As reported in the Eagle-Tribune today, Fleeing Town Administrator Russ "shoot the messenger" McAllister "claimed" that two women came in to pull their tax cards so that Mr. Leon Artus, of Atkinson Taxpayers for Fair Evaluations, who supposedly knocked on their doors could make money by helping them with their abatements!
Now if any of you have had Mr. Artus help you with an abatement, you would know that he never asks for anything! He never charges for his help! Nor have we found anyone who will say that he did charge them.
Is it coincidence that three days before a deliberative session in which we are going to debate 5 warrant articles petitioned and submitted by Mr. Artus, all of which place demands, and are at odds with the board of selectmen's views, one of which calls for the elimination of the town administrators position, The very same town administrator, aided by one of our illustrious selectmen divulge to a newspaper reporter, in a way which can not be verified, that they "heard" that This very same antagonist of theirs, is CHARGING people for help?
Is it coincidence that they claim that these two "women", they can't remember who they are, We have so many residents; They cant remember where they lived, cant look at a print list to see what tax cards were printed in the last 14 days? They cant produce a single person who will back up their slanderous story, yet, we are supposed to believe them over someone who has gotten tens of thousands of dollars back for residents of this town with no gain to himself?
This is just another example of the low brow, underhanded, dispicable partisan political shoot the messenger tactics of this board of selectmen under the leadership of Mr. Sapia!
Have you ever noticed they never debate the issue, they instead slander, and demean the messenger?
When are we as a town going to send these people packing and take our town government back?
We have spent the last three years in court over just this sort of behavior! This has never happened before in the towns 234 year history!
And it is time for it to stop!
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I am writing to ask for your help. A member of the Atkinson Police Department needs our help. I am here to ask for your help in Corporal John Lapham's fight for his life. As you are aware, John has been diagnosed with Leukemia. He has been once again hospitalized with an infection that is threatening his life. He is one of the bravest people that I have ever met. He has never asked of anything from the residents of the town. Now is our chance to step up and help both him and his family out. As everyone is aware John has been out of work for a few months. His family has been busy helping John to get better. He needs our help, and I am hoping that this town can step up to the plate and help. From the moment that I met John, I have admired him. He does alot, but never asks for anything in return. He has helped so many people in this town. I for one am one of those people. Please help him.
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4 comments:
Add me to the list of Atkinson taxpayers that Mr. Artus helped get an abatment of ~ $800.
NEVER did he ask for any of the money....all he did is tell me about more ideas to get even more money back on my "miss" valued home
Thanks Leon
ME TOO!
$700 abatement, never a mention of pay, commission or anything! He would even let me pay him for his time!
Thank you,
Leon
I no longer trust Mr. McAllister, and I certianly don't trust Jack or Fred as far as I can throw them, this stinks of their usual slimy tactics of attacking their critics instead of answerring their questions.
You know, we have a report by a town official of a crime happening. that of going door to door without a hawkers permit. SHoldn't the police be calling the people that Mr. Artus HAS gotten abatements for, they are all a matter of public record, and investigating whether or not this crime has been committed, maybe then we can see who is lying to us. After all, isn't that what the chief was doing whaen he called Mr. Acciard's customers? This is what they do, right?
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