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You must pay taxes. But there's no law that says you gotta leave a tip. ~Morgan Stanley advertisement

BOOTS ON THE GROUND

The WTC is preparing to raise awareness of the organization and rally the taxpayers to join in the fight against taxing the good people of Woonsocket to the point we can’t afford to pay. Boots On The Ground, a membership drive effort headed by Steven Lima, is organizing by asking WTC members and volunteers to walk the streets of this city and hand out the “Taxed To Death” fliers directly to the taxpayers. “It will be an ongoing effort but we are looking for volunteers to help for this weekend or this week coming up”, said Lima. The fliers and maps are being distributed by Jeanne at Pepin Lumber.

BECOME AN ON-LINE WTC MEMBER

The Woonsocket Taxpayer Coalition understands that the average working people have all that they can do to make ends meet and spend some quality time with their families. The WTC has made it simple, too. Just sign up online….it’s free! Just send us your name and e-mail address. That’s it and it’s all done online.

If you want to receive the free daily E-Newsletter about what is happening in the RI General Assembly and other cities and towns around the state, log on to www.statewidecoalition.com and submit your e-mail address. It is a brief and informative one-page newsletter about the good, the bad, and the ugly events and transactions taking place in RI government.

We have an important election coming up in November. Be informed. Become a member of the WTC and the RI Statewide Coalition today.

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NEXT WTC MEETING

AUGUST 5, 202
6:30 PM
BOCCE CLUB
ST. LOUIS AVE.
WOONSOCKET, RI 02895

Dear Woonsocket Taxpayers,

How’d you like this year’s tax bill?
It is going to get worse …
    unless you choose to take action.
Consider joining the Woonsocket Taxpayer Coalition.
Get organized against the special interests that                        are organized   against you.
You can’t afford not to.
Join us at our next membership meeting.

Members, this meeting will also include the WTC election.
Be there to vote.

Thursday August 5, 2010
Bocce Club
St. Louis Ave
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

TAXES DO AFFECT YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE

Woonsocket Taxpayer Coalition
32 Mechanic Ave.
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Tel: 401-762-4904
Email: woontaxco@aol.com

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CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
August 2, 2010
6:30 pm
Agenda

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City Council Meeting
August 2, 2010
7 pm
Agenda

Charter Review Commission

Allen,

Could you let your taxpayer group know that we are hoping to implement the Charter Review Commission soon? If anyone is interested all they have to do is email me all of their contact info. Plus, we are compiling lists for possible members of other boards as well.

Thanks Allen!

-Arianne

Arianne Pare

Office of the Mayor

City of Woonsocket

(401) 767-9205

The WTC's Reaction To The Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

The WTC is disappointed that the Council did not take more timely and more aggressive steps in reigning in the City's unsustainable levels of spending in order to bring the City's cost-structure to an affordable level that meets the economic realities that we currently face.

The WTC hopes that, going forward, the Council and Administration will take more seriously common sense suggestions such as the minimum 25% health-care copay legislation that was requested by the WTC in January. More specifically, we hope and expect that the Council and Administration will no longer sit passive while the General Assembly ignores our common-sense requests, but instead actively pursues these issues in the same aggressive fashion as was expended when the Council and Administration wanted General Assembly approval to issue $12 million of "deficit reduction bonds", along with the approvals to exceed the tax cap limits. We also hope that going forward the Council and Administration will begin to hold our local General Assembly delegation accountable for their actions or inactions in addressing these critical issues.

We can no longer afford to wait for the structural changes that are so necessary to having a sustainable cost structure. Our local elected officials must demand the necessary changes and ruthlessly hold accountable those that become roadblocks to the necessary changes, as well as those who do nothing to move the ball forward.

WTC MISSION

Section 1 - The purpose of the WTC is to ensure the WTC’s governance results in limited and moderate property tax increases; open, efficient, transparent and responsive City government; access to decision-makers, and the deliberative process; superior public services; and responsible stewardship of the City and its resources. The WTC will achieve these goals by monitoring, analyzing, suggesting, and taking public positions on any matters pertaining to the aforementioned.

Section 2 – In furtherance of Article I, Section 1, the WTC will also work to ensure the government of the State of Rhode Island maintains its trust with the people through limited and moderate tax increases; open, efficient, transparent, and responsive state government; access to decision-makers, and the deliberative process; superior public services; and responsible stewardship of the State and its resources. The WTC will achieve these goals by maintaining it’s not for profit status, monitoring, analyzing, suggesting, and taking public positions on any matters pertaining to the aforementioned,

usually through association with like minded organizations and individuals.

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