Comments on: Why: OurVoice http://ourvoice.stadig.org Improving Communication, In Our Town, About Our Town, One Day At A Time... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Corinna http://ourvoice.stadig.org/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Corinna Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:08:06 +0000 http://ourvoice.stadig.org/?page_id=7#comment-1010 Triple E and other Viruses are a local problem York County is hosting a workshop about the Vector Borne Diseases Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), West Nile Virus (WNV) and Lyme Disease. It will be administered by Charles Lubelczyk, Field Biologist, Maine Medical Center Research Institute Vector-borne Disease Lab; Sherrie A. Juris, Environmental Biologist, Atlantic Mosquito & Tick Solutions; and Ted St. Amand, President / Owner, Atlantic Pest Solutions (all speakers are active members of the Maine Vector Borne Work Group and are involved in Mosquito and Tick Surveiilance Programs for York County). The goal of the program is to educate attendees at both the personal and Municipal levels and will cover topics including but not limited to: * Insect Biology and Identification * Insect Habitat and Source Reduction * Disease Signs and Symptoms * Surveillance Techniques * Personal Protection Measures * Proper Tick Removal * Year to date summaries for Maine & New Hampshire * Municipal Integrated Pest Management Options * Question and Answer Session Also, please note that there will be plenty of take away information. It will be held in the Alfred Courthouse downstairs at 6:00 pm, Thursday October 15th All are invited to attend. Triple E and other Viruses are a local problem

York County is hosting a workshop about the Vector Borne Diseases Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), West Nile Virus (WNV) and Lyme Disease.

It will be administered by Charles Lubelczyk, Field Biologist, Maine Medical Center Research Institute Vector-borne Disease Lab;

Sherrie A. Juris, Environmental Biologist, Atlantic Mosquito & Tick Solutions; and Ted St. Amand, President / Owner, Atlantic Pest Solutions (all speakers are active members of the Maine Vector Borne Work Group and
are involved in Mosquito and Tick Surveiilance Programs for York County).

The goal of the program is to educate attendees at both the personal and Municipal levels and will cover topics including but not limited to:

* Insect Biology and Identification
* Insect Habitat and Source Reduction
* Disease Signs and Symptoms
* Surveillance Techniques
* Personal Protection Measures
* Proper Tick Removal
* Year to date summaries for Maine & New Hampshire
* Municipal Integrated Pest Management Options
* Question and Answer Session

Also, please note that there will be plenty of take away information. It will be held in the Alfred Courthouse downstairs at 6:00 pm, Thursday October 15th

All are invited to attend.

]]> By: Don Hollenbeck http://ourvoice.stadig.org/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Don Hollenbeck Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:15:41 +0000 http://ourvoice.stadig.org/?page_id=7#comment-463 To reduce taxes should not scare any one! When the state doesn't have the money for its agendas, it will just have the counties and towns increase the mill rate and the problem will be resolved! It doesn't matter if the tax rate is decreased, because the state will find a way to produce the income it needs (with or "without especially" representation) to do what it wants to do! People need to tell their elected representatives what is expected of them by way of the voting ballot, because there is no other way in our system to do it!!! This goes especially for you Pat! I have been fighting this town for quite a few years on that same matter, and every year I get closer to winning because they will eventually run out of places to hide information! 35% isn't a tax, It's an income!!! Don To reduce taxes should not scare any one!
When the state doesn’t have the money for its agendas, it will just have the counties and towns increase the mill rate and the problem will be resolved!
It doesn’t matter if the tax rate is decreased, because the state will find a way to produce the income it needs (with or “without especially” representation) to do what it wants to do!
People need to tell their elected representatives what is expected of them by way of the voting ballot, because there is no other way in our system to do it!!!
This goes especially for you Pat!
I have been fighting this town for quite a few years on that same matter, and every year I get closer to winning because they will eventually run out of places to hide information!
35% isn’t a tax, It’s an income!!!
Don

]]> By: Pat Allard http://ourvoice.stadig.org/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-453 Pat Allard Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:45:40 +0000 http://ourvoice.stadig.org/?page_id=7#comment-453 Need some help understanding how land value is determined for tax purpose. I have 2 acres, and the land is valued on my tasx bill at $32,000. But, I see tax bills where the owner has 8 acres, 4 times the size of my lot, and yet their land is only valued at $38,000.00. I thank you in advance for any help and education you send my way! Need some help understanding how land value is determined for tax purpose. I have 2 acres, and the land is valued on my tasx bill at $32,000. But, I see tax bills where the owner has 8 acres, 4 times the size of my lot, and yet their land is only valued at $38,000.00. I thank you in advance for any help and education you send my way!

]]> By: Steve Endsley http://ourvoice.stadig.org/about-2/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Steve Endsley Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:39:41 +0000 http://ourvoice.stadig.org/?page_id=7#comment-90 The tax increase was enough to jar folks alive in this community, and it is a shame it took that event to wake the folks up and pay attention to more details here in our own town. We all need to be involved civically to let the powers know there is interest and they are under the scope. If that had happened sooner, the computation error may have never happened. But that is in the past. The future right now, as it is rumored to be in a newletter form the state, is even more scary. There is a bill growing for resolution on Novembers ballot to reduce the excise tax in Maine by 50%. And everyone will certainly vote YES for that, wouldn't you? Sounds great! I say no. All towns in this state make their operating budgets through this tax. Most of it goes to the town, so if it gets shaved 50%, where do you think all towns will have to make it up???? Most likely in local tax increases. Excise goes down yearly as your vehicle depreciates. And you pay a little less each year until you hit the lowest plateau for that vehicle. I look forward to that. But if they have to make up the funds to stay open, we will never have a depreciation, just a higher steady amount every year. This is not our towns fault, it;s just the way it is. A petition grew to start this movement, and has grown to the point of having to put it on the ballot. The sorry part is, I don';t think they thought it through. It will end up costing every person living in Maine more money. So be prepared for this one...... this is an out of control costly cut. Tell all your friends who don't pay attention because this one will hurt every town in the state if it come to pass. What do you think? The tax increase was enough to jar folks alive in this community, and it is a shame it took that event to wake the folks up and pay attention to more details here in our own town.

We all need to be involved civically to let the powers know there is interest and they are under the scope. If that had happened sooner, the computation error may have never happened. But that is in the past.

The future right now, as it is rumored to be in a newletter form the state, is even more scary.

There is a bill growing for resolution on Novembers ballot to reduce the excise tax in Maine by 50%. And everyone will certainly vote YES for that, wouldn’t you? Sounds great!

I say no. All towns in this state make their operating budgets through this tax. Most of it goes to the town, so if it gets shaved 50%, where do you think all towns will have to make it up????

Most likely in local tax increases. Excise goes down yearly as your vehicle depreciates. And you pay a little less each year until you hit the lowest plateau for that vehicle. I look forward to that.

But if they have to make up the funds to stay open, we will never have a depreciation, just a higher steady amount every year.

This is not our towns fault, it;s just the way it is. A petition grew to start this movement, and has grown to the point of having to put it on the ballot. The sorry part is, I don’;t think they thought it through. It will end up costing every person living in Maine more money.

So be prepared for this one…… this is an out of control costly cut. Tell all your friends who don’t pay attention because this one will hurt every town in the state if it come to pass.

What do you think?

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