Okay so the tax bill shock is starting to wear off. I tried to prepare everyone this past summer…and now it is finally here. Good news…there are solutions…budget season has just begun. We must come together and discuss the concerns we all have and brainstorm some ideas. A few of those ideas will create solutions. … Continue reading Large tax increase…there are solutions!
My first meeting as a member of the Budget Advisory Committee was a very informative one. I want to thank my fellow committee members (David Woolpert, Christopher Roberts, Peter Flynn, Cheryl Morse and Michael Cyr) and the Board of Selectman for hosting such a spirited meeting. To all those who appeared before the joint committee, … Continue reading Henniker’s Tax rate rises as budget season begins…First Budget Advisory Committee/Board of Selectman Budget meeting completed…
In the weeks to come I will be writing a series of blogs regarding the standardization of our public school system. You will be introduced to the two men who were the chief architects of what became known as Common Core State Standards (CCSS). You will also see how the massive negative response to the … Continue reading Common Core Standards….What we all need to know!