Yarmouth employees do not serve on the Town Council, but those who don’t pay real estate taxes should not be allowed to vote on bond issues. They receive a free education for their children and all sorts of benefits, but don’t contribute to the system.
Think about it: these people should pay a school tax to make the system fair. There are about two renters for every real estate taxpayer in Yarmouth.
Non-real estate taxpayers have a conflict of interest since they receive benefits without paying anything but new clothes for their kids at school time. Even the bus ride is free …
John D. Maxim
Yarmouth
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