Our taxes are paid according to a mil rate determined by the cost of maintaining our town. The mil rate is multiplied by the assessment of your property value.
THOSE WHO GAVE ALL
A good story, as any storyteller knows, involves some sort of conflict.
NOT DAMARISCOTTA’S FINEST HOUR
Last week Damariscotta residents vetoed the proposed $1,713,896 secondary school budget. We don’t blame them really.
Thanks to Ms. Graves
The recent commentary by Haley Holland Graves (“Autism awareness through the eyes of a teen,” 04/23/15 LCN) prompted me to learn a few things about autism.
Mother’s Day
We all look forward to this Sunday, May 10, when we celebrate Mother’s Day and the cherished bond between mother and child. Ironically, dairy cows, world-wide symbols of motherhood, never get to see their babies.
The newborn calves are torn from their mothers at birth and turned into veal cutlets, so we can drink the milk that nature designed for them. The distraught mothers bellow for days, hoping for their return.
GET OUT THERE
In Lincoln County, when you talk about cycling, riding a bicycle for whatever reason, most people you talk too, if they are not cyclists themselves, usually look at you sideways.
National Nurses Week
The week of May 6 marks National Nurses Week. This year the American Nurses Association has declared the theme of Nurses Week as “Ethical Practice. Quality Care.”
Should Not Be Approved on Blind Faith
I attended last week’s Damariscotta school budget meeting to learn more about the circumstances reported by the LCN leading to a huge increase in the special education component. I came away disappointed, but in agreement with a clear majority of voters who signaled that major, multi-year taxpayer commitments should not be approved on blind faith.
The Woodend Fund
As you are aware, I originally proposed utilizing the Woodend Fund to help build up our surplus fund. This Saturday, we have the opportunity to determine how the Woodend Fund is utilized to best impact our community’s needs. I strongly support the Woodend – surplus fund proposal.
Please Support Our Library
As a former President of the Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library, I was stunned to learn the Wiscasset Budget Committee had unanimously recommended against town funding for the library this year. It also shocked me to read a recent letter to the editor which asked “Who goes to the library any more?”
A Big Thank You
The Great Salt Bay Parent Teachers Organization did a wonderful job last week acknowledging the efforts of the teaching staff during Teacher Appreciation week May 4-8.
15 WEEKS
We count 15 weeks between Memorial and Labor Day 2015. One hundred and two days, as a matter of fact, between our publication date this week and Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 7 this year.
Serve Your Community
I strongly believe that each citizen has an obligation to give back to the town in return for the services the town provides.
Agree With The Premise, But
We write in response to the letter to the editor titled “Racism isn’t all about color,” by Jarryl Larson, of Edgecomb, dated April 16. We agree with Mrs. Larson’s premise that “Racism isn’t all about color.”
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