LOOK AT YOUR VILLAGE TAX BILL!
20 YEARS AGO WHEN THE VILLAGE OF WOODBURY WAS FORMED, IT PROMISED TO CONTROL ZONING ABUSES, WITHOUT INCREASING OUR TAXES.
ONE YEAR WE SAW A 60% INCREASE IN A LOCAL HOME OWNER'S VILLAGE TAXES. iT WAS SO ALARMING SO WE STARTED DOING THE MATH OURSELVES. THIS YEAR THE VILLAGE'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWED A 41% TAX INCREASE.
TH REALITY IS THAT TAXES ARE OUT OF CONTROL. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THEY HAVE INCREASED IN DOUBLE DIGITS AND DESPITE THIS, THE CURRENT TRUSTEES CREATED A BUDGET TOSSING OUT THE 2% TAX CAP!
TODAY TAXPAYERS ARE NOT ONLY PAYING MORE, THEY ARE PAYING FOR WASTEFUL DUPLICATE SERVICES:
2 GOVERNMENT OFFICES
2 SETS OF SALARIES FOR TOWN AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS
2 ATTORNEYS
2 CLERKS
2 ENGINEERS
2 TREASURERS
2 BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTES
THE ONLY WAY TO CHANGE THIS IS TO VOTE FOR NEW VILLAGE TRUSTEES WHO WILL STAND UP FOR YOU AND WON'T RUBBER STAMP WHATEVER THE MAYOR WANTS.
YAYS AND NAYS
YAYS
YES TO:
BEING ACCESSIBLE AND RESPONDING TO RESIDENTS QUICKLY AND RESPECTFULLY
YES TO: SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ATTRACTING NEW ONES.
YES TO: RELIEVING BUSINESSES FROM BURDONSOME FEES AND PENALITIES.
YES TO: ACTIVITIES THAT BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
YES TO: STRONG WOKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WOODBURY TOWN LEADERSHIP.
YES TO: PRESERVINGAND ENHANCING WOODBURY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
YES TO: GREEN SPACE:
YES TO ENDING FISCAL MISMANAGMENT.
yES TO: ESTABLISHING A BODGET AND CAPITAL PLAN FOR ONGOING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS RATHER THAN EMERGENCY FIXES.
NAYS
NO TO: HIGHER TAXES
NO TO: HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT
NO TO: UNSAFE RESIDENCES
NO TO: BURDONSOME FEES AND PENALITIES ON LOCAL BUSINESSES.