Comments on: Positively Davidson meets Thursday night at St. Alban’s

By: Dave Malushizky

Dave Malushizky — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:25:48 +0000

Let's not misrepresent the facts about our fiscal health and our taxes based on ideological views of government. This is a great opportunity for readers to revisit the commentary that I posted regarding the facts about our taxes and the value of living in Davidson. (See Oct. 12, 2011, "Is Town Hall really broken? Facts suggest otherwise.") The post provides an in-depth analysis of our taxes compared to the same communities that Davidson Coalition for Fiscal Responsibility holds as examples of supposedly more efficient models for local governance. The facts (with sources identified for fact checking) speak for themselves and differ greatly from Mr. Matthews' comments!

By: George Berger

George Berger — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:11:51 +0000

Mr. Matthews, I’d suggest that you should be positively thrilled about having a property tax increase…well, perhaps not thrilled, but happy enough about it. The increase is based on the fact that your property actually increased in value, due in large part to the care and thoughtfulness exhibited by the leaders–elected, appointed and otherwise, and in both the public and the private sectors–working in the best interest of the folks who live and invest here in Davidson. If your property taxes had gone down, it would have meant that the investment you’ve made would be worth less than the last valuation…caused either by things you’d done (or not done) on your property, or by a drop in the quality of the community’s assets surrrounding you.

I positively don’t want Davidson to end up as just another town, just like so many others around us, where property values are mediocre, the quality of the community is mediocre, and the caring of its residents and businesspeople is mediocre. I’m positive that I want to live in a community that cares about itself, its long-term fiscal and physical health, and that takes the long view on what value vs. cost means. And I’m positive that I want to be a part of a community that’s not overly caught up in the divisive, sound-bite ridden incivility that’s so prevalent around us.

People who care about the community in the way I do is who I’ll be voting for, incumbent and otherwise.

By: Richard Matthews

Richard Matthews — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:14:26 +0000

I am positively thrilled at having a large increase in my 2011 property tax bill and positively excited about Davidson’s continued support of a cable company. I will positively not vote for any incumbents this election.