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CPA funds

A few facts about CPA funds ----they are a tax :

 

2002    tax razed by town  473K  with 100% match from state starting 04

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09    state reduced match  to 67%

2012    Hamilton  taxpayers paid 779K with 26.6% matched by state

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Total $6,621,922   tax razed from the town  03-12

kick in $4,256,409  from state       04-13

 

Note the tax ON THE TAX PAYER HAS DOUBBLED AND THE MATCHED FUNDS HAS DECLINED TO ---NOW 27%

 

These are not private funds and they are tax funds

We are paying 800K/year in taxes for recreation

 

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