Dover taxpayers take note.

In the November 3rd election, you

have the opportunity to choose our next leaders. Over the
past 2 years, under the stewardship of the current Mayor, very
expensive projects such as the $86M high school, $9M police
station and $11M parking garage have been approved. This
has doubled Dover's long term debt and will directly impact
your tax bills for the next 25 years.
Taxpayers have been promised a small increase in their tax
bills to pay for the school. However, what I find alarming is
that the financial model depends on Dover receiving an extra
$1.45M per year in education funding from the State. In an
August 18, 2015 Foster's article, city manager Joyal says
"The two-year state budget contains roughly $1.45 million a
year in additional state funding for the Dover School District
starting in 2017. That money can be used for capital projects
such as this one, reducing the amount that must be raised by
taxpayers."
What happens if Dover does not get this extra money? Who
will pay that extra $1.45M per year the financial model counts
on? What if the lawsuit Dover filed against the State to force
them to pay the extra money takes years to resolve? What if
Dover does not win and we NEVER get that money? In that
scenario, an extra $36M over the 25 year bond payback ends
up on our tax bills! I challenge anyone to apply for a

mortgage and tell the bank you are counting on a salary

increase next year in order to make your payments and see
what happens.
Scare tactics you say? Misinformation? In case you missed
it, the current school budget very irresponsibly counted on the
extra $1.45M in State money and DOVER DID NOT GET IT.
This created a massive budget shortfall and on Sept 23, 2015
the city council voted to override the tax cap and appropriate
the funding needed to plug this gap. If you don't believe me,
check the city's website and meeting archives.
These are just a few examples of risk and irresponsible
behavior under the leadership of the current Mayor and we
taxpayers will be left holding the proverbial bag. We need a
mayor and city council who will represent taxpayers and
control spending. Mayoral candidate Jeff Brissette and Ward
5 council candidate Norm Allie have both recently come to my
door and I've shared my concerns about these issues. Both
candidates have significant experience with engineering, large
projects, leadership, team collaboration, and rational thinking.
I am confident they will make sure taxpayers get a fair shake
and I will be supporting both of them.
Whether you agree with my positions or not, please get out
and vote.

Ted Anglace