Letters
As a student who has been part of the Groton Dunstable school system for a decade, I am compelled to share my perspective on the upcoming budget override. While there are numerous reasons why I believe this override is crucial, I want to emphasize one aspect that I find particularly critical.
If...
This letter is in response to Nancy Muller’s letter that was in the 3/15/24 edition of this paper. Ms. Muller laments the fact that demographics show that our community is aging and she points out that the age group of 25 to 44 year olds has decreased by 25% over the last three decades.
She...
I am writing in response to some of the misinformation and brazen partisan talking points published in a Letter to the Editor last week attacking Representative Scarsdale for her vote on the state’s most recent supplemental budget.
As I am sure the writer of that letter knows, both Groton and...
I understand in America we don’t get to haggle for prices that much, with one exception being in the town budgeting process. But just because we have the opportunity to say no to higher prices doesn’t mean we should. I’m a value shopper, yet I don't mind paying more for something if it is a good...
Hello, I’m Michelle Parks, proud mother to Ella, 6, Eva, 5, and Jack, 3. My children are bundles of curiosity, love, and determination. Currently, Ella is thriving in Kindergarten at Florence Roche after completing two years at Boutwell. Eva is currently in her second year at Boutwell and eagerly...
I attended the budget meeting held in Groton on Wednesday, March 6 to discuss the requested overrides needed by both Groton and Dunstable to avoid extreme budget cuts to both town and school budgets. Part of the discussion that night and every discussion on the funding of our school budget always...
Twenty years ago, we set out to find a new place to call home because the older residents in the town where we lived believed it was okay to have the old schools with asbestos, remain in subpar condition because they didn’t want their taxes to go up. We decided to find a town where the community...
As a senior citizen and educator, I know that the most important room in my home is a Groton Dunstable classroom. That classroom is directly related to my home’s value and the value of our whole community. Without an override, that classroom will be filled beyond recommended teaching levels,...
In the March 8, 2024 Groton Herald, Nancy Murphy, President of the Groton Dunstable Educators Association (GDEA) writes “the additional cost of the override is approximately $35-50 per month for an average household in each town” and the “cost of the override is about $1.50 a day. To put that in...
Override Cost is Much Higher than Claimed” “ “Over three years, the average tax bill with an override will increase by $1,349 or an average of $449 per year.” That quote is from Town Manager Mark Haddad which totals the override’s three annual cost increases from one year to the next. $1349...