Letters
Dear Editor:
This coming Thursday, June 30, I am voting in favor of the ballot measure authorizing the Town of Groton to fund the Regional School District and municipal operations. For me this is both an expression of community values and the setting of expectations on the obligation to educate our...
Dear Editor:
That’s right, nothing bad happens if Groton and Dunstable both vote against the override on June 30.
Some people may think that the Town Fire and Police services will stop being paid. Not true. Some think that Town Hall services will close for lack of money. Not true. In fact, ALL...
Dear Groton & Dunstable Voters,
Both of our town elections are being held on June 30th; just a few days prior to the birthday of our United States. On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born. The right to vote during the colonial and revolutionary periods...
Dear Editor:
On Thursday, June 30, voters will once again have an opportunity to weigh in on the values they feel best represent our community. As was noted by the Editor in a previous editorial, the defeat of the override on May 17 was not a rejection by townspeople of a vibrant and healthy school...
Dear Editor:
They have done it again! The Town Meeting has passed yet another override for the rest of us to swallow. Oddly enough, the town will continue to run even if the override does not pass. Just in diminished capacity. The message must be sent to the administration. Stop spending, thinking...
Dear Editor,
I don’t know why now, and I guess it doesn’t matter but I wish the Democrats in the Senate could have stood their ground before 49 people were killed and 53 injured. I hate to sound unkind when finally someone has the spine to act, but the delay has only caused more families to wonder...
Dear Editor:
It’s been said that budgets are an expression of our values. Sometimes, however, our values are in conflict. On May 17th, voters in Groton rejected the $1.9 million override question sending a clear message against large increases in property taxes.
During the ensuing conversations,...
Dear Editor:
Kudos for the two letters on Page 2 in the June 10 issue from Jenifer Evans and Janet Landry Shea. Indeed, as Ms. Evans writes, “It is backwards to ask for a Proposition 2 1/2 % permanent tax increase, then answer the questions and seek savings.”
Ms. Shea supplies the...
To The Editor:
As taxpayers of Dunstable and Groton face a second Proposition 2 ½ Tax Override attempt, they may be interested in the following information.
Source Boston Globe. How much have your property taxes increased? (3/2016) from FY2012-2016 by percentage
Groton - 17.5 %
Concord 16.7 %...
LETTER: It's Backwards to Seek Override, Then Answer Questions & Look For Savings - by Jenifer Evans
Dear Editor:
On June 30 we will again be voting on a Property 2 ½ override. If the override fails, there will not be any additional cuts to the municipal or the school budget. This override is not about saving jobs. This override is about adding jobs in the school system.
We have been...