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  • Tax Benefits From Kelson Are Years Away

    Tax Benefits From Kelson Are Years Away

    Opinion piece: this article represents the personal view of the author.

    Edit: this article was updated to make the position of Democrats more clear.

    Dear Citizens of Rocky Hill,

    When you say Kelson Row (the former Ames property) will be the 3rd largest taxpayer in a few short years’, why don’t you just say the actual year that they will pay property taxes-2034! Last time we checked, the property is almost fully occupied, there is a bus stop there with kids going to our schools and the developer is collecting rents, the retail space is all still vacant and let’s be real – 2034 is certainly not a few short years way, it’s going to be a full decade before we see taxes from your ‘cornerstone’ legacy project.

    If residents don’t like to pay the increase in their taxes and are not happy that this developer isn’t paying their fair share, then we hope you will consider voting Row A, this election.

    Note: AlI Democrats voted NO on this abatement while Republicans Mayor Marotta, Pankaj Prakash, Alan Greenspan, and Jeff Levine voted YES.

  • Congresspersons Larson & Wasserman Schultz lead effort to halt Trump Plan to strip Social Security Disability benefits

    From the website of Congressman John Larson

    Key points from the Congressman’s press release:

    • Democrats are leading the way to halt the Trump administration’s planned cuts to Social Security disability benefits.
    • President Trump plans to roll out new restrictions to deny disability benefits to many people age 50 and older with severe, documented disabilities.  This would result in one of the largest cuts to Social Security disability benefits in history.
    • The average age for a Social Security disability beneficiary is 56, and many beneficiaries have worked physically demanding jobs in sectors like mining, construction, or manufacturing.
    • Social Security disability payments average $9,000 per year. Current beneficiaries rely on these limited benefits to help cover housing, food, out-of-pocket medical bills, and other basics.  

    Read the full letter submitted to the head of the Social Security Administration to halt these cuts HERE.