Comments - Are Renewables crippling Maine's Schools also? - Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine2024-03-29T06:46:04Zhttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=4401701%3ABlogPost%3A116222&xn_auth=noI can't stand it. I haven't e…tag:www.windtaskforce.org,2017-12-12:4401701:Comment:1161192017-12-12T01:18:30.225ZPaula D Kelsohttps://www.windtaskforce.org/profile/PaulaDKelso
<p>I can't stand it. I haven't even asked what the end result has been here in Clifton. In March, the town meeting voted to give the Select Board the authority to write up, enact and manage any damn TIF agreement with Pisgah LLC that the Board in it's wisdom deems appropriate. All I know is that my property taxes didn't take a big tumble this year. Betcha Pisgah didn't pay through the nose. Besides all those sweet deals they get from the federal and state governments. Surprised Eddington and…</p>
<p>I can't stand it. I haven't even asked what the end result has been here in Clifton. In March, the town meeting voted to give the Select Board the authority to write up, enact and manage any damn TIF agreement with Pisgah LLC that the Board in it's wisdom deems appropriate. All I know is that my property taxes didn't take a big tumble this year. Betcha Pisgah didn't pay through the nose. Besides all those sweet deals they get from the federal and state governments. Surprised Eddington and Holden aren't up in arms that the School District isn't benefiting from the millions of dollars in new taxable property in Clifton. Oh that's right, we voted not to tax Pisgah cause we wanted to help them with Tax Increment Financing. What stupidity. Don't help finance schools, sheriff's department, county government, help finance a corporation out of Austria and a few local skimmers. Lot of tough and savvy old Mainers rolling in their graves over this fiasco.</p>