Amanda,
I would love to see a budget developed and publized that showed both expenses and income for the town. Then people would know how much it costs to run the town, what projects need to be done, where the money is coming from now, and how much more needs to be raised to balance the budget. Then the amount of revenue needed from property taxes could be developed, instead of an arbitrary amount, then the people not having a clue where the money is going. I agree that the property taxes need to be increased but just want to know that I am getting something for my tax dollars.