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| No More Overrides | Sunday, February 12, 2006 |
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| Harold J. Wolfe, Framingham | Metrowest Daily News |
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Two hundred ninety-six years went by before the town of Framingham's
General Fund reached the $103 million mark in 1996. Ten years later,
it's at $174 million and this does not include the Enterprise Fund.
The town census and U.S. Census Bureau estimates both concur that our official
population is declining.
Yet recently, in a response to a query, Katherine Murphy, chairwoman of the Board of Selectman stated that Framingham suffered revenue shortfalls. Coming from one of the biggest proponents of the 2002 operational override, this statement in itself should be sufficient reason for you to believe that an override is in your near future should she be reelected. She seems oblivious of the obvious in town finances. Despite this seven percent annual surge in revenues, roads are not being repaired on a regular basis. When the Board of Selectman signed Framingham's Welcoming Proclamation that encourages illegal aliens into Framingham, they (illegals) were indeed encouraged to come. Our school committee recently saw a surge in bilingual students, each student costing the taxpayers $13,000 annually. If these families of illegals cram themselves in a house along with other families, they might pay $800 a year in property taxes. SMOC has also dramatically increased its tax exempt presence in Framingham. A number of SMOC facilities have school-aged children. The Framingham taxpayers should not have to pay to educate, medicate and incarcerate illegal criminal aliens and their children or SMOC's substance abusers and their children. Say "no" to any overrides. |
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