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Jeff Caron: A Plan for the Charter Review Commission
The Tiverton Taxpayers Association (TTA) Candidates for the Charter Review Commission (CRC) pledge to protect the Taxpayers interest (Financial Town…
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Justin La Croix: Reasons to Vote for TTA Candidates for the Charter Review Commission
One item within the Tiverton Town Charter that has become a contentious topic of debate is the current signature count…
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Richard Rom: Beware What Changes Some CRC Candidates Would Make to the FTR
I am running for the Charter Review Commission (CRC). The Town Charter is the document that governs our town and…
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Charter Review Campaign Is About Different Visions
A few years ago, Mike DeCotis and I worked together to persuade Tiverton’s school committee to start all-day kindergarten, and…
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Stephen Clarke: Resolve on the FTR Will Leave Time to Review the Rest of the Charter
Following rushed charter hearings last summer, the Town Council has now called for a Charter Review Commission (CRC) to be…
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Raymond Fougere: Direct Vote on the Budget Gives Balance to Government
Let’s face it, the more citizens involved in the political process, the more its complexity increases, exponentially. Every citizen has…
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When Taxes “Only” Go Up, but Property Values “Only” Go Down
After the Tiverton Budget Committee put forward its recommendation for a 0.5% increase in local taxes, which was significantly less…
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TTA Denounces Actions of School Officials
On Friday afternoon, a Facebook page known to be allied with members of the Tiverton School Committee reported that the…
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Original Reports
How the School Department Turned Temporary Stimulus into a Permanent Surplus
Being busy in spring 2011, I didn’t pay much attention when the Tiverton schools’ business administrator explained that the state…
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Commentary
Jeffrey Caron: For Voters Concerned About Tiverton’s Taxes
With 18 candidates running for seven Town Council seats and nine candidates running for six Budget Committee seats, I created…
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