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Campaign for Justice
| Christopher Young (Democrat) |
LOWER TAXES - "Property taxes with re- assessments have gone
up over 300% in some cases in Providence under the leadership of
Cicilline and many of my opponents. Several of my opponents have
looked the other way on these issues as they occurred and you
should look at how they have failed. A political office is not a lifetime
position. It's time for a change and it's a time for hope."
Mayoral Candidate Does Not Support Property Tax Increase
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Tuesday July 27th, 2010, democrat
candidate for Mayor of Providence Christopher Young spoke before a
group of Providence business owners and stated he does not support
the property tax increases proposed by Cicilline and the city council.
Young stated, “It seems clear that both Cicilline and the council knew
that property values have fallen by on average by 30% in Providence,
yet they want to raise taxes. Both want it to appear that they are not
to blame. Cicilline proposed an increase and the council made the
increase even higher. The administration is now saying the
homestead exemption for multi-unit properties has been illegal all
along. Yet this administration have voted for the exemption for the
past 8 times.
As you know, I have supported taxing Brown University for years.
Well the council should have done this when I suggested it: anytime
over the last eight years when the legislature was in session. It
seems a little late to propose such a tax when the council has already
approved the levy and will most likely pass it again on Wednesday
with the second approval necessary for it to pass.
Now we are to expect Cicilline to veto the levy - the same levy
introduced by Cicilline’s administration. I feel Cicilline wants to stall
the levy so that the taxpayers don’t see the large increase in their tax
bills before the primary.
If the council overrides the levy it will go back to the date it was
passed.
I want this council to sustain the veto instead of overriding it.
I suggest that the council let the veto stand and let the Department of
Revenue should force the city to renegotiate some of these inflated
contracts that Cicilline and the city council have approved. As I
understand it, with no ability for the city to get tax revenue without the
levy, the city will not be able to get appropriation funds for city
services and contracts or get tax anticipation notes from any bank
and the city’s bond rating will collapse. The city will become insolvent
and an overseer would come in and would allow the contracts to be
changed. We can renegotiate these inflated contracts that Cicilline
and the city council have indebted the city residents to.
I suggest a restructuring of this city government to reflect the 30%
loss in property values the taxpayers have felt. Mr. Esserman should
get a pay cut in his quarter of a million dollar salary, and we should
reduce the 8 supervisors for 15 employees ratio on Providence
Water. They will have less time for golfing early in the morning on
Fridays and will have to wear pants to work instead of shorts. I
personally can live with that.
Let’s face it: this mayor and Lombardi have failed the residents of
Providence. This council voted for these contracts and tax increases
year after year. When Cianci went to jail there was 605 million in the
pension account, and now there is 258 million and the city has an
overall pension liability of 1.2 billion dollars. Cicilline and this council
spent 1.5 million in attorney fees for the fire fighters arbitrations and
did not win one of them, and that demands an investigation. Are
these attorneys connected with this city government in any way?
Was this a racketeering enterprise? Cicilline wants to borrow about
60 million by mortgaging fire houses and what remains of city assets.
Common sense would say we should have a graduated elimination of
the multi unit tax exemption if it is illegal. The pension system is going
to go bankrupt with these inflated contracts. We are being robbed by
a bunch of thugs.”
up over 300% in some cases in Providence under the leadership of
Cicilline and many of my opponents. Several of my opponents have
looked the other way on these issues as they occurred and you
should look at how they have failed. A political office is not a lifetime
position. It's time for a change and it's a time for hope."
Mayoral Candidate Does Not Support Property Tax Increase
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Tuesday July 27th, 2010, democrat
candidate for Mayor of Providence Christopher Young spoke before a
group of Providence business owners and stated he does not support
the property tax increases proposed by Cicilline and the city council.
Young stated, “It seems clear that both Cicilline and the council knew
that property values have fallen by on average by 30% in Providence,
yet they want to raise taxes. Both want it to appear that they are not
to blame. Cicilline proposed an increase and the council made the
increase even higher. The administration is now saying the
homestead exemption for multi-unit properties has been illegal all
along. Yet this administration have voted for the exemption for the
past 8 times.
As you know, I have supported taxing Brown University for years.
Well the council should have done this when I suggested it: anytime
over the last eight years when the legislature was in session. It
seems a little late to propose such a tax when the council has already
approved the levy and will most likely pass it again on Wednesday
with the second approval necessary for it to pass.
Now we are to expect Cicilline to veto the levy - the same levy
introduced by Cicilline’s administration. I feel Cicilline wants to stall
the levy so that the taxpayers don’t see the large increase in their tax
bills before the primary.
If the council overrides the levy it will go back to the date it was
passed.
I want this council to sustain the veto instead of overriding it.
I suggest that the council let the veto stand and let the Department of
Revenue should force the city to renegotiate some of these inflated
contracts that Cicilline and the city council have approved. As I
understand it, with no ability for the city to get tax revenue without the
levy, the city will not be able to get appropriation funds for city
services and contracts or get tax anticipation notes from any bank
and the city’s bond rating will collapse. The city will become insolvent
and an overseer would come in and would allow the contracts to be
changed. We can renegotiate these inflated contracts that Cicilline
and the city council have indebted the city residents to.
I suggest a restructuring of this city government to reflect the 30%
loss in property values the taxpayers have felt. Mr. Esserman should
get a pay cut in his quarter of a million dollar salary, and we should
reduce the 8 supervisors for 15 employees ratio on Providence
Water. They will have less time for golfing early in the morning on
Fridays and will have to wear pants to work instead of shorts. I
personally can live with that.
Let’s face it: this mayor and Lombardi have failed the residents of
Providence. This council voted for these contracts and tax increases
year after year. When Cianci went to jail there was 605 million in the
pension account, and now there is 258 million and the city has an
overall pension liability of 1.2 billion dollars. Cicilline and this council
spent 1.5 million in attorney fees for the fire fighters arbitrations and
did not win one of them, and that demands an investigation. Are
these attorneys connected with this city government in any way?
Was this a racketeering enterprise? Cicilline wants to borrow about
60 million by mortgaging fire houses and what remains of city assets.
Common sense would say we should have a graduated elimination of
the multi unit tax exemption if it is illegal. The pension system is going
to go bankrupt with these inflated contracts. We are being robbed by
a bunch of thugs.”