if you live with a constrained budget like I do, when you see a big capital expense like a new car on the horizon, you start putting money away ahead of time so you have the money when the time comes. Similarly, when the finance committee sees large capital expense on the horizon, they start putting away money so the money is there when the need arises.
Think what they have accomplished! We have not had a budget override in many years. Compare that to our neighboring towns. Moreover, as I recall, last year‘s tax increase was only 0.9% in an era of year over year 2.5% inflation and in spite of the community Center project. I consider that worthy of Commendation, not accusations of poor fiscal management. Now I voted for the cheaper option for the community center, but the figures were presented to the electorate and the majority of the voters wanted the more expensive option. That’s democracy in action. If you were on the losing side, you have another chance to make your case at the special town meeting. But when you lose the vote, you lose the vote. Ruth Ann Hendrickson (She, her, hers) -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
