tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post7208707108822506255..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Springfield completes transfersSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-72229123553338077392017-02-06T17:06:16.938-05:002017-02-06T17:06:16.938-05:001:40 That p and w building should be removed at th...1:40 That p and w building should be removed at the same time. Or at least the town should hire someone to make a big piece of art to hang on it. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-53210425609360257522017-02-06T16:52:25.645-05:002017-02-06T16:52:25.645-05:00I agree, but it makes the view FROM the Parks and ...I agree, but it makes the view FROM the Parks and Woolson building better. Maybe good enough for riverfront condos, which would benefit the downtown area as a whole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-64148534186512954612017-02-06T13:40:19.114-05:002017-02-06T13:40:19.114-05:00Great view possible...the parks and woolson dereli...Great view possible...the parks and woolson derelicts...idiotsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-81514321881647479742017-02-03T09:49:18.816-05:002017-02-03T09:49:18.816-05:00I'm curious Chuck, just where are these proper...I'm curious Chuck, just where are these properties, and who owns them? Are there any in town we should know about? I'm serious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-45997289017696271522017-02-02T14:43:51.111-05:002017-02-02T14:43:51.111-05:00The fact is, there's some $80 billion in priva...The fact is, there's some $80 billion in privately held untaxed property in the state which, if taxed, would ease a lot of school budgets.<br /><br />Another fact is that the town will likely float a bond in order to pay for the conversion of those lots into a park. Municipal bonds are tax-free, which means that people who have enough money left over in their annual income to invest in such chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-2659670125262175512017-02-02T14:04:21.383-05:002017-02-02T14:04:21.383-05:00@ 6:18 Here's something your and others in th...@ 6:18 Here's something your and others in the community need to understand. Blight has already destroyed the grand list within the downtown area. Commercial property values are next to worthless. Like a malignant tumor, removing the most diseased is the best option for survival. These decrepit buildings are of no historical or architectural significance. They are a liability to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-8762510749170332132017-02-02T11:32:55.535-05:002017-02-02T11:32:55.535-05:00Why is it that we get to vote on buying and tearin...Why is it that we get to vote on buying and tearing down a building near Union st. School (quite a bit less money) but yet the town fathers find a way to purchase these properties on main st. (for more money) without a vote? Wait till the town try's to tear down the VNA building in the rear and the State Water Resources makes the town spend a small fortune keeping demolition material out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-91906505677584600622017-02-02T06:18:57.212-05:002017-02-02T06:18:57.212-05:00We will have to pay taxes on this - something take...We will have to pay taxes on this - something taken away from the Grand List means our portion increases...... Would the town take a budget cut to offset this?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-34172275386515329552017-02-01T07:55:02.377-05:002017-02-01T07:55:02.377-05:00town should be proud,wasting money on these buildi...town should be proud,wasting money on these building's,when there is so much more to be done in townAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-44574930759936054852017-01-31T15:01:40.767-05:002017-01-31T15:01:40.767-05:00Congratulations! Congratulations! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-43511711501534584162017-01-31T10:21:13.771-05:002017-01-31T10:21:13.771-05:00Good! Looks like proud owners of that dead black ...Good! Looks like proud owners of that dead black Ford truck tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com