That "building the tax base" theory doesn't always work that way in real life. I don't know why. I started thinking about this decades ago, when I read a lengthy letter in a newspaper. I don't remember who wrote it or what the specific subject was, but the man pointed out that contrary to conventional wisdom, economic growth tended to raise taxes, not lower them. He used two examples - the Village of Scotia and the rest of Glenville. The village stayed about the same size, with fairly high taxes, but the town grew immensely. I think the topic was probably back when Glenville raised its taxes a whole lot at once. The man asserted that growth brings higher taxes, not lower.
Look at Niskayuna - the outgoing supervisor or whatever he was just HAD TO make sure that development would go in at the Ingersoll site (hmm), Niskayuna just absolutely needed "responsible development" (some more chain stores), and now the school system somehow manages to have a giant hole in its budget.
I get too wordy, but my point is, growth and development are a double-edged sword and people need to think carefully about what they really need in their communities.

Quoted from bumblethru

ANY economic development has not lessened the tax burden. it is just squandered on created political positions OR public entities pay/benefits such as the cops.

like I said..........folks install/pump their septic system and they DO GET WHAT THEY PAY FOR.

Not the case when Gov Almighty is in control of the $$$$$$.

Town of Princetown, next door, has virtually no commercial/economic development.  No sewers except for a problem development on Mariaville Lake.  They match their municipal services based on the tax base.  Rottendam matches their tax base to their municipal services.  Failure to curb excessive/unnecessary "services" is a blank check at budget time.  The inability for the public to participate and/or exert any influence on the budget process except for electing officials, is and continues to be the weak link.  If you complain about your taxes/services, what did you do to correct it, or did you just continue to "enable" the status quo??

Sometimes development is inappropriate for an area, and there is somebody making a quick buck who won't be there when inevitable problems arise later.

Quoted from Madam X

Sometimes development is inappropriate for an area, and there is somebody making a quick buck who won't be there when inevitable problems arise later.

In ROTTENdam is has almost always been about the quick buck. Actually....that is probably the case almost everywhere.

BUT,,,,,there will be baseball!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only thing rotten in Rotterdam is the effluent that poses as thoughts from the nayboobs.

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The only thing rotten in Rotterdam is the effluent that poses as thoughts from the nayboobs.

Awe, DV is whining because he has been proven wrong, yet again.  The EVDIENCRE has shown that people pay lower taxes with septic systems and DV can't handle the truth, so he spews nonsense babble.

I can just about hear the WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH   WHAAAAAAAAAAAH across town.


DV is crying to his two mommies, trying to get them to pay big bucks to the town to get a sewer up at their house from the town, while trying to convince the town to run a sewer line to his mommies' house.  

He's so full of sh*t that the septic can't handle all he puts into it himself.  

Some people want the urban conveniences, some people don't. I'm used to sewers and the water, that is one of the reasons I chose to live here. I would have some adjusting to do if I moved to an outlying area. There are plenty of vacant homes here, in 'his' "renaissance city", but he would have had to be down at the DSS with all the single moms and disabled men the day they were handing out the Section Eight, if he wanted to move anywhere. Maybe he was there.

If the existing soil condition allow proper perc, properly designed septic systems are an inexpensive and proper way to deal with waste IF the user understands the limits and don't flush non-degradable items and crap like bacon grease down the drain or toilet. Those premoistened wipes are a huge culprit. Brains are in very short supply in America today so that kind of makes the equation a toss-up. A properly maintained (and designed septic) in proper soils, and adequate leachfields- you may not need to pump out for 10 years or longer. Don't jump all over me. It is the truth. Most systems have small fields in this town. Most are abused. Many have garbage disposals built into kitchen sinks upline. These are all things that cause issues and failure.

Please be advised that, unlike the genius leftist Box brothers who know everything, I did not cut and paste any of the above.

Quoted from GrahamBonnet

If the existing soil condition allow proper perc, properly designed septic systems are an inexpensive and proper way to deal with waste IF the user understands the limits and don't flush non-degradable items and crap like bacon grease down the drain or toilet. Those premoistened wipes are a huge culprit. Brains are in very short supply in America today so that kind of makes the equation a toss-up. A properly maintained (and designed septic) in proper soils, and adequate leachfields- you may not need to pump out for 10 years or longer. Don't jump all over me. It is the truth. Most systems have small fields in this town. Most are abused. Many have garbage disposals built into kitchen sinks upline. These are all things that cause issues and failure.

Please be advised that, unlike the genius leftist Box brothers who know everything, I did not cut and paste any of the above.

WOW!! For Once In His Life Cracker Graham Is RIGHT.  HE DOES Know About $hit!