(The following is a letter that was sent to Supervisor Venditto.)

Dear Mr. Venditto,

Recently I received in the mail a notice regarding your "Vision 2020" advisory committee meetings. Unfortunately I was out of town and could not attend any of these meetings.

However, I have taken the time to review your circular which I interpret as campaign literature at taxpayers' expense for the upcoming elections.

One of your statements jumped out at me immediately as disingenuous. The statement, "Town taxes are lower than 12 years ago."

I submit to you the following sampling figures regarding these town taxes directly off my tax receipts for the past "12 years."

Year Town General Highway Town Lighting

2001 OB (1/2) $56.253 $131.601 $20.966

2000 OB (1/2) $40.716 $110.307 $22.276

1999 OB (1/2) $40.716 $97.671 $21.949

1998 OB (1/2) $40.716 $97.671 $21.949

1997 OB (1/2) $39.585 $94.958 $21.339

1996 OB (1/2) $39.585 $94.777 $21.340

1995 OB (1/2) $42.088 $97.052 $22.022

1994 OB (1/2) $42.087 $95.686 $22.932

1993 OB (1/2) $32.305 $95.686 $22.932

1992 OB (1/2) $42.087 $88.179 $23.705

1991 OB (1/2) $42.087 $88.179 $23.705

1990 OB (1/2) $39.585 $85.085 $23.705

1989 OB (1/2) $39.585 $85.085 $23.705

Solid Waste Disposal went from (1/2) $147.465 (1989) to $77.031 (2001) Recycling?

Garbage District 1 went from (1/2) $139.503 (1989) to $161.928 (2001)

Sewage District went from (1/2) $61.450 (1989) to $99.543 (2001)

UnINC. Drainage DST went from (1/2) $76.895 (1989) to $76.752 (2001)

Bldg. Zoning Planning went from (1/2) $13.877 (1989) to $17.224 (2000).

If town taxes are lower today than 12 years ago, I would like to know on whose property and which towns, as they are not lower today in my neighborhood.

Barbara V. Buonagura