Absolutely!! It is one evening of relatively mild pain (and sometimes marvelous entertainment - think the articulate cold pancake man) or years of paying the tax increases
On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM Seth Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > Laura, it is a thoughtful observation. Of course, this is just one use of > taxpayer money and if you look at all of the other capital needs the town > will have in the next 10 years, it’s sobering. > > So there will be more tax increases coming, larger ones and sooner than > you think especially since the same group advocating the now almost $30m > community center is now advocating using a large portion of our reserves to > fund cost overruns. > > The reality however - voter turnout is very low. This now needs a 2/3 > vote to pass and the community center voters will be out in full force. > However those who advocate for fiscal restraint need to show up and bring > their friends or this too shall pass. > > The emails are great but people need to vote and get others to do so. > > Seth > > > On Jun 4, 2025, at 4:41 PM, Laura Glynn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I wish we knew why people were moving out of Lincoln - and which groups > are leaving > > > > Certainly some people leave because of new jobs, retirement, health and > other issues > > > > But I believe that a number of people, especially elderly and/or lower > or middle income are leaving or have left because of the taxes > > > > It would be ironic if the town spends more and more money to offer > middle income housing when the tax increase drives out the very people we > are trying to keep > > > > Yes I know the town has a property tax work off program but that only > helps a small group > > > > I was a big law corporate lawyer for 40 years and I struggle to pay > these damn property taxes > > > > I can’t image what these tax increases have done for those Lincoln > residents on fixed income or who don’t have family money to keep them afloat > > > > It seems that finding out why we are losing residents to other towns > should be something we should care about > > > > If any of the brokers in town can give me a list of property sales and > names of sellers for the last 5 years I would be happy to Investigate and > report back > > > > I hope we don’t want a town limited to people who move in for the > schools and move out when the kids graduate to or from high school. > > > > Laura Glynn > > Tower Road > > -- > > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > > Browse the archives at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > >
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