The Salisbury Fire Department wants your money. There's a possibility Bill Ahtes and Co. may be knocking on your door because they need $5,000,000.00 when another Theater some 4+ miles away will open in Delmar to compete with the Pipe Dream in Salisbury. Then there's of course the $36,000,000.00 the Salisbury Zoo wanted. The Fire Department just screwed the taxpayers out of $10,000,000.00 and now they want a $800,000.00 Fire Boat to protect those VERY FEW homeowners on the river. The Zoo just got a commitment for $500,000.00 towards a building they haven't raised a penny for yet to show good faith on their behalf. Let's not forget the Library is now being targeted for relocation and the City is loving it because they want to relocate City Hall there at the County's expense. Oh, did I forget to mention they have Station 16 they could retrofit?
Cigarette taxes just went through the roof. A barrel of oil just went over the $100.00 mark. O'Bite Me Malley just raised State Taxes up to 6% and now they're saying the jobless rate just rose above 5%!
Since the City of Salisbury is so rich and there's millions upon millions of dollars just floating around, what the hell, right?
I feel for this woman coming in as the new Director of the Salisbury Zoo because you know what Folks, we're tapped out! The City just got a 14% Tax Increase and quite frankly if you haven't had enough I can assure you there's much more to come. Barrie Tilghman will drive everything she can through before she's thrown out of Office in about a year or so.
Duvall points all his fingers at Rick Pollitt while he's been closing his eyes to all of the BS going on right under his nose in the City. Has he turned to the dark side? Looks that way and it's a shame because these Blogs were all supposed to be about YOU! I do all of this to educate those of you who can't be there and can't find the time to bring all of this information to you. The Daily Times won't do it and I think it's a damn shame Old Billy has turned on everyone and joined the Tilghman Team.
I shouldn't close without also saying, where the hell is Bill Reddish too? He has a voice that could make a positive difference but I haven't heard a thing in many months from that man.
As I wish this new Director the best of luck, her timing couldn't be worse. There's nothing left and no one believes the Zoo is worth it any more. The Fire Department, well, they're just all screwed up and they still have their hands out. Hey, if you're that stupid to give more, God Bless You. Bill Ahtes should walk into the Council Work Session with a 55 Gallon Drum of Vaseline and rubber gloves because he's about to screw everyone who is a partner in the old Fire Station 16.
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The absurdity in all this is the fiscal plight of the City of Salisbury, where the tax rate has been increased at the mayor's request (to fund her budgets) by over 25% in the past 5 years -- including a double-digit increase for this fiscal year -- while in most other towns the tax rate has remained the same (and been reduced in some). And that's with the huge increase in the assessed value of existing property and significant new development during most of that period, so that property tax revenue has increased by a much greater sum than inflation.
ReplyDeleteNow the gravy train is slowing down, due to less development and smaller assessment increases, which means a mostly static "tax base", not to mention less fees, etc. Plus Gov. O'Money is putting the screws on handouts by the State of Maryland to the local jurisdictions. In addition, a significant bonded debt increase has occurred in Salisbury during the past few years (including those TIF's) that will suck off funds from the operating budget.
The next year or so (perhaps 3-5 years) are going to be tough enough without more wasteful and unnecessary spending. In short we are at the edge of a "perfect storm" in terms of the City's revenues and grants, but Barrie and her supporters on the City Council continue to spend without considering the inevitable consequence.
Seems logical to me that the Delmar theater group should opt for a piece of the Firehouse Theater action instead of building a theater from scratch in Delmar and get the City Arts District incentive in the deal.
ReplyDeleteConnect the dots. Ahtes used to be in business with Hanna. Hanna owns Salisbury but flies way under the radar. It is always always the same core group of Good ole boys who benefit from the sleazy goings on that are the trademark of the Barrie regime.Just look at the members of SAPOA and you will be able to connect the dots to any and all acts of plunder at the taxpayer expense.
ReplyDeleteBill Reddish had Debbie Campbell and Terry Cohen on yesterday. It was good, talking about the audit and the capital expense plan.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Bill is "back in the saddle" with this stuff.
Speaking of Hanna, ask Henry how many LLC's he is hiding under?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear Reddish is back on track. You couldn't choose two better people to get you there either.
ReplyDeleteOpinions are like assholes Joe! Get it?
ReplyDeleteNot just Henry but his bro Frankie, those guys OWN Salisbury along eith other SAPOA alums--
ReplyDeleteOwn Salisbury???
ReplyDeleteWhat aboutn the "Bank of Delmarva"?
I like the new blog layout!
ReplyDeleteWhat kills me about these real estate moguls are the prices they charge to rent their sh*thole hovels.$800 a month to live on Caroline St,behind the Priscilla St Shore Stop?Thats just one example of ridiculous rents
don't blame it all on the mare and her flying monkeys. them assholes gordo, sea and fatso have a hand in it and you no that.
ReplyDeletemaryland paramedic said...
ReplyDeleteOpinions are like assholes Joe! Get it?
6:42 PM
Speaking of assholes!! Isn't this the person the Psychology dude said had homosexual tendancies. I think he likes you Joe.