Mary Bigelow
Mary Bigelow
form resistance side
It was a fight, I can tell you that. No one wanted it. It was bi-partisanneither side wanted it. There was a lot of resistance but we just couldn't do the old form anymore.
burden force hard hit increases living people point senior several talked taxpayers
The first people who will get hit with this are the seniors. I have talked with several senior residents and they tell me that these increases may force them out of living here. We are going to try very hard but the burden can't be put on the taxpayers anymore. I don't know how or where at this point but we have to look at everything.
constantly found lack mill people system town
What I found with the old system was the lack of continuity. It was constantly changing. Now that we have a town manager, it operates smoothlythere's no fluctuation on mill rates. I tell people it's like having a CEO.