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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 06:04 am |
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| Well no one I know wanted higher taxes and now high electric rates. What is in the best interest of the town is to see how costs can be cut w/o raising taxes. Look how Levy court is run-they haven't raised taxes. Look at how Clayton worries about raising anything. Look at Smyrna-they don't bat an eye-they don't care. They say we need it so the people have to pay. Does anyone on council really want to know the truth and get professional advice about the budget instead of guestimating stuff? It is really getting out of hand in this town. I really enjoyed moving here but now it has me wondering. Other people aren't wondering-they are moving out of here even if they take a loss on their homes. You better wake up Smyrna-we had a good name and now we don't. People on council-don't vote on things if you are not sure. The taxes were voted on when everyone was Christmas shopping and the comment from council was that we didn't care. We didn't CARE-we didn't KNOW. Even if we weren't there, you should be doing things in our best interest-not wait until some one yells at you.
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Posted: Fri Aug 8th, 2008 03:32 am |
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Get ready- Electric Bills will probably arrive tomorrow.
I feel an overload coming on to Carol's voice message box. 'Cause you know it's better to let the machine take the calls...
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Posted: Wed May 28th, 2008 04:45 am |
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cotton candy - a spun confection, full of sugar, air and empty calories.
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| Yes, hb, I have heard they were looking at another farm to come in.
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| One of the difficulties in moving the tax portion of the electric bill to the property tax side of the equation is that the electric bills are going to keep increasing at a rapid pace due to energy costs so you'll have people endlessly debating whether they ever reduced the tax component rather than just increase their property taxes. But, look on the bright side you live in a 'progressive', growing community which annexes everything in sight so you should be willing to pay for that, no?
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 02:19 pm |
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Someone wrote: candy, like in all your other posts, you have avoided the question asked of you. Tell us the ideas, i really don't have any, but would like to know what is going on. Come on you are the person in the know.
Thank you for saying you have no ideas. I never said I had any creative ideas, either. But when and if I do, I will get them to a committee so that they can be reviewed. If I posted them here, they would meet the same dead end as most other posts in this "forum".
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 11:56 am |
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| candy, like in all your other posts, you have avoided the question asked of you. Tell us the ideas, i really don't have any, but would like to know what is going on. Come on you are the person in the know.
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 01:54 am |
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gene mullen wrote: My plan is to keep the process going to reduce the dependantcy on electric revenue over a 10 year period. At the end of 10 years the general fund should be supported by the taxes and the electric rate should be much lower. Will it work, I don't know. Will it be supported? Don't know that either, but judging from the response to the first increase, I doubt that any Council will have the guts to continue. And we will forever be plagued with high electric costs.
Mr. Mullen: Did anyone come to the Council Meeting last week to object to the tax increase?
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 01:41 am |
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Someone wrote: ..., since we can't make these meetings, tell us what the ideas are. Believe me we are wanting a better town also.
Haven't you heard of e-mail or snail mail? You don't have to attend the meetings in person to get your ideas and solutions before a committee. Once you have done that, I will believe that you want a better town.
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 01:33 am |
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I clue cotton, you have not said anything worth anything. If you think you have, heaven help the committees.
Again for the thousandth time, since we can't make these meetings, tell us what the ideas are. Believe me we are wanting a better town also. But we seem to need a go- between to help us. We will let you know how we feel. By the way just what is that handshake.
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 01:27 am |
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They are all the same wrote:
Someone, Candy is obviously someone closely associated with town hall.... The f.committee and council spent their entire budget......
You are also correct about Candy. She keeps talking about all of these ideas.....
The obvious is not always so obvious. If you reread my posts, you will find nothing that has not been printed in the newspapers or posted in this "forum". I have attempted to organize the information in a common-sense manner and bring it back to the "forum" when it has been twisted. Also, I have not been talking about MY ideas, only encouraging everyone in the "forum" who is Monday-morning quarterbacking to take his/her ideas to the Committees, instead of groaning in this "forum". The budget process for 2009 should begin soon; so get in line to propose some great ideas with solutions. We will have a better Town if you channel your anger/disappointments into positive actions.
