MIDDLEBORO: SPRING CLEANING! Electronics and Appliance Recycling - May 16, 2015

The Soule Homestead is a gem in Middleboro that deserves our support - if you have an item that you need to dispose of....support a great town asset and while you're at it, take a look at their other great programs:


It’s spring cleaning time! Bring all your old, broken and outdated electronic and appliances to our next…

 

Electronics & Appliance Recycling Fundraiser

Saturday, MAY 16, 2015 10 am - 2 pm
Middleboro Town Hall parking lot
10 Nickerson Ave. Middleboro, MA 02346

For a minimal fee you can drop off your old:

Computers $5
Speakers $5 set
Small Power Tools $5
Flat Screen TV $15
Laptops $5
Boomboxes $5
Large Power Tools $10
Projection TV $35
Monitors $10
Compact Stereos $5
Police Scanners $5
Wood TV $25
Desktop Copiers / Fax Scanners/Printers $5!
Walkmans, Ipods, and Accessories $2
Hair Dryers and Curling Irons – FREE
Small Tube TV $20
Large Tube TV $25
Large Copiers $15
CD/DVD/VCR Players $5
Radios / Receivers $5
Air Conditioners (Window units only) $10
Humidifiers $5
Dehumidifiers $5
CD Rom/DVD Drives $5
Servers $5
Phones of any kind and Phone Systems $2
Washing Machines $10
Dryers $10
Toaster Ovens $2
Vacuum $5
Surge Protectors $2
Camera/Video/Audio Equipment $2
Refrigerators $10
Freezers $10
Dishwashers $10
Stoves $10
Keyboards, Mice -FREE Plugs, Wires and Parts $2
Microwaves $10
Water Heaters $10


Price is per item - most anything with a cord will be accepted - price will be determined at drop off. We will also be accepting clean, redeemable bottles and cans. Like us on FACEBOOK! Farm-based environmental programs * Adult craft workshops * Family cultural events


PDF: http://www.soulehomestead.org/webDocs/2015%20MAY%2016%20Electronics%20%20Appliance%20Recycling%20PDF.pdf



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Middleboro wins case, tax cut on Soule Farm

The real estate tax issue of the Soule Homestead property in Plympton rears its ugly head repeatedly and still seems to have failed to reach a satisfactory resolution.

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An examination of the classification of municipal land owned by other towns might provide greater insight were town officials to investigate.

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Middleboro isn't inventing the wheel with this one.
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Brockton Enterprise

Middleboro wins case, tax cut on Soule Farm
By Eileen Reece
Enterprise correspondent
Posted May 19, 2009 @ 11:26 PM
MIDDLEBORO —
The town has won an appeal before the Plympton Board of Assessors that reduces its tax payment on 25 acres of the Soule Farm that is in Plympton.

Barbara Erickson, Middleboro’s assessor-appraiser, said the Plympton Board of Assessors agreed to reduce the assessed value from $407,400 to $301,900. The reduction will mean a savings of $1,335.63 for fiscal year 2009.

Erickson said the value was reduced based on information she provided following a review of its sales analysis, land charts and Department of Environmental Protection wetland maps.

Local "Things To Do"

With the progression into summer and thoughts of sticking closer to home, these sites provide an array of things to do --

Mass Audubon's site is filled with an abundance of information and activities for this time of year and provides South Shore Journal with great local photos.

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Soule Homestead is a local gem, filled with educational opportunities for children and adults and Summer Concerts.

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The Middleborough Library offers a great assortment of programs for all ages.

Community Preservation Act

One of the comments included in Kevin Cook's letter to the editor was the suggestion of having a check off box on the real estate tax bill allowing residents to choose to make a contribution to CPA (Community Preservation Act).

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Creativity is to be admired, but CPA is legislation passed by our elected representatives on Beacon Hill and fails to include that option. If Mr. Cook's intent is serious, maybe he should contact our delegation and petition for that change, but barring that, CPA is what it is.

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But taking the suggestion one step further, I have never had children in the Middleboro Public School system, but Mr. Cook has. Can't I have a check off box to opt out of contributing to public education? And I can think of others who have never used the schools. Why can't they have the same?

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Each real estate tax payer is paying for services not used.

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Middleboro has been blessed with a number of property purchases that Town Meeting voters agreed to protect and preserve with their tax dollars.

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The Soule Homestead is a striking example, filled with activities.

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Those purchases were mostly accomplished by borrowing which shortchanges other future needs. It's time to make a nominal contribution each week, less than the cost of a Dunkin' Donuts coffee to create a fund that will be matched from funds already being paid by Middleboro residents.

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Our failure as a Town to enact CPA when it was initially proposed caused those funds to be distributed to other Towns that have enacted CPA. It might be several million dollars we missed out on. That would have been money to fund the purchases approved by Town Meeting in 2008 that was accomplished by borrowing.

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We can't predict when the next significant purchase will become available, but we can be prepared for the inevitable.