‘104.4M is a patently false number’

BY KRISTEN BOUTERSE

Signs, signs, everywhere are signs.

Our school referendum vote is just around the corner. We should be paying attention to the details.

Contrary to what the pop-up green signs seem to allege, our middle ground solution is fiscally sound.

Let’s break it down.

12+% “tax hike.” While this may be true, this is an infrastructure. 12+ improvement that will benefit generations to come. This increase will be implemented over 3 years. Homeowners with a median valued home of $720,000 will realize a tax increase of about $80 per month with many seeing far less of an increase.

94.7M School Bond verbiage is misleading. 4.8M of this figure is set aside to renovate the 1934 building as per the town council’s request to preserve rather than demolish this building.

104.4M is a patently false number.

I am hopeful that readers will be able to see that the long term plan seeking a 12% tax increase clearly seeks a “ middle ground” approach that is so much more responsible than the 25%+ - increase proposed in 2022.

Well educated, safe and well rounded students in one of the best school systems in the state will realize far greater savings in college grants, scholarships and incentives for these students and their parents!