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 01:10 am |
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Olive wrote: Pat Stombaugh wrote: I knew what it was going to do to the taxes. ... council is doing what they THINK is best and what they THINK you want.
Well, neighbors, the council THOUGHT that the citizens wanted a 50% property tax increase. So sayeth the Mayor.
Oh and add that the CITIZEN'S want Mr. Hugg to drive the latest and greatest New Vehicle at our expense... and oh.... yes! We all wanted the canoes... and yes! we want to pay the extra fee for the online payments that are so convenient for all of us to use... and keep annexing... We want to be the Biggest Town ever!!
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Posted: Tue May 27th, 2008 12:08 am |
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| Remember cc we are the dumb ones here, they have all the answers. But I will say I have trouble understanding just what they are.
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So Just Observing, we are all waiting...
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You just got pwned pal - major pwnage. My name and website (along with all my vitals) can be fround in my profile on the forum. So, seeing as how I already do post under my actual name and make it very public as to who I am then it is your turn.
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Think what you like, but you'll look like a moron. Tell you what, you tell everyone who YOU really are and I'll do the same. If you really believe what you spout on here then you won't be afraid to state it in public. Most of you don't have a clue and the only reason I post is to give real people the facts.
I don't think you can do it. Because you just want to tear down, not fix anything.
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Why have the town handle that at all? Do you want those people responsible for it? Why not eliminate the town and buy power like normal people... from the power company? The town has everybody snowed into thinking they have to provide the power because it is a great way for them to make some extra wampum even without the ppac. I'm sure they make a a nice profit after they pay everybody involved in billing and such.
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ccattie -- The town is not often able to correctly bill its customers for the electric that it buys or generates to sell. Can you imagine what would happen if they permitted people to buy the electricity from a third party and had to bill for that? LOL!! It would be like a 3-ring circus in the town hall!!
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What does that have to do with the price of cheese? I thought the point of all this was for the town to generate a steady income so they could properly fund things without having to do bogus mini taxes that they tagged on to anything that held still.
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Bottom line is that you PURCHASED electric. It was not provided by the township.
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| Sorry, posted twice. Last edited on Mon May 26th, 2008 06:41 pm by They are all the same
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cottoncandy wrote: ccattie wrote: That is last weeks meeting though, so I can only hear my fate after it has been decived. I am happy that it is available though, but the big question is... Why don't they stream it live? Hell I can log in from my phone and look at video cameras in my house, I think the town can push out a 32k audio stream of the meetings over the web.
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Submit a proposal to the Finance Committee with cost estimates and time lines to get it on stream. The Town is always looking for ideas with solutions. The Town does not have a research and development department, only citizen volunteers who serve on the committees. I believe they would welcome any expertise that is offered from the citizens to help run our business.
Someone wrote: candy, on the tapings, have you tried and listen to them, I have no idea what is being said besides the noise from the microphones being hit. Back to what cc or olive had said, yes we hear after the fact. Publish an idea that a committee comes up with on internet and then maybe you would get a lot of response. You said you didn't hear anything back on the .08 thing, well I guess not, we had no idea anything about, and no I do not have the time to go to your meetings. Again if i had the time I would run. Come off that excuse.
Someone, Candy is obviously someone closely associated with town hall, either a wannabe councilperson (maybe even Regina Brown) or a council person's spouse...maybe even a committee person. In any event her suggestion to "submit a proposal to Finance committee" is, at this point is a useless endeavor. The f.committee and council spent their entire budget on cars, iphones, more employees, and Parks Recs Director, not to mention D. Smugg's salary increase, money to pay his attorney's fees so that he could have this salary increase...and the list could go on forever.
