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!
The following chart illustrates just how much health insurance costs have increased at the town level versus the state average. State-wide, costs have increased by nearly 50% while those of the Town of Bridgewater have increased by 80%. While the increase in health insurance costs have been an issue across the state, we wonder why […]
Selectman Kravitz said it perfectly last Wednesday when he said that the vote on the upcoming override is a matter of trust. Above all, that is why we should be vote no on June 16th.
At the override meeting on on June 6th, Selectman Flynn stated that there was no debt exclusion tax increase coming forward […]
We’ve all heard the scare tactics about how the town isn’t going to be able to provide core services and our children will suffer. However, at the forum last Wednesday, School Committee member Dr. Kern went so far as to say that our children will get sick if the override fails. What will he promise […]
According to the most recent numbers from the Department of Education, the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District has fewer students enrolled now than in 1999. Since 2003, enrollment has dropped by over 4%; however, we’re spending a record amount on education. And now they say they need more?
Don’t be fooled … Vote No on June 16th.
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The current sluggish housing market and rising interest rates have caused a big problem for many Bridgewater homeowners, and this problem will be made worse if this override passes. A large number of Bridgewater residents either purchased or refinanced their homes with adjustable-rate mortgages in the last several years. The interest rates on these loans step up after the […]
Our elected officials on the B-R Regional School Committee have predicted some dire consequences if the override does not pass. They say they desperately need our money because the schools are so poor and underfunded. If that’s true, then why are we paying our teachers so much? The Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District pays their teachers more […]
The Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District spends over $30,210 per student in tuition to out-of-district schools. If this seems high, it’s because it is. According to the most recent numbers from the Department of Education, it’s 76% higher than the state average and it makes up over 10%, or over $5.6 million, of the district’s budget. […]
If the override passes, not a single new police officer or firefighter will be added. And if it fails, not a single firefighter or police officer will be laid off. Despite pronouncements by some on public television and in the newspapers that much of this tax increase is going to public safety, only 2% of […]
From what you may be reading in the newspapers and hearing from most of our public officials, you may think that we desperately need an override. Heck, the proponents of the override are making it seem like the Town of Bridgewater will be forced to shut down if this tax increase doesn’t pass. However, it’s […]
While nobody but the actual school department can be sure about the true impact of not passing the upcoming override, we do know that the facts that are being thrown out there are exaggerations at best. Without the override, Bridgewater is still contributing 8%, or $1.6 million, more to the school system than last year. […]