Did you know that Town Council (TC) ballot Charter question...

#10 directs casino revenue to TC control and prevents the direct offset of operational budget expenses, and that

#11 strips FTR voter rights to the point that direct voter access to the ballot via the Elector Petition is effectively ended.

If voters approve both then ironically the casino revenue will be used for new spending (as opposed to lowering your taxes) and since the FTR Elector Petition will be gutted, then the Budget Committee (BC) will have no incentive to have a sharp pencil – get ready to go back to the olden days of reaching the 4% tax cap, or even breaking it.

Devastating to taxpayers - but it is exactly what this Town Council wants – a continuous spending spree from its casino slush account(s) with no voter control. Perhaps Candidate Lebeau represented this TC best - keep “grubby little hands” off the casino revenue.

Voters are urged to reject all TC charter questions #4-#11, some of which will forever disadvantage struggling taxpayers.

And to vote the TTA slate for TC and BC who will do everything possible to ensure that the casino revenue does in fact lower your taxes and that the FTR is maintained as the taxpayer’s workhorse.

Jeff Caron

Candidate for Tiverton Budget Committee