“Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
SUBMITTED by BJ Reeves Meeks (1-Nov-2010)
To the Editor:
Residents attending the 2011 Town of Arcadia budget hearing, Oct. 26, asked for further reductions in the proposed budget before the town board meets to formally adopt. The reductions included:
There is already one governmentally-funded wind turbine in Newark-Arcadia, in Silver Hill Technology Park; grant money is taxpayer dollars. Newark school district officials have wanted a wind turbine since 2006 but know getting taxpayer support for a feasibility study costing $30 thousand—in a proposed school budget—is not likely to occur in these uncertain economic times with continued high unemployment rates, no jobs, & school State Aid funding in a fluctuating conundrum.
To the Editor:
Residents attending the 2011 Town of Arcadia budget hearing, Oct. 26, asked for further reductions in the proposed budget before the town board meets to formally adopt. The reductions included:
- Apply the 2% proposed employee salary increase to offset the $49,000 proposed increase in employee health insurance costs / benefits.
- Eliminate $10,000 community development line-item [wind turbine feasibility study—Newark Collaborative Municipal Governments Initiative] as it's a want, not a need. A zero line-item in the 2009 and 2010 adopted budgets.
There is already one governmentally-funded wind turbine in Newark-Arcadia, in Silver Hill Technology Park; grant money is taxpayer dollars. Newark school district officials have wanted a wind turbine since 2006 but know getting taxpayer support for a feasibility study costing $30 thousand—in a proposed school budget—is not likely to occur in these uncertain economic times with continued high unemployment rates, no jobs, & school State Aid funding in a fluctuating conundrum.
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