Thank you both for your letters. I believe that your points are important and accurate. I also really appreciate all that Gary and others have done to help support this bill, knowing that there is a great deal of history in not being able to get such an important bill passed thru Augusta. The town of BH has been underfunded to be able to carry its growing tourist impacts/costs. Property taxes are not enough to carry this particular load. We can always work to be more efficient, but that alone will not solve this shortage of funds, especially if we recognize that the Town will need to continue to get even more involved in creating affordable housing.
Thank you both for your letters. I believe that your points are important and accurate. I also really appreciate all that Gary and others have done to help support this bill, knowing that there is a great deal of history in not being able to get such an important bill passed thru Augusta. The town of BH has been underfunded to be able to carry its growing tourist impacts/costs. Property taxes are not enough to carry this particular load. We can always work to be more efficient, but that alone will not solve this shortage of funds, especially if we recognize that the Town will need to continue to get even more involved in creating affordable housing.