Bucks County Courier Times Thumbs up
* To the Morrisville school board for sticking to its campaign promise of fiscal responsibility.
The board passed a resolution this week to keep the district's real estate tax increase at the state-mandated inflation rate of 4.4 percent. While Act I mandates that school districts can't raise taxes above a state-set inflation index without a voter referendum, there are exceptions for which districts can apply so they can raise taxes above the inflation index without a referendum. By passing this resolution, the board essentially has stated that it won't seek any of those exceptions.
Fantastic! We have frankly gotten used to candidates making campaign promises — lowering taxes chief among them — only to see them forgotten once they get into office. Not the 2008 Morrisville school board, apparently. And though at least one board member has stated that pledging to keep to the 4.4 percent at this early stage of the budget proceedings could be irresponsible, we would rather think of it as a show of determination to keep their word to the voters of Morrisville.
5 comments:
I would love to cancel the BCCT; but today's was full of laughs. Other than the 'Thumbs Up' there was also the "historian Sharon Hughes" joke in the Metro section.
As a trained (and degreed) historian, I get a bit persnickety about granting that title to just anyone.
What sickens me the most here is that the BCCT editor thinks it is more important to make a show of keeping a promise of lower taxes than to be responsible about the entire community's interests. I actually feel sick to my stomach over this. Why hasn't anyone publicized the Hellmann quote that he "would rather bankrupt the school district than the community?" Doesn't anybody get that it goes hand in hand? Why does this newspaper refuse to open it's eyes? Who is Guy Petroziello, and how many rental properties does he possibly own in Morrisville? Or does he just know someone here really well?
Here's the article featuring Sharon Hughes as president of the Historic Morrisville Society. I like Summerseat, and the ties of Morrisville back to Washington, Morris, and Clymer. Just goes to show that some good can come from everyone.
Good questions all...thanks greta
Editorial/Opinion Page Editor:
Guy Petroziello
215 949-4162
gpetroziello@phillyBurbs.com
Talk about rewarding bad behavior! But I guess it sells papers. Heck, I'd cancel the BCCT myself if it weren't for the hard-hitting journalism and Shakespearean eloquence of JD Mullane!
Question for legitimate historians: how much did Robert Morris and Benjamin Franklin interact during Morris' lifetime?
And thanks STS for saving me from myself and not printing some of my saucier posts!
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