Would you support another override?

ARLINGTON HAS CONDOS ALL OVER THE TOWN - A MAJORITY OF THESE CONDOS WERE ONCE 2 & 3 FAMILY HOMES, TAXED AS ONE PROPERTY. WHEN THESE MULTIPLE FAMILY HOMES WERE CONVERTED TO CONDOS, THE TOWN NOW HAD & HAS DOUBLE & TRIPLE THE TAXABLE PROPERTIES - EACH CONDO VALUED AT WHAT THE ONCE MULTIPLE FAMILY HOME WAS VALUED. ALL NEW HOUSING IN ARLINGTON IS FROM $500,00 & UP - EACH TAXABLE AT A RATE NEVER BEFORE IN ARLNGTON. THE TOWN HAS ENOUGH OF MONEY FOR THEIR BUDGET. IT'STIME FOR THEM TO STOP TAPPING THE TAPPED-OUT TAXPAYER. IT'S TIME FOR THE TOWN TO STOP SPENDING WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE SPENDING & IT'S TIME FOR THE TOWN TO STOP TELLING US THEY ARE GOING TO LAY OFF FIREMEN, POLICE & TEACHERS. STOP BULLYING THE TOWNSPEOPLE. IT'S ALSO TIME FOR THE TEACHERS TO START PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH BENEFITS & FOR THE TOWN TO STOP CATERING TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. WHETHER THEY LIKE TO HEAR IT OR NOT, THE FACT IS TEACHERS ONLY WORK LESS THAN 10 MONTHS PER YEAR, THEY GET MULTIPLE SCHOOL VACATIONS PER SCHOOL YEAR. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT THEY PUT IN A LOT OF OURS BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY - WE ALL PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS BEYOND OUR WORK DAY - MANY OF US ALSO SPEND OUR OWN MONEY TO FURNISH SUPPLIES TO DO OUR JOBS BETTER. IT'S TIME FOR THE TOWN TO SHOW FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY - WE HAVE TO DO IT IN OUR HOMES - WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY EITHER. WE'RE ALREADY BEING TAXED PLENTY & BASICALLY PAY FOR THE POLICE & FIRE DEPARTMENT & TRASH COLLECTION. WHILE MANY SAY, WE ALL BENEFIT FROM PAYING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION - THE FACT IS, MANY OF US DON'T HAVE CHILDREN IN SCHOOL. RESIDENTIAL TAXPAYERS RECEIVE NO IMPROVEMENTS TO STREETS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS - THAT IS, IF THEY EVEN HAVE ANY SIDEWALKS OR CURBS AT ALL. IMPROVEMENT ARE ONLY GIVEN TO BUSINESSES WHO PAY THE IDENTICAL TAX RATE AS RESIDENTS - NOT A COMMON PRACTICE. PERHAPS BUSINESS SHOULD BE TAXED AT THE HIGHER RATE AS IT ONCE WAS. FACT OF THE MATTER IS, IF THE TOWN WERE TO ACT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, NO OVERRIDE WOULD BE NECESSARY. AN OVERRIDE IS SIMPLY AN EASY-OUT FOR THE TOWN'S POWERS-THAT-BE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! TO WHOM DO THE RESIDENTS SEND THEIR BILLS WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEM - WE CUT BACK, WE DON'T BUY WHAT WE "WANT" VS. NEED! SO STOP - NO OVERRIDE!

Education in our society is a social contract. We all benefit from the nurturing and caring for our young. Our children are our only hope, in the most accurate sense of the term applicable.