Commentary
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Casino Tax Relief and FTR at Risk
Attention Taxpayers: The Town Council recently voted for the ultimate power grab, proposed by Town Council Vice President John Edwards…
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Proposed Charter Changes to Benefit Taxpayers
Last week your Charter Review Commission (CRC) published the first draft charter language to address the anticipated $3 million (minimum)…
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A Plastic Bag Ban and the Abuse of Power
Newport Daily News journalist Marcia Pobzeznik reports that plastic-bag-ban mania has hit Tiverton, and residents should take note of the futility…
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Building and Zoning When the Town Council Doesn’t Act on Broad Agreement
The Budget Committee meetings in the early months of 2017 for current fiscal year were not exactly harmonious, but one…
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Taxpayers Don’t Have “Grubby Little Hands”
I've been reading newspaper articles, attending Casino Sub-Committee meetings and reading various minutes regarding the debate of what to do…
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Edwards V Puts Democracy in the Cross Hairs
Tiverton's red-hot taxes didn't stop increasing much faster than inflation because of climate change. Empowering residents to vote for their…
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Leverage in the Casino Deal
Sometimes residents watching their government should play a game of "Wait, Hold On." A Newport Daily News article by Marcia…
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Can Taxpayers Trust This Town Council?
In March 2017 when the Tiverton Town Council was faced with two prior candidates seeking appointment to the Budget Committee,…
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Scenarios for Tax Relief with Casino Revenue
Tiverton taxpayers should take note of this paragraph from Marcia Pobzeznik's Newport Daily News report from Monday's special Town Council…
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Email Intrigue Comes to the Tiverton Budget Committee
Followers of Tiverton politics don’t have to look to national politics for email intrigue. The day before our Charter Review…
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