Also, Someone, your comment about listening to the tapes of council meetings is dead on. Thankfully Cher has been removed from ear shot as his burbings and belching were as obnoxious as I perceive him to be. Everyone is shuffling papers, blowing and talking about some sensitive topics for all to hear. It is not an easy 3 hour or so listen.
You are also correct about Candy. She keeps talking about all of these ideas, but I have yet to see them in print. Maybe she is using a computer that has invisible print.
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Posted: Mon May 26th, 2008 12:35 pm |
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| ccattie -- The town is not often able to correctly bill its customers for the electric that it buys or generates to sell. Can you imagine what would happen if they permitted people to buy the electricity from a third party and had to bill for that? LOL!! It would be like a 3-ring circus in the town hall!!
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ccattie wrote: For one thing, in PA you can choose any electric provider you want. If you want to buy one from a hippie powerplant that runs on good feelings, you can. If you look at the town finances from where I grew up, you see almost all of it is from taxes, the rest (small amounts) comes from things like permits, fines, properties they have rented out, etc. No PPAC or any other silly moving targets. Since I cannot paste links below, you'll have to remove the extra .'s
w.w.w.northamptontownship.com/admin/twp.funds.html
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If you are aware of any municipality that includes all their services in their tax base, I would like to know about them. I would certainly explore with them how they get their citizens to use their electricity efficiently to keep the costs down in this day of soaring oil prices.
Bottom line is that you PURCHASED electric. It was not provided by the township.
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For one thing, in PA you can choose any electric provider you want. If you want to buy one from a hippie powerplant that runs on good feelings, you can. If you look at the town finances from where I grew up, you see almost all of it is from taxes, the rest (small amounts) comes from things like permits, fines, properties they have rented out, etc. No PPAC or any other silly moving targets. Since I cannot paste links below, you'll have to remove the extra .'s
w.w.w.northamptontownship.com/admin/twp.funds.html
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If you are aware of any municipality that includes all their services in their tax base, I would like to know about them. I would certainly explore with them how they get their citizens to use their electricity efficiently to keep the costs down in this day of soaring oil prices.
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Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 02:42 am |
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ccattie wrote: Most townships in PA operate that way. I am not up with how it works in DE because I've only lived in Bear as a renter and Smyrna as a homeowner. Before that all my exp is with PA.
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Just as you are unfamiliar with DE, so am I re PA. Give me some names that you know operate totally on property tax income, so that I can do some research.
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Posted: Sat May 24th, 2008 02:08 am |
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Someone wrote: My response, is that we didn't know to object ...
Was this not decided during the budget hearing which was held around the 20th to the 23 of December? Usually they just set inconvenient hours so that residents cannot attend but to also hold it within about a week of Christmas? Sheesh! Come on!!
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Most townships in PA operate that way. I am not up with how it works in DE because I've only lived in Bear as a renter and Smyrna as a homeowner. Before that all my exp is with PA.
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ccattie wrote: That is last weeks meeting though, so I can only hear my fate after it has been decived. I am happy that it is available though, but the big question is... Why don't they stream it live? Hell I can log in from my phone and look at video cameras in my house, I think the town can push out a 32k audio stream of the meetings over the web.
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Submit a proposal to the Finance Committee with cost estimates and time lines to get it on stream. The Town is always looking for ideas with solutions. The Town does not have a research and development department, only citizen volunteers who serve on the committees. I believe they would welcome any expertise that is offered from the citizens to help run our business.
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Posted: Fri May 23rd, 2008 06:55 pm |
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Ok, on the no objection, and majority rules. My response, is that we didn't know to object, and if we did, like the last election, there would not be a majority.
Need to come up with a better game plan, with "Better" research and throw it out, I am sure the so called "majority" won't know the difference. So back to me saying, need better research, not just use yahoo's thinking it sounds good, what do I know.
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Posted: Fri May 23rd, 2008 06:33 pm |
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Someone wrote: Just want it done right, I don't know.
