FTR IS TODAY / VOTE FOR BUDGET 1, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE PROPOSAL

Today is Tiverton's Financial Town Referendum (FTR). Voters will decide the town's budget and tax-levy. 

Polls are open 7:00am - 8:00pm. 

COMBINED POLLING LOCATIONS 

PRECINCTS/DISTRICTS 3301, 3302, 3304 AT VFW 134 SHOVE ST

PRECINCTS/DISTRICTS 3303, 3305 AT COUNTRYVIEW ESTATES 325 HURST LANE 

PRECINCTS/DISTRICTS 3306, 3307 AT AMICABLE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 3736 MAIN RD

Budget Proposal 1 was submitted unanimously by our elected Budget Committee. It was created through months of public meetings and hard work with all town and school officials. It is supported by both the Town Council and School Committee, as well the elected Town Treasurer. It maintains town and school services, strengthens the town's financial health by increasing the town's General Fund, and does all this while requiring a historically-low 1.29% tax increase (this amounts to about a dollar a week on an average home). It has the support of Tiverton 1st and the Democratic Town Committee.

Budget Proposal 2 was created by members of the TCC group, now going by the name "Tiverton Taxpayers Association". It strips funds from the town's General Fund to artificially lower the tax-levy to zero percent, leaving the town's finances in questionable condition. It will also cost taxpayers far more in the long run when the town's bond rating suffers from the General Fund being at the bare-minimum 3% of operating budget required by Charter (most towns reserve a much higher amount). It's a dishonest political stunt being sold as "tax relief", backed by big bucks.

Please take a few minutes to get out and vote to support our community, and our own financial health. And encourage every Tiverton voter you know to do the same. A few minutes of effort today can prevent years of financial turmoil, cuts in services, and higher taxes in coming years. The people of Tiverton have weathered some difficult years, and are finally on solid financial ground looking forward. Don't let this progress be reversed.

VOTE FOR BUDGET 1, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE PROPOSAL

Show those counting on voter confusion and complacency that Tiverton is not for sale.

There are also five resolutions that Tiverton 1st recommends voters approve. They are basic procedural resolutions requiring voter approval.

Thanks to everyone who has worked to inform voters. Let's all work today to get out the vote, inform voters of the facts, and keep Tiverton strong. 

Brian Medeiros

Tiverton 1st Co-Coordinator