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Those of us who are property owners and paying for a variety of town services. How many of these do you personally take advantage of? Here are some examples:
1. My town does not offer garbage pickup, leaf pickup, so no benefit there.
Some people pay for private hauler, but that's more expensive than bringing your trash to the dump yourself. Dump sticker, tho, is still not cheap: $80 a year, more than most neighboring towns.
2. Curbside recycling, yes. i recycle glass, plastic (1 & 2), cans, cardboard and newspapers
3. The Library: i rent all my DVDs and videotapes from the library, for free. Don't do it that often, but nice to have that option occasionally. Don't have much time for reading,. so don't check out books often, tho i do buy a bunch of books, cheap, at the library's annual book sale.
4. My town has an annual health fair where you can get a variety of free health screenings for bone density, cholesterol, etc, some giveaway samples, info on lyme disease, etc.
5. i now have town water and sewer services, which enhances my home's value, but costs me: about $30 a month for water and same for sewer. Plus, my neighborhood's homeowners had to take out mandatory (3%) loan for $10,000 about 6 years ago to pay for our 'share' of the sewer treatment plant. So that's a lump sump bill of $600 once a year.
6. My town is one of just a few in my state with a 'borough' tax. Presumably pays for things like sidewalks, which only exist in my part (the center) of town, and streetlights, but this is all humbug. Just another unnecessary layer of government. The annual borough tax is about $250.
7. Snow plowing, yes. You can also take as much sand as you want for better traction from the highway dept.
8. Fire fighting and ambulance services are free and volunteer-based, tho many make a donation after they have a need to use them.
9. My town has a town-owned movie theater that charges just $2 per movie. Try to take advantage of that when i can. They also have 2 swimming pools, but it's mostly families with kids that go there, plus you have to pay for a pass, so have never done that. Maybe i'll take up tennis someday, the courts are right down the street from me.
10. Big Labor Day parade attracts thousands, many from out of town cus it's so well known and well done.
1. My town does not offer garbage pickup, leaf pickup, so no benefit there.
Some people pay for private hauler, but that's more expensive than bringing your trash to the dump yourself. Dump sticker, tho, is still not cheap: $80 a year, more than most neighboring towns.
2. Curbside recycling, yes. i recycle glass, plastic (1 & 2), cans, cardboard and newspapers
3. The Library: i rent all my DVDs and videotapes from the library, for free. Don't do it that often, but nice to have that option occasionally. Don't have much time for reading,. so don't check out books often, tho i do buy a bunch of books, cheap, at the library's annual book sale.
4. My town has an annual health fair where you can get a variety of free health screenings for bone density, cholesterol, etc, some giveaway samples, info on lyme disease, etc.
5. i now have town water and sewer services, which enhances my home's value, but costs me: about $30 a month for water and same for sewer. Plus, my neighborhood's homeowners had to take out mandatory (3%) loan for $10,000 about 6 years ago to pay for our 'share' of the sewer treatment plant. So that's a lump sump bill of $600 once a year.
6. My town is one of just a few in my state with a 'borough' tax. Presumably pays for things like sidewalks, which only exist in my part (the center) of town, and streetlights, but this is all humbug. Just another unnecessary layer of government. The annual borough tax is about $250.
7. Snow plowing, yes. You can also take as much sand as you want for better traction from the highway dept.
8. Fire fighting and ambulance services are free and volunteer-based, tho many make a donation after they have a need to use them.
9. My town has a town-owned movie theater that charges just $2 per movie. Try to take advantage of that when i can. They also have 2 swimming pools, but it's mostly families with kids that go there, plus you have to pay for a pass, so have never done that. Maybe i'll take up tennis someday, the courts are right down the street from me.
10. Big Labor Day parade attracts thousands, many from out of town cus it's so well known and well done.
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