Like her idol, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Salisbury Mayor Barrie Tilghman is a flip-flopper of the first magnitude. Raising taxes, mismanaging the taxpayers' money, telling whoppers to the public (and the press) is all in a days work for the illustrious Queen of Barrieland. Now Tilghman wants to mimic the likes of Hillary and Sen. John Kerry.
Before she was FOR a plan that would INCREASE water and sewer rates by 72% over the next five years, she was against it. Just as Clinton voted for the war before she opposed it and Kerry opposed the war before he voted for it, Tilghman was AGAINST an increase in the city's water and sewer rates. Of course this was AFTER she was FOR a 10% increase last year (despite what she told the Daily Times).
If you are becoming confused, don't feel bad. This is precisely what Tilghman wants.
Tilghman hoped to force the council to come up with this on their own, but since the only two members of council with a backbone don't carry water for Tilghman, that was a bust. Now Tilghman is placed in the position of asking for a HUGE rate increase. If we use Bill Duvall's figure of an average annual water and sewer bill of $962.00, the average ratepayer will see their cost rise to $1,665 in FY 2013! (see the attached table for a full explanation). Over a five year period this amounts to a 72% increase over the current rates! (Note that others writing about this issue neglect to add in the final 3% in year 5)
Is such an increase necessary? That remains open to debate. What is not debatable are two ponts:
Some rate increase will be necessary. and ...
The Cause -
a complete lack of planning on the part of the Tilghman administration coupled with a seemingly insane desire to subsidize residential developers through the thoroughly discredited Tilghman / Comegys / Dunn Growth Pays for Growth "strategy".
City Finance Director Pam Oland claims that "part of the increase had nothing to do with growth". This is probably true. Of course she fails to discuss how much of the increase IS related to growth and why the developers are not paying that portion of the cost.
Solutions exist for, at least, portions of this problem. Unfortunately for the taxpayers (and ratepayers) of Salisbury they will not be adopted by this council. Cutting wasteful spending is not amenable to the likes of Louise Smith, Gary Comegys or Shanie Shields. In a land governed by a fascist queen and administered using the peculiar (and disreputable) laws of Bubbanomics we are lead to believe that enlarging the city's bureaucracy somehow contributes to economic growth.
Voters do have an option available to them; but it cannot be exercised until next year.
cross posted at Delmarva Dealings
Before she was FOR a plan that would INCREASE water and sewer rates by 72% over the next five years, she was against it. Just as Clinton voted for the war before she opposed it and Kerry opposed the war before he voted for it, Tilghman was AGAINST an increase in the city's water and sewer rates. Of course this was AFTER she was FOR a 10% increase last year (despite what she told the Daily Times).
If you are becoming confused, don't feel bad. This is precisely what Tilghman wants.
Tilghman hoped to force the council to come up with this on their own, but since the only two members of council with a backbone don't carry water for Tilghman, that was a bust. Now Tilghman is placed in the position of asking for a HUGE rate increase. If we use Bill Duvall's figure of an average annual water and sewer bill of $962.00, the average ratepayer will see their cost rise to $1,665 in FY 2013! (see the attached table for a full explanation). Over a five year period this amounts to a 72% increase over the current rates! (Note that others writing about this issue neglect to add in the final 3% in year 5)
Is such an increase necessary? That remains open to debate. What is not debatable are two ponts:
Some rate increase will be necessary. and ...
The Cause -
a complete lack of planning on the part of the Tilghman administration coupled with a seemingly insane desire to subsidize residential developers through the thoroughly discredited Tilghman / Comegys / Dunn Growth Pays for Growth "strategy".
City Finance Director Pam Oland claims that "part of the increase had nothing to do with growth". This is probably true. Of course she fails to discuss how much of the increase IS related to growth and why the developers are not paying that portion of the cost.
Solutions exist for, at least, portions of this problem. Unfortunately for the taxpayers (and ratepayers) of Salisbury they will not be adopted by this council. Cutting wasteful spending is not amenable to the likes of Louise Smith, Gary Comegys or Shanie Shields. In a land governed by a fascist queen and administered using the peculiar (and disreputable) laws of Bubbanomics we are lead to believe that enlarging the city's bureaucracy somehow contributes to economic growth.
Voters do have an option available to them; but it cannot be exercised until next year.
cross posted at Delmarva Dealings
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MOST CONFUSING POST I HAVE EVER READ
Isn't it crystal clear to everyone by now that there are ONLY TWO City officials who care about City taxpayers and their money????????????? Debbie and Terry are our watchdogs--Gary, Barrie, Louise and Shanie are all afraid of Barrie, scared to death of her, and don't give a flying __ ___ ___ ___ about we who pay the taxes (and their salaries).
To Barrie, Gary, Louise and Shanie,
We returned from the settlement table today. My message to you is KISS MY ASS you won't see another dime from us.
To Debbie and Terry,
Thank you. We apologize for leaving you to fight this battle. It is with great hope the new owners will support your efforts.
Houston, here we come.
I don't see much that is that confusing about what GA has posted (12:59), that is if you've followed what has been occurring at the council meetings in the past few years. Yes, GA, I can't wait for next year to say good riddance to the mare and her bobble heads.
A. Goetz
In meantime, folks, get out to the public hearing tonight. Get your thoughts off the blog and onto the public record!
She (Barrie) and her parasites have ruined this city for whoever the next mayor and council will consist of for the unforseen future.
It is unfortunate the citizens are the ones who will be left holding the bag and the debt for the fiasco she has created and continued to mismanage. Nalagirl
typical democrat...Flip...Flop!!
It will take a new mayor 3 terms of office, 2 to get it straightened out and 1 to enjoy the work he/she and the council have done.
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