Dover review, Pam is on a roll...

Rep Richardson has filled two bills to help Framingham deal with the Dover Amendment. One bill says that the Commonwealth will reimburse the Town for lost tax revenue from tax exempt property and another would eliminate the ability of the tax exempt corporations to by pass zoning and planning departments.

All well and good, but if anyone thinks the state, who is in terrible financial shape will reimburse Framingham for over 200 tax exempt property's may need a reality shake. Even the useless former State Rep John Stasik is quoted as saying, "doesn't think her proposal will gain traction".

Framingham falls under the 5% cap by 3 tenths of a percentage point. Does this mean 2 or three more non profits could set up here?

I do believe the defination of what "educational" means is what needs to be more clearly defined. Some have tried to change Dover but are pushed back by the illusion of discrimination by the academic and social service groups, all of which heavily support the D crowd at election time.

One could call it pandering to the voter, but something must be done about Dover in this State and specifically in Framingham. If anyone wants to hear from the horses mouth, she is hosting a political open house at Annies Book Shop in the Nobscott shopping center on September 21 at 6:30 PM. The place could hold 20 people, maybe, so camp outside the night before to get a good seat.