Town and School Budgets
Question: In reading one of the postings, it is noted that it is not illegal for town employees and teachers to vote themselves a pay raise. I don’t have a problem with reasonable pay increases for these folks that work for the town. But it does smell an awful lot like Washington DC doesn’t it? We need to take back our town from all the liberal spenders.
The budget committee members should be held more accountable than in the past. Spending in this town is totally out of control. Not enough people seem to care. Perhaps that’s because they’re in the 6 figure income bracket. Many of us are not. Bush’s middle class is now the family that has a $100,000 yearly income. You know where that leaves the rest of us!! This obscene budget spending spree is driving the lower income families out of town. Is this what we want? Of course, not.
Based on the fact that my property taxes skyrocketed 19% last year, I can only conclude that the town now has excess funds from many folks like myself. How convenient it was to have property reassessed last year by the same firm that porked the residents of Hopkinton. The town officials should be ashamed to look a property owner in the eye and give a straight answer. Guaranteed you’ll get a political response!!!!
BCC Answer: All budget members did not vote for the increase - 2 members were on the record and voted NO to the warrant.