Justin Katz
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The Value of Transparency After the Investigative Report
In 2014, Tiverton Fact Check noted that the second-highest-paid employee in town was Police Lieutenant Timothy Panell. In fact, our…
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Tiverton 1st Set Out to Teach Taxpayers a Lesson
If the Town Council follows through with the Budget Committee’s threat to end trash pickup in Tiverton (or charge extra…
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Original Reports
No Need for Budget Committee’s Reckless Vengeance of Ending Trash Pickup
By far the most controversial move in the recent history of Tiverton budgeting was the Budget Committee’s decision to reduce…
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News
Strategy for Addressing the 0.9% Budget #2 Remand to the Budget Committee
Now that their petition has won at the 2016 financial town referendum (FTR), the supporters of the 0.9% Budget #2…
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0.9% Budget #2 Wins Again
Preliminary numbers: Budget #1: 879 (40%) Budget #2: 1,220 (55%) Budget #3: 100 (5%) Provisional ballots yet to be counted…
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Information on This Week’s FTR
Early Voting at Town Hall Thursday, May 19, and Friday, May 20, 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Financial Town Referendum…
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News
A 0.9% Increase for Fiscal Year 2017
Tiverton’s taxes are still way too high, with a rate that is 38% higher than the average for every surrounding…
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School Department’s False Blame of the FTR
They can never just present their requests without layering in some political spin, can they? There it is, on slide…
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Seveney Names the Pieces on His Side of the Board
Portsmouth Town Council Member Jim Seveney posted a gracious letter of thanks after his narrow loss in the race for…
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Development May Be Fine, but No Subsidies
Writing in the Sakonnet Times, Tom Killin Dalglish previews a meeting between the Tiverton Town Council and Legacy Venture West…
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