news blog logo
news menu leftnews menu right

Letters
Status quo is crippling most Americans PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:44
To the Editor:
The United States government and the individual states recognize that it is an immutable truth that revenue should be based on income because income is the true criterion of ability to pay. The only tax based on the market value of our homes should be that which is levied on the profit resulting from their sale. Instead, we have an annual market value penalty we suffer for the privilege of living in our homes.
Read more...
 
More to know about Playland PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 26 August 2010 18:34
To the Editor:
With all the discussion recently about the future of Playland and the cost to Westchester County to operate it I feel that the circulating information is not exactly accurate and that some very important items are overlooked.
Read more...
 
City Charter should be re-evaluated PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 12 August 2010 19:33
To the Editor:
I happened across your article in The Sound Shore Review of July 15, 2010 re: the City of Rye reviewing its debt policies. As you reported, we reviewed them years ago and did find them a bit restrictive. It would appear that it was the intent of those who developed the City Charter that the city should be as debt-free as possible. That is one philosophy that many believe in, while others believe that when managed properly, issuing debt is a sound financial practice and provides “intergenerational equity.”
Read more...
 
Was fence replacement necessary? PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 12 August 2010 19:34
To the Editor:
During the past several months, hundreds of yards of good solid green wrought iron fence between the border of Rye Town Park and the head of the Playland Pier was removed and replaced with identical green wrought iron fence.
Read more...
 
Reader weighs in on Metro-North discussions PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 05 August 2010 18:01
To the Editor:
Your recent article (“Metro-North, city to begin parking discussions”) on station parking ignores the fact that Metro-North owns most of the land on both sides of the tracks that is used for commuter parking at the Rye station (except for a small area by the car dealerships, and the Highland and Cedar Lots).
Read more...
 
« StartPrev12345678NextEnd »

Page 1 of 8

HomeTown Blogs

Get the latest news from your community at HomeTown Happenings, the new blog from the HomeTown Media Group. Check here for breaking news and exclusive online content from HomeTown's editorial team.


feed-image Feed Entries

Banner

Powered by Joomla!. Designed by: Free Joomla Theme, .name domains. Valid XHTML and CSS.