To the editor:
As we're getting closer to our town meeting on May 5, our grassroots group "Enough is Enough" is getting wonderful feedback from quite a few people in the community. Most of it is positive and from all ages.
The other day, one of our sign holders was asked by two high school girls if the override doesn't pass would they be prevented from going to college? It seems the information these girls were given at the school is part of the scare tactics used to get the parents to vote for the override. According to a watchdog group, in the current fiscal year state aid to cities and towns went up $217 million. Despite the substantial jump, pay raises and the rise in nondiscretionary spending outpace revenue growth in many districts. Unlike the private sector, where employees pay 15 to 30 percent of health insurance premiums, school districts usually pay at least 80 percent. It's time to look into joining the state's health plan, where over a 10-year period millions of dollars could be saved, thus freeing up more money for schools and allowing we the taxpayers to stay in our homes. Some of the comments made about those of us who are not in favor of the override say we do not respect the teachers. We've respected the teachers for more than 50 years, and now as a taxpayer I would like some respect. Remember, a tax hike is a pay cut and a tax cut is a pay raise.
Carol A. Mazzetta
Co-chair, Enough is Enough
Hamilton
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