And so does EVERYONE, but what's "right" for you may not be "right" for me or anyone else in Town. That's the issue. That is why we must let the Council people know what we feel is right for us, and hope that most of the people feel the same way. I've read on the blog that Mr. Mullen stated that "majority rules". So that is why I keep bringing up the "excuse" that no one objected to the tax increase prior to the vote. It is very likely that the vote would have been much different if there had been a vocal audience at the Public Hearing.
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It has nothing to do with either. Just want it done right, I don't know. As far as an excuse, you keep telling us no one goes and complains, that is an excuse, I have told you mind, and I thing so of the others have the same. Time is not on our side, again if I could go i would run. I don't get emotional.
emotional rather than factual.
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Posted: Fri May 23rd, 2008 05:37 pm |
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Someone wrote: Come off that excuse.
I make no excuses for me or anyone. I state facts as have been posted in this blog on many occasions. It is my opinion that your responses are emotional rather than factual.
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| candy, on the tapings, have you tried and listen to them, I have no idea what is being said besides the noise from the microphones being hit. Back to what cc or olive had said, yes we hear after the fact. Publish an idea that a committee comes up with on internet and then maybe you would get a lot of response. You said you didn't hear anything back on the .08 thing, well I guess not, we had no idea anything about, and no I do not have the time to go to your meetings. Again if i had the time I would run. Come off that excuse.
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ccattie wrote: When the electric bill was explained to me by town hall when I moved here it was the first thing I asked them (why not just add it to my taxes vs a bill). They all looked at me like I had 3 heads.
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If you are aware of any municipality that includes all their services in their tax base, I would like to know about them. I would certainly explore with them how they get their citizens to use their electricity efficiently to keep the costs down in this day of soaring oil prices.
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ccattie wrote: That is last weeks meeting though, so I can only hear my fate after it has been decived. I am happy that it is available though, but the big question is... Why don't they stream it live? Hell I can log in from my phone and look at video cameras in my house, I think the town can push out a 32k audio stream of the meetings over the web.
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Submit a proposal to the Finance Committee with cost estimates and time lines to get it on stream. The Town is always looking for ideas with solutions. The Town does not have a research and development department, only citizen volunteers who serve on the committees. I believe they would welcome any expertise that is offered from the citizens to help run our business.
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That is last weeks meeting though, so I can only hear my fate after it has been decived. I am happy that it is available though, but the big question is... Why don't they stream it live? Hell I can log in from my phone and look at video cameras in my house, I think the town can push out a 32k audio stream of the meetings over the web.
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Someone wrote: One thing about the internet you can bring meetings to us, try it.
We can listen to the taped meetings on the Town's website. The Town is already trying it; we need to take advantage of it.
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Will the town be emailing me the "packet" that is sent out to the council a few days before each council meeting that has all the issues they will discuss so I can be as on the ball as they are?
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The Mayor is exactly correct. We did not go to the Public Hearing to object. SILENCE = CONSENT. We now have to live with fact that we passed up an opportunity to give our input. Instead of standing tall and accepting this as a lesson to be learned, we choose to whine on this blog.
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When the electric bill was explained to me by town hall when I moved here it was the first thing I asked them (why not just add it to my taxes vs a bill). They all looked at me like I had 3 heads.
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Olive: YOU ARE DEAD ON! "Then why not move all the electric money to tax rate and people get to have a higher income tax deduction. Since it would be revenue neutral, nobody including the town is injured or inconvenienced."
Unfortunately, when this was proposed by Councilman Cahill, Councilman Pressley said that HE would be inconvenienced because he had many properties that had no electric. So the whims of one clearly influence why we are paying such a high price. I completely and totally agree that that is the way to go for Smyrna, but for as long as we have people who have "other interests" making our decisions, and NOT OUR INTERESTS, then we will continue to get screwed.
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Olive wrote: Pat Stombaugh wrote: I knew what it was going to do to the taxes. ... council is doing what they THINK is best and what they THINK you want.
