We encourage all citizens to Vote No on the $1.36 million tax increase. Remember to Vote on Saturday, June 14th at the Old High School/New Middle School!
You would think that the decision rendered by voters in the recent override election would be respected by the members of an elected body. However, the Bridgewater-Raynham School Committee made the decision at its June 20th meeting to ignore the voters and require the towns to approve an over 9% increase in the school budget. Now Bridgewater has […]
Over 50% of Bridgewater turned out to vote today and defeated the override. The Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility thank all of those who turned out to vote. Now it’s time to come together as a town and put forth real, long-term solutions to fiscal issues.
Total Vote: 7397
No: 3893
Yes: 3504
The override election is tomorrow, June 16th, at the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. It’s critical to remember that this upcoming election is as important as it’s been contentious. This vote will set the course for our town for years to come. We highly encourage all members of our community to review all the facts and […]
We would like to thank Joseph Gillis for submitting answers to questions we listed in a previous post on this site. Please note that he is not speaking for the School Committee in these answers.
Mr. Gillis has publicly announced his support for the override. We appreciate the time he has taken to respond to our […]
Today’s Brockton Enterprise came out with an editorial in support of the override that repeats statements we’ve heard elsewhere from override supporters. If the override does not pass, our schools will “edge closer to losing their accreditation.” However, a quick check of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges website lists no schools that […]
We’ve noted a correction to the It’s a Matter of Trust post from June 11th. Based on comments made by School Committee members at the June 6th override meeting, we stated that bonds were going to be issued on the new high school. Since then, they’ve corrected those comments and we will correct ours here. […]
The supporters of the $2.9 million tax increase for Bridgewater taxpayers keep changing their facts to try and mislead voters and confuse the issue. One of the only things they’ve been consistent about is that they desperately need our money. Everything else keeps changing. Here are a couple of examples:
First, they say that there will […]
There’s been some confusion out there about how much your tax bill will go up this year, and what is in store for the future. Here are the indisputable facts:
If the override passes, your next tax bill will increase by an average of $600, an overall 16% increase. If it does not pass, your tax […]
Throughout this campaign the opposition has relied on scare tactics and exaggerations to try to make their case for a tax increase. Now, they’ve moved on to vandalism and theft.
This is just one of the many signs that have been vandalized or simply stolen from property owners who are just expressing their view. Don’t let […]
The Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School Committee issued a rare announcement last night that the whole town can be happy about. According to the facts at www.josephgillisjr.com, the district and the teachers’ union have reached a 3-year agreement that will save the district a considerable amount of money. Our opinion has always been that if the School […]