Round three is here and promises to be a brouhaha.
Let's start this week by saying two things. Despite the vote by the City Council I have no problem with placing the fate of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) on the ballot for a second time. It is my intention to vote against it. This issue has created some passionate debate. Local message board warriors have jumped right into it. Some of these posters are kind enough to identify themselves while others choose to remain hidden behind their keyboards. Some of the points being made against having the CPA on the ballot are certainly legitimate. * How many bites at the apple are enough? The same question was defeated at the polls by a narrow margin in 2007 and the City Council chose to reject it themselves this year. * The claim the …
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Mayor announces success of five-day campaign after City Council voted against act last month.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the CPA property surcharge being considered for Salem is 3 percent. It in fact is 1 percent. An effort to put the Community Preservation Act on the Nov. 6 ballot has been successful, according to Mayor Kimberley Driscoll. The Act, which would permit a property tax surcharge that could be used by the city for open space and other projects, according to the Salem News, was voted down last month by the City Council. A city councilor Wednesday confirmed the surcharge for Salem would clock in at 1 percent. "This initiative was affirmatively voted on by the City Council in 2007, however it was ultimately rejected by the voters at the ballot box," Ward 6 Councilor Paul Prevey wrote in a …
windpower
7:33 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Leo Thanks for bringing this to the t v public . As you very well know you do have the voting public . At the council meeting that voted down the CPA a parade of city officials spoke in favor of CPA .What a sham . Now lets hear from the public . Sorry I can't watch live ,but will view it later . more ›