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don berry wrote on Oct 13, 2008 5:09 PM:

" or you can just give a huge contract to have a hockey rink built and have them build you a free home. Why worry about taxes when you get a free half a million dollar home "




HMMMM... wrote on Oct 13, 2008 12:39 PM:

" Well Art, the municipalities pay for their own police and the state pays the troopers. Of course our MSB school budget is HUGE, but we have the largest tax base the MSB has EVER known, so we should be able to afford our share of the school budget. Even in these difficult times, road maintainance should be do-able too, but all these NEW ROADS and BIKE Paths, isn't that excessive with the present economy? Also, cost estimates offered by MSB engineers are sometimes seriously low compared to actual final costs. "




art wrote on Oct 13, 2008 5:13 AM:

" ...lets see, you want roads, schools, police, etc. you also want these thing to be maintained...they do cost $$$$ "




frustrated wrote on Oct 12, 2008 11:05 PM:

" Too bad the voters don't have to own property to vote....to understand the impact to those of us that own property and actually are those to PAY the taxes...nice concept! "




g wrote on Oct 12, 2008 5:41 PM:

" Propery taxes keep rising, soon I won't be able to afford to live in my own house!!!Disabled Veteran "




Disturbed by election results wrote on Oct 12, 2008 1:19 PM:

" "While some may bemoan that so few “no” voters went to the polls on Tuesday, we appreciate the farsightedness of those voters who approved the measures."

"FARSIGHTEDNESS?" I would hardly call committing to spending millions of dollars on ANYTHING, with the possible depression looming in our country, farsightedness.

RECKLESS might be a better term to define the results of our latest MSB election!

A number of "YES" voters, now realize they made a mistake. Keeping families fed, clothed, and warm, may soon be more important than bike paths and a short cut to shopping centers. "




Observer wrote on Oct 12, 2008 7:46 AM:

" The Borough will continue to come up with more and more projects that jack up property taxes long term for 20 years at a time.These projects will minimally benefit the core area.The unspoken MSB agenda is to drive our property taxes so high that people will vote in a sales tax,a curse into perpetuity that will only grow larger with time.They will promise property tax reduction(not elimination)and soon we are stuck with the same high property taxes and a sales tax.More taxes are assured when only 14% vote.Citizen action stopped the Palmer prison.It can stop unneeded spending as well. "




Are you Nuts wrote on Oct 12, 2008 12:59 AM:

" "What that means, in the long term, is that for about the price of a modest lunch for four at your favorite local restaurant each year,"

What that means, in the long term ... Mr. or Ms. No Name, is that we will paying for this road bond each year for TWENTY YEARS! TWENTY YEARS! That is longer than the life expetency of many roads.

Swortz has HUGE long term transportation plans for new MSB roads. He WILL be asking for more road bonds in upcoming elections. Come to Borough meetings and you'll see. "




Are you NUTS wrote on Oct 11, 2008 10:31 PM:

" “You would think of this as kind of a drop in the bucket but you’ve got to start somewhere,” Sworts said.

This road bond tax increase is just the BEGINNING, just a drop in the BUCKET! MSB will keep wanting MORE and MORE drops from property owners. Are you going to VOTE "YES" for the next road bond package? What about the one after THAT?

Property owners need to STAND UP AND SHOUT "NO!" We need to DEMAND that MSB come up with a better way to pay for roads. "