uconniac
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Re:Board of Finance Hearing - August 15, 2006 - 2006/08/18 08:21
As much as I love open space, expecting the town to pay $11 million to preserve the Ethel Walker land is downright irresponsible.
All we ever hear about is our high taxes and less services. How is spending this money going to help the town? It helps Ethel Walker but not the town of Simsbury. Joan is correct in saying that there are many alumni of the school who can make donations to help improve its financial situation. If I remember correctly, as a private school, Ethel Walker:
*does not pay taxes
*employees' children attend Simsbury schools
*can purchase homes in the area and not pay taxes on them
The same goes for Westminster who is buying up an adjoining neighborhood for employee housing. It is not Simsbury's responsiblity to rescue private institutions when the going gets tough. Ethel Walker gives nothing back to Simsbury and in my opinion, is not a good neighbor to the town or its citizens. Expecting the town to pay an exorbitant price for this land is unconcionable!!
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