TAXES

No one likes to pay taxes.

But every one of us benefits from the expenditures made with our tax dollars. Our tax dollars educate our children, provide our seniors with transportation and support, pave our roads, keep our swimming pool open to the public, treat our sewage before it goes into Long Island Sound.

Branford is blessed with a strong culture of citizen involvement. Many, many individuals and organizations support or supplement the services that are paid for with our tax dollars. Every time you recycle, or tutor a child in the public schools, or serve on one of the Town’s many volunteer boards and commissions, you help keep taxes down. We are proud to claim an unparalleled record of appreciating and working with volunteers and supporting and encouraging citizen participation and involvement in government and civic life.

We believe in providing sufficient tax dollars to maintain the Town’s infrastructure, educate the children and provide for public safety and other necessary services, including services that protect the weakest and most vulnerable among us. That is what we did when we led the Town, and that is what we will do again if elected in November.

We know that paying taxes is difficult for many of our residents. That’s why we initiated or expanded the tax relief programs that are in place today for veterans and seniors.

We are committed to democracy – to the messy process by which self-governing citizens argue about their priorities and turn the results of that discussion into a budget. We pledge to lead a Government which is transparent and open, with no hidden agendas. Our only guide will be the long term best interests of the Town and its residents.