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It’s been nearly a year since I wrote about the problems that come from
having 11 bosses who are not on the same page about anything, as well as
suggestion...
4 months ago
February 21, 2008
City Mgr Touts Single Tax Rates
I attended an event last night of the Worcester Local First last night at the Beechwood. Check out their website. At the event City Manager O'Brien mentioned the need for a single property tax rate. I do the story no justice, click here for Christina Davis of the Worcester Business Journal summary.
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Bill I agree it s/b done, but it's a pipe dream.
Of all the councillors who ran last fall how many had a plank in their platform called a single tax rate and how many ran on on the lowest residential rate???
What about the effective 2 tiered fee system we have for hook ups to city utility systems. One for non profits and one for everyone else. Non profit pays $50 administrative fee for utility hook ups and you pay $4,960 for the same thing......which is 99X times what the non profit builders pay........kinda makes a 2x commercial tax rate pale in comparison......huh???........but hey they wear the white hats right???
I see that Shrewsbury has a single tax rate of $8 and change.
What do you think the single-tax rate for Worcester should be.
If its above the $12 and change residential Worcester tax forget it.
If your talking about around $10 buck I could live w/ that.
It would help the current businesses tremendously, give a break to residentials taxpayers, and promote and give incentive to new business to try Worcester.
It would only work if other fee were at least frozen so business could prepare a solid business plan. Publically ask unions to help promote Worcester by asking for a freeze for five years on salary negotiations to show support for their town.
Am I asking for too much?
My two cents (after inflation)
You cannot nec. go by the rate alone, you also have to look at the actual cash outlay. One yr your assessment is up and rates are down.......next year your assessment drops but rates rise. The total city budget comes into play, too., b/c the rate is just total assessments dollar value divided into city budget after backing out state aid and other freebies from beacon hill & washington.
Harry The Sovereign Bank in West Bolyston also burned last week but you'd never know it..........they remodeled the place last fall... and it was pretty much an internal fire...
& OMG the dunkin donuts opposite QCC is closed too............but fear not 200 yds up the street is the new Dunky opposite Mc D's...........oddest looking Dunky I ever saw.......2 story structure....I wonder if a local donut shoppe could make a run for it in dunkys old site...........directly oppposite QCC......I think many of those commercail structures abutting the Railroad right of way on W Boylston are on leased land.....I miss the old local donut shoppes......stopped into the one at Chandler & June a few weeks ago...real donuts........not the girly donuts that DD serves....and they actually have seats and want you to sit down in the store......and refill your cup gratis..............when's the last tim eyou got anything gratis from a franchise eatery except maybe free pasta from the OLive garden and I have been told you have order it and then wait for it........
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ....dooooooonuts !!!
Donut Cafe on Shrewbury Street and June Street ROCKS !!!!!
Jahn: Stay away from my favorites...COCUNUT donuts...
Harry Tembenis
Worcester, MA
PS
The new 'Dunky' concept is courtesy of Mitt Romney and his hacks at Bain Capital, ever since they bought DD about 6 months ago they are trying to make it more 'upscale'...
I think Jahn and Harry should both take it easy on the donuts..
i MAY SOON BE SITTING FOR THE POLICE exam. My mentor tells me it is best to frequent donuts shoppes to get the mind completely acclimated. I hate to admit I had 2 donuts there that day.
Years ago Womag had one of those photographs they sometimes run entitled a "1000 Words". One of them has always stuck in my mind. It was the former Treat Me donuts at Summer & Central St. The was a photo of the donut shoppe and a large expanse of a completely empty parking lot except for 3 police cars.
What a gold mine that place must have been, the only donut shoppe w/in a 1+ mile radius of police headquarters!!!
Harry, I prefer choc. honey dipped or double chocolate. Your coconuts are safe.
Just heard that Dunky on West Bolyston moved b/c they doubled his lease or something like that. But hey, he's got 27 other units, too.
At the time he opened that site, I believe the only other Dunkys in the area were Park Ave & Mill St. and White City.
Jahn:
I'm glad my coconut donuts are safe, otherwise I would have to get all Rowdy Rodder Piper on 'ya...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjWfARAhSdk
;-)
Harry Tembenis
Worcester, MA
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