Not a good week to be a tax-payer in the City of Worcester, residential or commercial. Water and sewer rates going up 10-15% and there is a push to tax to the max (12 million). At a time when we want to attract residents and businesses to come to Worcester, not sure if this is the message that we want out there.
Many times I have read Jahn mentioned that Worcester is heading towards receivorship. Never real gave it much credence but in the last few months:
- two failing schools
- use of one time monies to meet budget
- taxing at the max levy
- increasing water and sewer rates
The sky is not falling, but all of these things bolster Jahn's prediction.
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