Remember Moe Wyman’s pitiful petulant nagging performance before the Klimmboobs last year.
Moe co-owns at least a dozen Burger Kings on the Cape and South Shore, yet he came out to town hall to gripe about pissing away discretionary money to pay the costs of financing the town’s school, police, DPW, health, and debt amortization.
Recently COG has learned that homeowners have been financing his hedonistic spending.
For example, not only did Moe’s home in Cummaquid make the foreclosure list, but also he's Barnstable's only person to make the state’s biggest deadbeat tax delinquent list at $135,000 in arrears.
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Moe came to the dais a year ago and said,
“In thirty-eight-years I’ve never seen my taxes go down"
"I don’t know what the gentlemen said (referring to John Julius who listed significant property tax bill reductions for a half-dozen commercial properties).”
What Moe really meant to say was thanks to the generosity of the town council, his commercial property taxes dropped by 30% over the last nine years.
The only things that went up at his Burger King’s are calories;
The latest published nutrition information indicates a person will consume 2,500 calories if he or she ordered;
A Whopper with cheese
a medium order of fries, and
-
a medium chocolate shake,
or three days worth of calories at one sitting.
In actuality Burger King in Florida pays Moe's North Street property taxes, because Moe doesn't own the property.
Moe doesn't pay property taxes on the Route 6 store either as the place is owned by the state.
The Florida Burger King property division paid $4,200 less property taxes in 2009 than it did in 2000.
Posted is a list of Moe's business property taxes in 2000 and 2009.
In 1985 the Massachusetts legislature gave Barnstable taxpayers a “kiss in the mail” when it enacted the split tax law by enabling the council to impose a 50% greater tax rate on commercial properties to make-up for the unfairness between residential and commercial assessments.
Unfortunately year after year the people you elected have rejected the gift.
Despite unprecedented commercial growth since 1986 (when Route 132 was a two-lane road all the way from Exit 6 to the Airport Rotary) the commercial share of financing the town was cut in half (from 20.5% to 10%).
The increase in numbers of new commercial buildings from 1986 through 2009 was 35% (from 1,206 to 1,855).
The number of new homes constructed in Barnstable from 1986 through 2009 increased 13.5% (from 18,011 to 20,529).
EVERY JERK-OFF IN THE WORLD CAN SEE BARNSTABLE'S TAX BURDEN HAS BEEN FAIR, ESPECIALLY ASS-ESSOR RUDZIAK from POLAND.
Every year we hear the same old story; housing values increased while commercial property values remained fixed.
The question your town council should be asking is;
“Who benefited from residential property inflation?”
Commercial property taxes dropped from a high of $13.64 to a low of $5.80, or 57%, while commercial property values increased 140%, compared to the 391% increase in residential property values.
Since Janet Joakim and Janice Barton were elected in 2001, the CIP levy dropped -$579,533 (from $10,137,545 in 2000 to $9,558,012 in 2009 which is a minus 6% drop.
During that same period homeowner property taxes
increased 49%
from $53,452,543 in 2000
to $79,506,446 in 2009,
or an increase of $26,053,903.
Let’s compare the Barnstable Town Council's eschewing the legislature's offer for property tax relief by increasing commercial property taxes in full anticipation that business will recoup its extra taxes by increasing prices on goods and services.
Since 75% of gross sales in Barnstable occur during the summer months, out-of-towners/staters will pay part of your property tax bill.
The Illinois legislature granted cities and towns 2% of its 10% sales tax.
Since the average home in Barnstable is worth $492,000, and the levy will be $92 million, I wonder what property owners will do with all that extra money, if there were no property taxes to pay?
Does anyone think, homeowners would spend most of it?
Let's compare Shaumburg, Illinois with Barnstable
Shaumburg's Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there were
75,386 people,
31,799 households, and
19,301 families living in 33,093 housing units.
The racial makeup of Shaumburg was
78.78% White,
3.35% African American,
0.10% Native American,
14.19% Asian,
0.06% Pacific Islander,
1.73% from other races, and
1.78% from two or more races.
5.29% Hispanic or Latino.
There were 31,799 households out of which
28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them,
49.9% were married couples living together,
8.1% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 39.3% were non-families.
32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and
7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.36 and
the average family size was 3.07.
The population was spread out with
21.9% under the age of 18,
8.3% from 18 to 24,
36.3% from 25 to 44,
24.0% from 45 to 64, and
9.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 35 years.
For every 100 females there were 94.8 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
According to a 2008 estimate, the median income for a household in the village was
$70,454,
and the median income for a family was
$85,068.
Males had a median income of
$60,704 versus
$46,518 for females.
The per capita income for the city was
$36,871.
About 4.1% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those were age 65 or over.
When Janet Joakim and Janice Barton were elected in 2000, the Shaumburg council purchased 45 acres of land at the northeast corner of Interstate 90 (Northwest Tollway) and Meacham Road.
