Did you know that for the next 15+ years taxpayers of Middlefield will pay more taxes in connection with the purchase and sale of Powder Ridge? The sale of that land has not covered the associated debt. This property was purchased by the Town at a cost exceeding 2.8 million dollars. The ski area was sold for $700,000 and later the lower 20 acres were sold for $300,000. But that is a far cry from what taxpayers owe.
Middlefield needs tax watchdogs, and they are: Lucy Petrella (for First Selectman), Laura Williams (for BOF), and Sue Heuberger (for BOF). In two years, as Chair of the Board of Finance, Lucy assisted in the reduction of the Selectman’s budget by .62 mils.
Vote for Petrella, Williams and Heuberger on November 5.
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Bob Elder
