OLD TOWN – If the Palesky Tax Cap proposal passes in November, residents could find themselves living in a much different place. The tax cap would create a $5.5 million shortfall in the city’s budget, requiring officials to make some drastic cuts, according to city… Read More
PORTLAND – Shouting at times to be heard over hecklers, members of a new coalition opposed to a proposed 1 percent property tax cap warned Wednesday of fire station closings and teacher layoffs if voters approve the statewide ballot question on Nov. 2 About 100… Read More
PITTSFIELD – If Carol Palesky’s tax cap is passed in November, life as Pittsfield residents know it now will cease to exist. Have a fire in your kitchen? You may have to pay a fee for the fire department to respond. That’s if they show… Read More
AUGUSTA – Opponents of the proposed statewide property tax cap predicted Wednesday that a new University of Maine study detailing deep cap-precipitated revenue shortfalls should persuade voters to defeat the measure on Nov. 2. “This study provides an objective and factual analysis of the budgetary… Read More
The campaign against a proposed 1 percent property tax cap will begin in earnest next week with the unveiling of what opponents call a “rapidly gathering” coalition of detractors. The roll out, set for Wednesday in Portland’s Fort Allen Park, will come about two weeks… Read More
BANGOR – Like their counterparts throughout Maine, Bangor taxpayers are begging for property-tax relief, and to some, a proposed statewide tax cap on the November election ballot is beginning to look appealing. But at what cost? Are the trade-offs worth it? googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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As the fourth-graders at the Dr. Carl E. Troutt School in Mattawamkeag scurry around the gymnasium this day, economics is surely the last thing on their minds. Watching from the sidelines, however, Harry Michaud, their principal, can think of little else. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More