The purchase was made to reserve the last large parcel of property for possible use as a convention center, hotel, and performing arts center.
Schaumburg has been working for over 15 years to bring a convention center to the village that would bring new jobs, new visitors, and significant new economic activity.
The showpiece of Schaumburg, this new hotel/convention center propeled the City of Schaumburg into a new realm of commerce and tourism.
This mixed-use complex opened on July 29, 2006 and incorporates a convention center with over 100,000 sq ft of exhibition space and a 500-room hotel.
Guests are expected to enjoy a high level of personal service and amenities including a business center, health club, pool and whirlpool/spa, fine dining and a penthouse level executive club with an outdoor terrace.
In 2006 Shaumburg’s retail sales were $3.14 billion, and its general sales were $420.5 million.
The Illinois legislature enacted a 10% sales tax, 2% of which go back to the individual cities and towns from which the tax was generated.
In 2006 Shaumburg’s share of the sales tax totaled $72 million,
and as a consequence Shaumburg imposed no property tax.
Shaumburg’s Woodfield Mall is anchored by Macy's, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, J. C. Penney, Sears, and many other smaller stores.
Woodfield Mall outlots - DSW, Inc., Jared The Galleria of Jewelry, Olive Garden, Houlihan's, TGI Friday's, Pier 1 Imports, Hooters, Panera Bread, Bank of America, Firestone Tires, Uno Chicago Grill, and Chevy's Fresh Mex.
The Streets of Woodfield - A large lifestyle center anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, Carson Pirie Scott, Ann Taylor LOFT, Wolf Camera, Franklin Covey, GameWorks, Legoland Discovery Center, AMC Loew's Theaters, Maggiano's Little Italy, Starbucks Coffee, and the Corner Bakery Cafe.
Woodfield Village Green - An outdoor mall across from Woodfield Mall, anchored by Borders Books and Music, OfficeMax, Ulta, Old Navy, Famous Footwear, Nordstrom Rack, The Container Store, HomeGoods, Marshall's, Off 5th, Lands' End, Petsmart, Helzberg Diamonds, Casual Male XL, and California Pizza Kitchen.
Schaumburg Olde Towne Centre is the city’s Main Street.
Redeveloped parcel of land, transformed into a bustling "downtown" retail area, anchored by, Dominick's, Applebee's, Bonefish Grill, Oberweis Dairy, Caribou Coffee, Quizno's, Wachovia Bank, and the Schaumburg Township District Library.
Scharrington Square/Prairie Town Center - Several shopping centers at the intersection of Schaumburg Road and Barrington Road, anchored by The Home Depot, Super Target, Kohl's, Lowe's, Jewel-Osco, Staples Inc., Petsmart, Hobby Lobby, Bally Total Fitness, Ulta, Sears Hardware and Appliances, Bath and Body Works, Blockbuster Video, Starbucks Coffee, Panera Bread, Mcdonald's, and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
Schaumburg has a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line, which provides daily rail service between Elgin, Illinois and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station).
Shaumburg could be Barnstable.
Public elementary schools and junior high schools in Schaumburg are operated by Community Consolidated School District.
The schools are funded through the income from the sales tax from the many businesses in Schaumburg.
Schaumburg itself does not impose a property tax on its residents.
Shaumburg schools have acquired many accolades including recent Blue Ribbon Awards, Teachers Who Excel, as well as being well known for their services in Special Education, Bilingual and Dual Language programs, and Gifted Education.
The school district also prides itself with a dedication to technology and the fine arts.
The majority of students living in Schaumburg are sent to Schaumburg High School; however some attend nearby Hoffman Estates High School and James B. Conant High School.
Schaumburg High School recently went under extensive construction in order to add additional classrooms, science labs and faculty offices.
Several colleges are located in Schaumburg including the Illinois Institute of Art — Schaumburg, Roosevelt University, and the Illinois Institute of Design and Technology.
If the Massachusetts General Court adopted the same sales tax structure, Moe Wyman, Skip Simpson, Debra Converse, and other commercial Hyannis commercial property owners would testify, and these same councilors would agree, that such a scheme would drive them out of business.
Yes, Joakim, Barton, Farnham, Crocker, Tinsley, Munafo, Barry, and Canedy would vote NO to NO PROPERTY TAXES.
Like Barnstable, Shaumburg imposes fees to supplement its revenue stream;
SHAUMBURG is FULLY SEWERED, has a town water supply, fire department, and an airport.
Following is a list of the city's fee schedule:
Gary,
Send this post to the idiots from the HYCC, otherwise known as the Hyannis area Chamber of Commerce. On second thought forget it. They are like Moe here, just too damn DUMB to get it. And Moe, when was that renovation happening? Amd how long have you been 'paying your taxes, and never seen them drop'..... at least he referred to me as the 'other gentleman.' Moe said, "I don't know what that other gemtleman was talking about."
NO MOE, you sure as HELL don't now do you?!
Posted by: John Julius | November 28, 2009 at 04:55 PM