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Committee debates charter draft, Our Island Home financing and representation at Town Meeting
Summary
The Advisory Committee for Non‑Voting Taxpayers discussed the town charter draft’s omission of the committee, debated how to position the group ahead of Annual Town Meeting, and agreed to prepare a concise statement about financial risk posed by the proposed Our Island Home plan.
The Advisory Committee for Non‑Voting Taxpayers spent a large portion of its meeting on two governance and budget issues: the draft town charter prepared by the Town Council Study Committee (TCSC) and the proposed financing plan for the Our Island Home project that will face voters at Annual Town Meeting.
The committee heard that the current draft charter does not explicitly include the Advisory Committee for Non‑Voting Taxpayers. Committee member Donna Martino said, "We are not officially mentioned in the, proposed charter... non voting taxpayers are not mentioned. We are collected into the verbiage of, residents." Donna urged the group to stay…
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