Middleboro Residents and Town Employees have some great ideas and solutions to the fiscal problems confronting the Town, but no one is listening.
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At the Finance Committee Meeting on March 24, the Town Treasurer indicated that Workers' Compensation for Town Employees (excluding Police and Fire for which the Town self-insures) costs the Town about $500K per year and the costs are escalating each year.
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Historically, the Town self-insured for ALL employees and the costs were less.
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The Town Treasurer went on to say that any change had to come from the Board of Selectmen on this issue. If you've been watching the Selectmen's Meetings, you know they haven't discussed the issue.
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If Middleboro could save $100,000 by self-insuring, that's a fire fighter or 2 more teachers.
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We have choices to make to save money within the existing budget. Let's make the right ones.
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