Hebron Dollars & Sense

Issue #26:  We have an updated status on the petition regarding all-day Kindergarten.  You can sign the petition in person, or go to http://www.petitiononline.com/FY101112/petition.html and sign the online petition.

Just an update on Maple Fest. Maple Fest WILL be held next weekend, March 20-21.  Most organizations have rescheduled their activities to March 20-21.  The Friends of the Douglas Library will not be holding their book sale; they had to hold it this weekend as scheduled.

Also, many organizations are scrambling for volunteers.  People who had volunteered for the original March 13-14 dates are not available on March 20-21.  We encourage you to call an organization and see if they need help.

Issue #25:  Even more bad news for Hebron taxpayers. If the current proposed budget of a 1.24 mill rate increase to 29.41 mills passes, this means, on average, your taxes have increased $647.85 since FY 2007-08.

We have calculated the latest data based on the budget presented at the March 4^th Board of Selectmen’s meeting.  You can also find the “Tax Comparison” spreadsheet on the Documents Tab.

Issue #24:  All of us need to respect the budget process, and respect the people we elected to office who give their valuable time and skills to the community. We also ALL need to play by the same rules so that Hebron taxpayers can make an informed decision on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – Referendum Day.

The various budget meetings, which are occurring every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the month of March, are posted on the Town of Hebron website, http://www.hebronct.com/pdfs/calendar.pdf.  The detail of each meeting isn’t posted there, but you can find it on page 29 of the Hebron Town budget, which is located on our Documents Tab, or you can download it yourself at http://www.hebronct.com/pdfs/finance_section/assessment3.pdf.

Issue #23:  We need to understand the RHAM Budget and the implications of how Hebron sending more students to RHAM next year impacts Hebron taxpayers, but not Andover or Marlborough taxpayers.

This question was asked on a forum, and we responded with the data.  We decided that it should be an actual budget issue to make sure that everyone knows and understands what is going on with the currently proposed 5.58% RHAM budget increase for Hebron taxpayers.

The RHAM budget is indeed complicated, especially for Hebron taxpayers.