Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:26 am

To the Editor:

The Selectman of Lebanon  were presented on March 4 with a Resolution protesting Governor LePage's proposed budget cuts. The Governor's proposal includes elimination of $283 Million in municipal revenue sharing.  This amounts to $1,000,000 cuts in the next two years to Lebanon alone.  The proposed cuts include major cuts in reimbursements to cities and towns for General Assistance and Homestead exemptions, Eliminates the "circuit breaker" program for anyone under 65, cuts in excise taxes for cities and town and reduces corporate taxes.

The Resolution presented to our Selectman is a nonpartisan, nonbinding request to our Legislature and Governor to understand that our town cannot afford these cuts. It will mean huge cuts to town services, public school funding or increases in real estate taxes.  The resolution asks that the Legislature to support less harmful and more fair methods to bridge Maine's budgetary gap.

Please email or call our Selectmen and Selectwoman and ask that they support this resolution. Every Signed Resolution is Published in the Legislative Daily Calendar.

Email address is : Lebselectman@metrocast.net

or call the Town Hall at 207 457 6082.

Thank you,

Ellen Harris-Howard