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massdee
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Posted - 07/31/2007 : 11:20:56 PM
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| To GlassHouses, I feel the same way about The Independent. |
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massdee
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Posted - 07/31/2007 : 11:25:09 PM
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| Hi Citizen, I didn't think I would miss this board as much as I did in the past two weeks, It's not so great being that much out of touch. Maine was beautiful. You end up with a lot more for your tax dollar. Not in services but in your way of life. |
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GlassHouses
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 Posted - 08/01/2007 : 8:17:14 PM
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To Massdee,
With all due respect, at least the Independent reports news. When I read the advocate, I can't even find a real article. There is nothing in there but personal commentary. It's loaded with right-out-there, in-your-face name calling and sarcastic remarks. That's not journalism. Ask anyone respected in the field and they will have to say the same thing. Without even looking at WHAT they say, just notice HOW they say it. They should be put out of business. Is there some kind of newspaper or journalism board or something that has jurisdiction of this kind of thing? |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 08/01/2007 : 10:06:15 PM
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GlassHouses - interesting name, by the way, and not to throw stones, but really? The Independent is just as big an advertising whore as the Advocate; they both take Freddy's money to write "the news" about the schools and give such glowing reviews. It was in the state audit. As for news - well, there's an occasional news story there...but any how can any self-respecting journalist drink the Koolaid that Resnek apparently swills and put forth such unrelenting syncophantic dreck is beyond me. If there were some sort of journalism board, both of these poor excuses for the Fourth Estate would be in peril.
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turk182
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Posted - 08/02/2007 : 11:35:41 PM
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Did you ever think that WEO (that’s “Walking Eagle Ouch”) only meant to be a 1 term mayor. He has cranked up pay scale for all positions. That doesn’t mean everyone is earning at the top of the pay scale it just means he has raised the ceiling. So WEO losses the primary he knows he is a lame duck, pushes everyone to the top of their pay scales so they can all retire at 80% of whatever they were making. There is nothing to stop him. The incoming Mayors appointees will start at the last rate paid.
I only have one thing to say WEO WEO WEO
WEO
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Money Flew, Taxes Grew, Sludge Too, Hired a Few, Hanlon Knew, We got screwed,
Hired a few more now there is 104, What do we do?
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justme
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 05:53:50 AM
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You have some incorrect information there turk. This city does not pay retirees 80% of the salary they were earning when they retire.
If all someone has to do is work 10 years to receive 80% of their salary, why would anyone work longer than 10 years? For that matter why aren't we all pounding on doors to get a job?
The factors used in the calculations are the number of years employed and the average of the highest three years salary. That's why Ravanesi is getting such a nice pension check. It's also why so many CC & BOA members want to get full time jobs. After 20 years on the council, if they can snag a job earning 40k for three years, their pension will be based on 40k with 23 years of service. Nice deal when you can do it! That's something I think should be changed........ |
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massdee
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 09:56:18 AM
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| justme, I thought it was based on the last 3 years of being employed by the city? I agree, whichever way it is calculated, these elected officials are getting way too much for what little they do. More and more I believe we need charter reform. |
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justme
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 12:47:00 PM
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| Generally, the last three years are the highest salary years but when I asked for the information, it was stated as the three highest. It really boggles my brain to think that someone can be on the CC or BOA for a number of years and take advantage of the system if they can get a city job. Raneiri (sp?) is doing it now & If the information I got was correct Joanne Parris Simpson Gregory will benefit by the time she put in treasurers office. In fact, as I think about it, I hope it is the last three years and not the highest paid because I'd hate to think the time she, Raneiri, Marchese, and whoever else falls into that category will benefit anymore than they already have by their political associations. |
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anonymous south
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 3:17:38 PM
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| Retirement is based on the average of your top three consecutive years. |
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massdee
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Posted - 08/06/2007 : 2:30:45 PM
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| Anyone hear anything about a joint convention tonight about the residential tax exemption? |
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AVGMOM
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Posted - 08/06/2007 : 5:29:54 PM
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| I don't think it's tonight, I believe it is Wednesday evening |
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whatashame
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Posted - 08/06/2007 : 11:44:04 PM
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| I'm appalled at the amount of errors in the Independent - don't they proof read their papers? Last week, there were more typos than newsworthy stories. |
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Lynda
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Posted - 08/07/2007 : 10:20:27 AM
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| Theys is Everett High graduates... |
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Head
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Posted - 08/20/2007 : 2:11:25 PM
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massdee
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Posted - 08/27/2007 : 11:30:09 AM
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I was reading The Mirror and came across the following, thought it was pretty good.
It took only 2 years for John Hanlon to raise your taxes by the same percentage it took Ragucci 6 years.
Can you imagine if you give Hanlon another two years what he could do?
Everett cannot afford it.
Stay tuned for more quick facts on this administration.
One Term Only | 08.25.07 - 3:14 pm | #
Gravatar Are you able to translate that into dollars?
grace | 08.25.07 - 4:38 pm | #
Gravatar Sure, in Fiscal Year 2000, the average single family tax bill in Everett was $1,415. In Fiscal Year 2006, the last for which David Ragucci submitted a budget, the average single family tax bill was $2,237. That's an increase of 58% over 6 fiscal years. (It should be noted that over that same period the average single family valuation in Everett rose by 138%. So, valuation outpaced tax increases. That's a good thing.)
In Fiscal Year 2007, the first year for which John Hanlon submitted a budget, the average single family tax bill went from $2,237 to $2,836. That's an increase of 26.78% in ONE YEAR.
Now, we can only go on estimates for Fiscal Year 2008, the current budget that is still in some form of dispute, and the tax rate has not been set. But even CONSERVATIVELY estimating that taxes will increase by about $700 for the average single family tax bill, ($2,836 to $3,536) that would make a 58% in taxes from FY 2006 (Ragucci's last year at $2,237) to FY 2008, Hanlon's second year at $3,536).
And that's giving Mayor Hanlon the benefit of the doubt that taxes will ONLY increase by the same amount as in his first year. I don't think anyone can argue that taxes are going down or that they will increase only by a little. Sure, it may have passed by "default" but it's still a $13 million increase from last year's budget.....and we already know that taxes went up 26.78% in his first year.
It defies the laws of physics for taxes not to go up if the amount of money we need to raise goes up because of spending increases.
So, if the numbers are even worse this year, I could be wrong: he may have actually raised taxes by more in 2 years than David Ragucci did in 6 years!
And by the way, our properties' values did not go up 135% in two years as they did in 6 years over the Ragucci years. Poor fiscal mismanagement can sort of lead to a lack of confidence.
So there's your statistics.
One Term Only | 08.25.07 - 6:44 pm | #
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