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legalpretzel t1_iuhr2q7 wrote

There is so little reason to vote no it’s laughable. We’re talking an extra $40-100/year on property taxes. If your house is valued at $700k you likely won’t even notice that extra $100 tacked onto your $8k property tax bill.

This is free money from the state, but only if we put in our share. We need more affordable housing. Our kids need nice parks and fields (since there’s not much else for them to do in Worcester). I don’t get the reticence in Worcester to actually contribute to making this city better for everyone.

We love to turn out to vote Democrat in national elections and then sit back and let the provincial white haired voters do everything in their power to screw the city in local elections.

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your_city_councilor t1_iuipzx5 wrote

Isn't one of the issues that the free money from the state is becoming less and less each year?

I plan to vote yes - the cost is such a low gamble to improve the city - but I would like the clarification.

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Karen1968a t1_iujk8kj wrote

As a provincial white haired voter, I’m voting no, but I will be shocked if it doesn’t pass.

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