.
A call down to washington however did not show that the Republican candidate in the 3rd had been given the green light and receives money from the Federal Govt!"
THIS IS INCORRECT! AS A MATTER OF FACT, AN E-MAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL WAS RECEIVED A FEW DAYS THAT SAYS," WE HAVE OPENED UP A FILE ON LAURA WOODIE."
Reminder to the bloggers. Hatch Act fines for violating the laws are substantial, especially for the employer. The employee may also be fined and lose their poisiton. Can Laura Woodie afford this?
Past posts indicate that Ms. Woodie is planning on leaving her job should she when a seat on the council. The blogger seemed to think that the plan is that Ms. Woodie would give up her 75k job for one that pays less than 16k per year, working full time on our council.
ReplyDeleteWoops! hope the council pay rate can live up to nearly 16k.
That might explain why the only sign Bielinski has on her lawn for an Alderman candidate is Laura Woodie's.....
ReplyDeleteHere's a good way to stop the sleazy games being played by the Democrats under little Mac's stronghold on the party--reject them all and vote for TEAM STEWART!
ReplyDeleteThe best way to make him the lesser one, is to vote all his disciples out of office!
Alderman are paid $3500 PER YEAR.
ReplyDeleteWhere is $16,000 coming from?