Denise Griffin
Denise Griffin
base below cities increasing rates similar tax
Most cities with our tax base have rates in the $0.60s to $0.80s, ... Even by increasing to $0.48, we are still below similar cities.
amount budgets streets
We have the same amount in the budget, but we will be able to get more streets done,
high meet school swimming tired won
She was in the (Westerly) High School meet on Friday. She would have won if she wasn't tired from swimming the day before.
blows bring insurance money pay premium require visitors wind
We, as a community, live as the wind blows with visitors; they bring the money into the city, ... When they come, they require protection. The way I see it, it is an insurance premium I pay so that visitors and residents can be safe.
I want to get that across; we try to make it personal,
black business city responsibility run
We have a responsibility to see that the business of the city is run efficiently; we must run it in the black and not be in the negative, ... It's unfortunate, but it comes down to if you can run the business effectively.