Well, neighbors, the council THOUGHT that the citizens wanted a 50% property tax increase. So sayeth the Mayor.
The Mayor is exactly correct. We did not go to the Public Hearing to object. SILENCE = CONSENT. We now have to live with fact that we passed up an opportunity to give our input. Instead of standing tall and accepting this as a lesson to be learned, we choose to whine on this blog.
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Pat Stombaugh wrote: I knew what it was going to do to the taxes. ... council is doing what they THINK is best and what they THINK you want.
Well, neighbors, the council THOUGHT that the citizens wanted a 50% property tax increase. So sayeth the Mayor.
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| Ms Mayor, that is the reason we elect folks, I am sorry we don't always get a good choice. As far as knowing what we want, I think I want the town to look at what it needs to run and how to get there. No i can not make meetings, along with other folks. But why don't ideas get published say the Sun-Times and then ask what do we think. Olive and annasdad have put one out, again not sure if good idea or not, but someone list the plus and minus of the idea, not just it won't work. Yes maybe it would cost more, and maybe the .08 is in that direction, but no explanation on anything, just why don't we come to the meetings. One thing about the internet you can bring meetings to us, try it.
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Again, I just want to clarify, 6 votes not 7. I have worked in accounting for over forty-four years. No, I did not know how to figure the electric bills. Regina and I asked for that information. I knew what it was going to do to the taxes. I even jokingly told town hall, when the tax bills were mailed I was leaving town for a week.
Some say they should not have to attend public hearings, etc, which is the reason you elected us. Without your input how do we know what you want???? Without your input council is doing what they THINK is best and what they THINK you want. As someone said, we are not mind readers. There are seven different opinions sitting on the council. I do know at least one other council person that was going to vote against the tax increase but when one person came to the hearings they said "well I guess it doesn't matter to the citizens".
As you can see, this is a very complex situation. It has been discussed for years. The real answer is - the town must have money to be in business. You can change it any way you wish, the bottom line is the same. Rather revenue is received from taxes or electric it comes from all of our pockets. The answer is a controlled budget that fits what the citizens can afford, not want employees/elected officials want. As Mr. Mullen said, read carefully, with the major part of the revenue coming from the tax side, the town is in a better position to BORROW money.
Growth is a double edge sword. The town operated many years never borrowing one dollar. Today, because of growth, everything has to be increased. Can the town afford this without breaking the citizens especially in today's economy? We need to be very careful. Needs must be the only consideration, wants must be put on hold.
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| If you had a stake in annexed farm land being held for development the property taxes would be low on that, no? Maybe empty lots or something like that would also qualify.
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OnlyMe wrote: Olive: YOU ARE DEAD ON! "Then why not move all the electric money to tax rate and people get to have a higher income tax deduction. Since it would be revenue neutral, nobody including the town is injured or inconvenienced."
.... Councilman Pressley said that HE would be inconvenienced because he had many properties that had no electric.
How much tax could possibly be due on any property that has no electric? That would injure somebody? He would still have the opportunity to deduct the property taxes when he files income taxes.
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OnlyMe wrote: "I have a high regard for Mr. Cahill and the fine job he did as a Councilman. I find it difficult to believe he would have SERIOUSLY proposed this. " Cotton Candy- He absolutely did propose this, as it was a logical solution, and was dismissed. I saw that throughout his entire time up there, he only made logical choices. Makes me sad to think that that man stepped aside for the yahoos we now have. I would like to have one person with half of Cahills strength and convictions for the PEOPLE of Smyrna up there instead of the sorry bunch we now have who know nothing of protocol, let alone, what the people want.
OnlyMe is so sure about what former Councilperson Cahill did while he was on council plus the fact that Only is no fan of the SPD, I will have to say it sounds like OnlyMe is Cahill.
