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News and commentary (mostly commentary) on events in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Archive for December, 2007

The Power and the Glory.

By Jim Conley • Dec 4th, 2007 • Category: Brookline Selectmen

Good news for those on the Brookline public payroll who live in Boston (and they are legion) - their property tax burden is being reduced, according to the Globe.
It seems that commercial development, declining residential property values and legislative maneuvering by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will result in a $142 reduction in the average residential [...]


Award Fever.

By Jim Conley • Dec 3rd, 2007 • Category: Brookline Override Ballot, Brookline Selectmen

Gee, in these times when the town hall team tells us that they are strained to provide services to taxpayers (i.e., “we need more taxes through a Proposition 2.5 over-ride”), town managers seem to have a lot of time to apply for awards from their peers.
And the latest award, the Pretty Budget Award, is instructive [...]


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