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the state will send us a lot more money for our schools. It turns out the county is one of the wealthiest in the state. The one thing that’s helping us ... at the moment is all the property that goes into conservation easement is figured into the Composite Index at a lower rate - a large farm might be worth $3 million, but it will go into the Index at $400,000. But.. . there’s no easy answer, the whole job is a balancing act between the teal estate taxes and the school budget ”
Asked how they might balance the desires of their constituents - the not-in-my-backyard factor - with projects that might be good for the county overall, the candidates more or less agreed that working out differences was paramount
“A great example is Lonn Maazel’s last work [summer music festival in Castletonj," Dixon said “I’ve not heard anyone say anything other than it was a fabulous event. 1 live on that Scrabble Road, and 1 was a little concerned about the traffic. But that's a great example of people working together - I didn’t notice any adverse* effects whatsoever. That’s the idea - that working together, having an open mind, taking in all aspects can hnng about great results.”
“That's the nice thing about special events,” Parrish added. “They’re temporary. They come and they go, and they leave their money hen* And it’s the beauty and charm of this county that's going to keep the tourists coming.
“And 111 add that the only neighboring county that has a lower tax rate than we do is
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