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Has to Change

In early May 2015, I wrote that in 2008, Killingworth surveyed its citizens to find out what their priorities were and the top priority was to increase the Taxable Grand List. That priority was then to be a driving force in our 10-year Plan of Development. In 2012 and 2013, Killingworth’s Net Taxable Grand List decreased, and for 2014, adjusted for inflation it, too, had decreased. Now we have been told that our that our Taxable Grand List has decreased 3.3 percent since 2011 and 4.6 percent from 2015.

Something or someone has to change in Killingworth’s government. With the Governor Dannel Malloy administration proposal to pass on a big chunk of the cost of funding teacher’s retirement to towns and cities this year, Killingworth residents are potentially facing a significant tax increase. If on the other hand, Killingworth’s government had acted to increase our Taxable Grand List as requested in 2008, things would have been much better today for our taxpayers. Killingworth voters must wake up.

Philip Stull

Killingworth