I just want to say that my electric rates are very high. If I have had any decrease it is only a very few $. My taxes went up $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and electric down maybe $. Where is the offset?
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 11:27 pm |
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"I have a high regard for Mr. Cahill and the fine job he did as a Councilman. I find it difficult to believe he would have SERIOUSLY proposed this. " Cotton Candy- He absolutely did propose this, as it was a logical solution, and was dismissed. I saw that throughout his entire time up there, he only made logical choices. Makes me sad to think that that man stepped aside for the yahoos we now have. I would like to have one person with half of Cahills strength and convictions for the PEOPLE of Smyrna up there instead of the sorry bunch we now have who know nothing of protocol, let alone, what the people want.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 10:54 pm |
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I guess I could twist this, but to me it sounds like all 7 were satisfied. We might go back to what one person said, just what did you say. And to be honest I do have a hard time following what you say, but you know I am just a caveperson.
major accomplishment when all 7 of them are satisfied with the outcome at the same time.
I guess i better comment on your last one also. I don't know if the Olive put is right or not, sounds like maybe. Please tell me the down side of this.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 10:53 pm |
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OnlyMe wrote: Olive: YOU ARE DEAD ON! "Then why not move all the electric money to tax rate and people get to have a higher income tax deduction. Since it would be revenue neutral, nobody including the town is injured or inconvenienced."
Unfortunately, when this was proposed by Councilman Cahill, Councilman Pressley said that HE would be inconvenienced because he had many properties that had no electric. So the whims of one clearly influence why we are paying such a high price. I completely and totally agree that that is the way to go for Smyrna, but for as long as we have people who have "other interests" making our decisions, and NOT OUR INTERESTS, then we will continue to get screwed.
I have a high regard for Mr. Cahill and the fine job he did as a Councilman. I find it difficult to believe he would have SERIOUSLY proposed this.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 10:47 pm |
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Someone wrote: Not to sound to smart, but I guess all 7 agreed on the .08. And you said that all 7 have opinions (helter skelter). I think the opinions are where we are going wrong, maybe a little research would be better.
If you are following the thread closely, you will note that over and over again, it has been stated that Mayor Stombaugh opposed the increase. She was not present at the meeting when the vote came up, so she did not vote for it or against it, but stated her objection at a Finance Committee meeting. Everyone in Town had the opportunity to oppose the increase, but no one attended the Public Hearing (the date of which was published in the Delaware State News, I believe) to object. Opinions are formed after much discussion, debate, and research. You relish twisting my words.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 10:05 pm |
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Olive: YOU ARE DEAD ON! "Then why not move all the electric money to tax rate and people get to have a higher income tax deduction. Since it would be revenue neutral, nobody including the town is injured or inconvenienced."
Unfortunately, when this was proposed by Councilman Cahill, Councilman Pressley said that HE would be inconvenienced because he had many properties that had no electric. So the whims of one clearly influence why we are paying such a high price. I completely and totally agree that that is the way to go for Smyrna, but for as long as we have people who have "other interests" making our decisions, and NOT OUR INTERESTS, then we will continue to get screwed.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 06:07 pm |
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| Not to sound to smart, but I guess all 7 agreed on the .08. And you said that all 7 have opinions (helter skelter). I think the opinions are where we are going wrong, maybe a little research would be better.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 05:53 pm |
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Someone wrote: candy, then why aren't you on the committee? If I can read between lines, it sounds like you go to meetings, you have ideas. so why aren't you on it?
I have a very keen interest in how the Town operates, and I do attend meetings as much as I can. I don't agree with everything that is done, but I do believe our council people are doing the best job they can. Remember, there are 7 opinions; so it is important that they negotiate and compromise. I think it is a major accomplishment when all 7 of them are satisfied with the outcome at the same time.
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Posted: Thu May 22nd, 2008 05:28 pm |
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| candy, then why aren't you on the committee? If I can read between lines, it sounds like you go to meetings, you have ideas. so why aren't you on it?
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