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Year CLUB / Request Approved Reason for City's Decision 1988 FLY / temporary property assessment adjustment from $922,300 to $779,600, saving more than $3000 in taxes Yes The clubhouse does not make highest and best use of the land 1987 FLY / temporary property assessment adjustment from $922,300 to $799,000, saving approximately $2600 Yes The clubhouse does not make "highest and best use of the land" 1987 FLY / general lowering of tax rates because the club claims that it operates at "a substantial loss, mainly because of city taxes." No The club, like any "fraternal organziation" must...
...cases for and against the repeal--a YES vote eliminates the wage, a NO vote maintains it--are fairly simple. It is a classic battle between big business and organized labor. Advocates of the repeal argue that the prevailing wage wastes taxpayer dollars by requiring artificially high wages on public projects. "The prevailing wage law creates a tremendous drag on local and town budgets," said Charlie Yelen, a spokesperson for the pro-repeal Fair Wage Committee. "Cities and towns can't afford to pay a wage mandated by the state...
Opponents of the repeal contend that taxpayers will gain nothing from voting yes, and that the measure would simply cut wages and increase profits for the contractors. The prevailing wage, they contend, insures that quality work is provided on public projects by preventing communities from automatically accepting the lowest...
...focus on low-bid construction projects disguises the far more important issue of quality work on publicly-funded projects. An effort by communities to save money by accepting the lowest bid may lead to further costs for repairs and maintenance that would have been unnecessary with more skilled (and, yes, more expensive) labor...
...Employer states that the Union's campaign interfered with their "right to exercise their statutory rights without interference." Stripped of glossy unconfirmed characterization, the Employer's complaint here addresses a perfectly legitimate, apparently successful, tactical maneuver by the Union which was calculated to convert pre-election support into "yes" votes to the greatest extent possible...