High taxes burden residents and drive people to leave town after their children finish school. In Woodbridge, high taxes have three distinct causes: lack of revenue from a too-small commercial base, failure to prioritize capital projects, and failure to retain empty-nesters in their family homes.

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The business community in Woodbridge has long been neglected. The business sector has recently shrunk to only 5.9% of our total Grand List – down from 10% when Amey Marrella was First Selectman in the early 2000s. To get our town’s fiscal house in order, A Common Ground for Woodbridge will focus on business development to grow the commercial tax base. It is time for the Board of Selectmen to work on attracting businesses to Woodbridge, instead of just continually raising taxes on those who live here.  

 

The Town is planning to spend over $96,000,000 on of capital projects which exceeds our fiscal capacity. To control our debt, we will launch a community conversation so everyone can understand and together realistically prioritize the needs of our aging infrastructure.

 

To help incentivize empty nesters to stay in their family homes, we will propose senior tax benefits and launch programs offering substantive support for aging in place.