BERLIN – Merchants, real estate agents and residents voiced their opposition to the town’s proposed 29% tax increase at a meeting Monday.
As the Berlin Town Council introduced an ordinance that would set the town’s property tax rate at $.88 per $100 of assessed value on Monday, citizens once again expressed their frustration with the drastic increase. In advance of the May 13 public hearing on the proposed increase, officials agreed to host another budget work session April 29. Currently, the council is set to adopt a tax rate May 13 and a budget June 10.
“Honestly, I think it’s a good foot forward, but I can’t vote for it the way it is right this moment,” said Councilman Zack Tyndall, who suggested the work session.
As officials formally introduced an ordinance that would change the town’s tax rate from $.68 to $.88 in front of a packed council chamber, Mayor Gee Williams outlined the issues facing the town’s finances — the sewer system’s debt, capital projects and economic development. Williams said that while the town had relied on new development to cover sewer debt for many years, he believed the utility needed a more dependable source of revenue. In addition to the need to pay back the money borrowed from the general fund in recent years, the wastewater utility has outstanding debt of about $15 million.
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13 comments:
Sounds like two idiots Day and Williams don't get it
Get rid of your police department
I told you all, they wouldn't do it and would do as they please!!!!! Evidence after evidence proves me right every time when it comes to govt... Why can't you morons see this too, why am I the only one not so god damn stupid that I can see these people do as they please and you fools ask, and beg.. . Why are you dumb asses asking these people to cut you a break, DEMAND they cut you a break, and if I were all of you in the Berlin area, I would start a recall process right now, this very second and let the mayor know he is going out the door if he pushes this through... HE may think twice...
Stop being cowards and stand the hell up for once you spineless sorry excuse for humans... I told you they would keep on taking if you let them and all you do is let them and complain as if complaining will help fix it... What happens when you all go broke bc of these taxes and could lose your home???? Even if you don't have it paid for????
Gee Wizz, still cannot manage himself out of a paper bag. Why do we elect folks who lie and are management failures?
How is that "Best" little town in the USA working out ? They are TAXING YOU OUT.
Berlin residents...they supposedly work for you. If they don't do what the majority wants, RECALL
Recall all of them NOW
PROTEST AT THE TOWN COUNCIL.
Democrats pushing you out for low income housing.
Don't even give him the option of weaseling out of it. Just go ahead and recall him. He obviously does not have the best interests of the Berlin residents at heart.
That’s what you get for letting him build that spray site in Newark. Could have been built much closer to Berlin and saved a huge amount of money.
RECALL ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I went to Berlin because it was names "Best" little town in USA. Sorry there was nothing there but antic shops and a coffee shop. Not enough to generate a NY revenue. beIN is now having the same tax (water treatment ) problem as Fruitland. That's why I moved to Florida. I don't get a water bill. It's included in my HOA which is a whole lot less than Fruitland
Is he even from Berlin or surrounding area? These transplants come here and get these positions, and screw the residents over.There's alot of that in that OC,OPines,and Berlin area.
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