- What is Proposition 2½?
- How does an override work?
- When did Arlington last approve an override?
- When will Arlington be asked for another override?
- Why does the town need to keep asking for overrides?
- Why has Arlington been hit harder by cuts in state funding?
- What will the override do for the town?
- If the override is successful, how will the $6.49 million be distributed in the town budget?
- What are the $600,000 for the schools and $400,000 for the town numbers I heard mentioned?
- What will Arlington residents lose if we don’t pass an override?
- Why are so many teachers and employees being cut?
- How will the override affect the Fox Library?
- How much will the proposed override on June 7, 2011 cost me?
- But my tax bill has gone up more than 2 ½ percent some years with no override.
- How are seniors with limited resources protected from property increases?
- Will the failure or success of the override affect my property values?
- Will rebuilding the Thompson school increase my tax bill even more?
- Are we spending too much? How do our costs and spending compare to similar towns?
- If Arlington is frugal, why do we need an override?
- Why can’t we just cut town spending instead of raising taxes?
- What is the town doing to economize?
- What is the town doing about health care costs?
- If the state reforms let us enter the GIC, why would we need an override?
- Are pension costs for teachers a big expense for Arlington?
- Are pension costs for current Town employees a big expense for Arlington?
- What about the $1.5 million that the schools lost?
- Why doesn’t the town do more to attract businesses?
- Why not implement PAYT right now and avoid the override?
- Could the town help solve its problems by collecting more fees?
- Isn’t there any option other than a property tax?
- Does the override contain a provision for PAYT?
- What are the schools doing to contain Special Education costs?
- The schools were cut in 2011 but there was a fundraiser to restore positions. Will there be another fundraiser?