Dear Jim,
In your campaign ad this week you listed Taxes, Sewers and Beach as
"primary issues and concerns." Perhaps you could expand on them:
Taxes -- Newport's real estate taxes are among the lowest in the
state. Are you saying you will vote against any increase in these taxes?
If that is your position, will you say how you propose to meet the
rising costs of municipal services, including salaries and benefits?
Sewer -- How will Newport's sewer problems be solved by further
studies and payments by Middletown? Will studies stop the pollution?
Will payments by Middletown affect the amount of sewage from that
community? What do you propose to do about the pollution of our beaches
and harbor?
Beach -- In expanding revenue from Easton's Beach are you suggesting
that fees residents pay for bathhouses and parking be increased?
Your candidacy for the City Council is welcomed, but I hope it will
be accompanied by concrete proposals to deal with "issues and concerns"
that we all share rather than more mumble jumble.
Dear Jim, In your campaign ad this week you listed Taxes, Sewers and Beach as "primary issues and concerns." Perhaps you could expand on them: Taxes --...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Sep 17, 2006 10:48 pm
Dear Mr. Hoffman, Could you let me know how/where you found Newport's Real Estate taxes are among the lowest in the state. Thanks, C. Hovey...
The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC), a business supported and funded research organization, reported several months ago that the property taxes...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Sep 20, 2006 5:45 pm
The report Burt Hoffman sited regarding Newport property taxes referred to a $350,000 valued home as having the 4th lowest tax in RI. What it didn't mention is...
I guess I have a very warped view of the world, but it seems reasonable to me that a house valued at $1 million should be paying more taxes than a house valued...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Sep 22, 2006 11:45 am
Burt, I have great respect for you. You've done some great things for this community, especially when it comes to facilitating dialogue. But I disagree with...
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Sep 22, 2006 4:24 pm
It seems to me, if you have property taxes, you have to scale the tax to the market value of the home. Some communities have tried variations, like freezing...
I said only that Newport's property taxes are comparatively low. I said nothing about Newporters being undertaxed, nor that the city's property taxes should be...
Burt Hoffman
burthoffman@...
Sep 23, 2006 5:16 pm
In reply to Burt Hoffman, senior citizens are entitled to special privileges because they vote. In reply to Rob Coulter, commercial property owners get hit...
I didn't know that senior citizens are entitled to special privileges just because they vote. What kind of privilege can I expect as a 40 year old??? Gee...I...
Mike Farley's recent point about the need for the city to budget for more than just the current year is a good one. The city HAS begun to forecast revenues and...
The following link shows the real situation relative to property tax rates. Newport seems not to be either at the top or the bottom. Of course, one can argue...
It is not fair to compare a 300k house in Newport to a 300k house in Glocester or Providence - if only b/c there is no such thing as a 300k house in Newport! ...
Farley, Michael
mfarley@...
Sep 21, 2006 3:26 pm
Burt bon jour from Aix en provence I too feel the tax rate is too low. but i inject that in absolute dollars this year, we are payng 83% more than we paid...
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