I received this email and, well, I guess it's politics as usual in Morrisville again. People who live in glass houses should not be surprised when they throw the first stone and it comes right back at them.
When will we learn that these allegations are just falsehoods distributed by a tyrannical and desperate group of generally sour and oppressive people who love nothing more than to ruin your day?
Please someone...ANYONE! Tell us what you find so appealing about people who abuse their authority, shut out debate, and lie. Why do you support them? Why do you want them in charge of your money and your children?
Plenty of Morrisville's leading citizens have rental properties that they rent out. Without renters, that second...third...fourth...fifth property is not an income producing asset. (My accountant taught me that one.)
First there was the anonymous flyer announcing that wisest of all Morrisville wise men, Bill Hellmann, was predicting a $3300 dollar tax increase on each home because the BECK, MILLER, JENKINS, and STONEBURNER ticket wanted to build a new school. I guess being nasty and self absorbed makes up for being just plain wrong.
Mr. Hellmann: Time to put up or shut up. Explain where you got that figure. I don't think you can. Neither can Brenda Worob, Jack Buckman, Ron Stout, or John DeWilde.
Now a new opposition flier has been distributed and it names Jermaine Jenkins as a non-taxpayer.
Here is how the flier reads and the details of it:
If you want to provide a good education and keep school taxes as low as possible vote for Buckman, Worob, Stout, and DeWilde....with a little hand doing thumbs up next to it...and then at the bottom...
If you want to have a new K-12 school built and an average school tax increase of approximately $3300 per home these candidates need your vote...Beck, Miller, Stoneburner, Jenkins(who lives in an apartment complex on Plaza Blvd. He does not pay any county/borough or school real estate taxes)...with a hand with a thumbs down next to it....
Folks, this is more misleading info.
Yes, Jermaine does not get a tax bill from the boro, school, or county but his rent covers the cost of the tax bill his landlord receives. Maybe it's not as high as yours or mine because he shares his cost with other tenants in his complex but HE DOES PAY THESE TAXES.
Here are some FACTS about the other group:
Ron Stout rents his home. Does he pay taxes? He gets mighty worked up over them.
Jack Buckman is behind on his payment for water and garbage bills for the boro. Does this make him a better choice than Jermaine who stopped being a paid coach for the district so that he could run for school board?
John DeWilde has multiple traffic violations.
Brenda Worob owns rental properties. Does she pay the taxes or does she pass the bill to her tenants?
Do you want to find out what the Morrisville Pride candidates stand for? Meet the candidates at the Morrisville Senior Center on Friday, May 15th from 7-9. The Senior Center is located at 31 East Cleveland Avenue.
This will be a great opportunity to speak to the candidates and ask them your questions and tell them your concerns. We are haveing a Q&A session along with some time to speak individually to the candidates.
We want to hear from you.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
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Marlys Mihok said in her recent BCCT article that "the free hot dog in exchange for your vote will really cost you $1,500 dollars a year every year in tax increases to house their own children in unnecessary new construction".
And yet the flier being handed out by the Hellmann-Mihok & cronies says the tax increase for a new K-12 school will be $3,300.
Huh? Which lie are we supposed to believe?
Forget for a moment THE BIGGEST LIE OF ALL - that candidates BECK, MILLER, JENKINS, and STONEBURNER are going to build a new K-12 school. The truth is NO NEW SCHOOL CAN BE BUILT WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL. BY LAW.
Can Hellmann-Mihok & cronies at least get their lies straight and settle on a number? Or is that too much to ask from desperate liars?
The despicable jab at Jermaine Jenkins was really a jab at ALL RENTERS. It sends the message that the "Stay on Track" candidates regard renters as 2nd Class Citizens, somehow below the 1st Class Citizens (homeowners).
For many reasons, renters are under-represented in government, school boards, etc. The "Stay on Track" folks count on that. They really don't want renters to vote, even the ones that live in the rental units THEY OWN and plant their "Stay on Track" signs on.
It's no secret that there are higher concentrations of African-Americans, Hispanics, etc. in the Plaza Blvd. area than in Morrisville as a whole.
Yes, Jermaine Jenkins is African-American. So is the President of the United States.
So was the man who spoke in favor of a new school at the January 29, 2009 hearing on closing MR Reiter. His name was Kevin Waters. He's NOT Jermaine Jenkins. People have been saying that Jermaine Jenkins spoke in favor of a new school at the January 29, 2009 MR Reiter hearing. HE DIDN'T.
Check p. 27 from line 10 on in the hearing transcript for more details on Kevin Waters' testimony.
http://www.mv.org/files/16907/added.pdf
I'm impressed by Jermaine Jenkins. He has children in the schools, and gave up a coaching job to run for school board because he felt Morrisville needed more pride, respect, and responsiblity. It does.
I agree with Jon, that was a despicable jab at Jermaine, and all renters for that matter. I was a "renter" for many years and I really took offense to what they said. And what about Ron Stout..he evidently is a "renter", why the double standard?? It's pretty sad that the "stay on track" folks don't even know who one of their opponents are just days away from the primary election.
~~ NOT a school board candidate plug ~~
Those of you who live in Ward 3, PLEASE consider voting for Fred Kerner for council, a great life-long resident of Morrisville with vision for our future. As an additional bonus, a vote for Fred is a vote against puppet-master Jane Burger!
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