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Originally Posted by rick35
While I commend the group for trying to affect change it doesn’t appear that it will happen this year. I saw what is on the town ballot and they’re was no mention of dock improvements. But the town is voting on $4M for library improvements. Just what we need. Your welcome.
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Yes no waterfront improvements this year. The Select Board is however continuing to talk about improvements that might take place in 2021. It would seem that island and waterfront property owners that are non residents continue to provide the funds for over the top amenities little used by them. Meredith has taken advantage of these property owners for years because they can not vote on what their tax dollars are spent on. The MIA will continue to ask that we get our fair share of our tax dollars spent on the facilities we depend on to access our property. It is not a question of what we pay in taxes but what we get in return. We also are investigating our legal options to force the town to provide adequate and safe facilities. We went all last summer season without fire protection provided by Meredith because they said they did not have the funds to repower the fire boat. However, they found 30K that was not budgeted to replace the police boat which is primarily used by the tax assessor to visit island properties. Wonder where their priorities lie?