tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post4381573881295943955..comments2023-09-25T06:47:42.119-05:00Comments on Worcester Blog: Next Blog InterviewBill Randellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-42750203573054436312009-03-24T22:36:00.000-05:002009-03-24T22:36:00.000-05:00Rich:I understand your concerns. Look no further...Rich:<BR/><BR/>I understand your concerns. Look no further then the South Worcester Industrial Park that has been around now for 10-15 years, but had yet to yield one job. Lets not kid ourselves they have a horrible track history. <BR/><BR/>As you so aptly point out, as the commercial tax base keeps evaporating, you are going to have a single tax rate any how. What do you have to lose be Bill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-50695029511335732832009-03-24T22:28:00.000-05:002009-03-24T22:28:00.000-05:00I am for privatization of many city services. In ...I am for privatization of many city services. In particular the airport, golf course and Union Station to name a few. I also think we should also seriously look at edu-clean, janitorial service for schools.<BR/><BR/>Would I want core services like the WPD and WFD privatized. No way!! After all the bitching, these guys and girls do a good job. Jahn, I disagree with you but agree with Jeff.<BRBill Randellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621739944440784768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-6235233577647921412009-03-24T21:35:00.000-05:002009-03-24T21:35:00.000-05:00I have to disagree with Jahn about privatizing the...I have to disagree with Jahn about privatizing the fire department. A "for profit" fire department is the worst scenario I can imagine.<BR/><BR/>And as far as the WFD's "first responder" status goes, the first responder to my 9-11 call when my wife collapsed unconscious on the floor last year was the fire department. They were here in three minutes. The ambulance spent the next ten minutes Jeff Barnardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048085339848723604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-17972953969685395092009-03-24T12:54:00.000-05:002009-03-24T12:54:00.000-05:00Rich Good point. They do need more of a balance ...Rich<BR/><BR/> Good point. They do need more of a balance it at this point. With most councilors stating lowest Residential tax rate another words tax the H... out of business. Who would want to come here? They do not need a single tax rate a more balanced rate to help business. Your taxes have not gone down they continue to go up. They have lost half their business since they changed to this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-46061063849911227112009-03-24T11:03:00.000-05:002009-03-24T11:03:00.000-05:00"80% pensions w/o re: to life expectancy, expectre..."80% pensions w/o re: to life expectancy, expectred rates ofreturn, and how much one has in thier retirement plan assets as well as life time health ins are an absolute prescription for financial disaster"<BR/><BR/>my former landlord in Cambridge was a foreman on the Cambridge DPW and a bookie for my grandfather and used to laugh all the time about how he retired at 62 with full benefits....he Paulie's Point of Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558770663198651824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-86369444930555036922009-03-24T10:06:00.000-05:002009-03-24T10:06:00.000-05:00Folks, the reality is that Worc doesnt have the de...Folks, the reality is that Worc doesnt have the demographics to support the businesses that we would all like to see here...and the demo's are getting worse by the day.<BR/><BR/> Does anyone really think that the city, which collectively is clueless about how business really works, actaully needs to go begging to bring in businesses.......entrepeneurs and businessmen alike will jump at an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-28936852601408705772009-03-24T09:00:00.000-05:002009-03-24T09:00:00.000-05:00Bill and Signman, I don't disagree, the thing that...Bill and Signman, <BR/>I don't disagree, the thing that concerns me as a homeowner is what happens if I support a single tax rate and the City still can't attract or retain business. They don't have the best track record and I'm not convinced it's just tax rate. I know it will ultimately come to that if we keep losing business, just not comfortable that if I do my part the City will (or can) doRich Greenhalghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591066656790402091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8661737.post-4806069417506379062009-03-24T06:51:00.000-05:002009-03-24T06:51:00.000-05:00Bill Thanks for putting this out there. People s...Bill<BR/><BR/> Thanks for putting this out there. People should follow this. It makes sense. We cannot afford to keep losing business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com