Patrick, You point to a trend that is national in scope at every tax level: ...
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Patrick Mehr
patrickmehr
May 23, 2013 11:02 am
Except that in the case of Apple, I would think that Federal tax laws must be changed. In our under-assessments, we just need our Assessors to become less...
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Paul Chernick
paulchernick
May 23, 2013 11:17 am
Ruth, I don't know what will be proposed in response to an RFP that is still just a draft. I hope the trucks will be specialized for this purpose, and hence ...
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Vicki Blier
vb@...
May 23, 2013 11:18 am
Thank you, Patrick, for re-focusing Ruth's digression back to the appropriate topic for discussion on this list. If Ruth's article had discussed commercial...
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Thomas, Ruth S
rthomas@...
May 23, 2013 11:45 am
Taxes are taxes whether income or property, commerical or personal. Property assessment is determination of taxes. I use the article to underscore the national...
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Frank Sandy
fsandy@...
May 23, 2013 12:44 pm
Why hasn't the Warrant for the June Town Meeting been posted on the Town Web Site? There is a very short time for us to become familiar with the issues and...
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Joel Adler
joelaadler
May 23, 2013 1:35 pm
Ruth, Thanks for sending out the link. Foreign based corporations have been using transfer payments to move profits made in the U.S. back to their home country...
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Joel Adler
joelaadler
May 23, 2013 1:56 pm
Paul, Your approach when considering the digester is innocent until proven guilty, while my approach on the same issue is guilty until proven innocent. My...
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Paul Chernick
paulchernick
May 23, 2013 2:04 pm
Joel, I just don't want the standard to be "guilty without a chance to prove anything." The lease and permits can incorporate whatever standards the Town finds...
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debmauger
May 23, 2013 2:06 pm
Joel - I just want to make sure everyone is clear: 1) There is no contract, short or long term, for any anaerobic digestion activity anywhere in Town. 2) We...
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Joel Adler
joelaadler
May 23, 2013 2:22 pm
Viiki, We as members of Town Meeting are to vote on the validity of granting a TIF to a company as an inducement to move here. In making that decision I think...
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David L. Kaufman
davidlawrenc...
May 23, 2013 2:53 pm
I think that Joel is only focusing on the taxes one may not collect due to granting a TIF, but ignoring the economic benefits of the jobs (local and regional)...
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Thomas, Ruth S
rthomas@...
May 23, 2013 2:55 pm
Thank you, Joel. Since income generated from property is the major factor in determining “value,” it is relevant in any discussion about commercial...
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Thomas, Ruth S
rthomas@...
May 23, 2013 3:05 pm
Yes, David, jobs is the rationale. How many have been created under the Shire TIF? You are right: the discrepancy between the sale price of a commercial...
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Joel Adler
joelaadler
May 23, 2013 3:50 pm
Hi, The greatest advantage to a TIF may well be obtained by a building owner holding a triple net lease. Since the TIF reduces the tenant's tax bill he can...
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Molly Nye
mnye1932@...
May 23, 2013 4:11 pm
Deb has it once again, just right. Cars took care of the worries about quantities of manure that were accumulating in London in the late 19th century. The...
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Pam Hoffman
pamwhoffman@...
May 23, 2013 4:55 pm
Deb, I may be missing something here, but is issuing an RFP the only way we can engage in a dialog with the vendors and get the information we need? My...
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debmauger
May 23, 2013 5:06 pm
Pam - Thank you for your questions. In terms of timing, we do have some grants from the state to help us with engaging consultants to help us evaluate the...
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Ben Moroze
bmoroze
May 23, 2013 5:28 pm
I'm in agreement with Pam: the issuing of an RFP suggests to me, and probably to vendors, that this is the direction the town has decided to go. I have seen...
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Patrick Mehr
patrickmehr
May 23, 2013 7:02 pm
Deb: I have been working in Breda, Holland for the past few days. I saw the center of Breda (goo.gl/maps/maBHe) and visited a tiny town 15 miles away...
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Patrick Mehr
patrickmehr
May 23, 2013 7:05 pm
Ben: This TMM disagrees with your blanket statement. What evidence do you have to support your statement? Patrick Mehr Pct 3...
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debmauger
May 23, 2013 8:42 pm
The warrant for the June 17, 2013 Special Town Meeting (STM) is available on the Town's web site at: ...
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David L. Kaufman
davidlawrenc...
12:39 am
The commercial/industrial real estate tax is specifically NOT a way to tax corporate income. It only computes taxes on the supposed income that would be...
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David L. Kaufman
davidlawrenc...
12:50 am
Gee Patrick, what are those thin long things between the poles in the nice picture? David L. Kaufman, Pct 6...
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David L. Kaufman
davidlawrenc...
1:08 am
We have just returned from Belmont California, where every household is required to separate compostable material from the trash and recyclable streams. That...
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Paul Chernick
paulchernick
1:18 am
Wouldn't suggesting to developers that the Town is serious about considering a biogas plant encourage them to put in the effort to answer our questions and...
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Frank Sandy
fsandy@...
1:18 am
David, I assume Patrick was referring to undergrounding the local electric distribution lines. Nobody is proposing undergrounding the high voltage transmission...
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andrei radulescu-banu
iubica2
2:49 am
I looked at data in the assessors databases in surrounding towns, trying to better understand the Steve Foster presentation, "Overview of the Commercial and...
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andrei radulescu-banu
iubica2
2:55 am
Typo: Burlington is 16,072 sq ft living space per acre. Andrei...
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Patrick Mehr
patrickmehr
4:48 am
David: Those are catenaries for the high-speed rail lines. The vertical things that are not supporting wind turbines are (very tall) lighting poles that are...
