wbjournal.com | November 4, 2019 | Worcester Business Journal 31
Worcester has lost more than 700 manufacturing jobs to surrounding
towns over the past five years.
During that same 5-year period, a majority of the current Worcester city
councilors have voted to increase the tax burden on Worcester businesses.
The Worcester city council recently adopted a program to attract
businesses to 44 vacant store fronts in just one section of the city.
Some city councilors say the tax rate does not impact a businesses
decision about where to locate.
DISTRICT COUNCILORS
District 1 | SEAN M. ROSE, 508-799-1049, RoseS@worcesterma.gov
District 2 | CANDY F. MERO-CARLSON, 508-799-1049, Mero-CarlsonC@worcesterma.gov
District 3 | GEORGE J. RUSSELL, 508-799-1049, RussellG@worcesterma.gov
District 4 | SARAI RIVERA, 508-799-1049, RiveraSA@worcesterma.gov
District 5 | MATTHEW E. WALLY, 508-799-1049, WallyM@worcesterma.gov
AT-LARGE COUNCILORS
MAYOR JOSEPH M. PETTY, 508-799-1153, Mayor@worcesterma.gov
MORRIS A. BERGMAN, 508-799-1049, BergmanM@worcesterma.gov
KHRYSTIAN E. KING, 508-799-1049, KingK@worcesterma.gov
KONSTANTINA B. LUKES, 508-799-1049, LukesK@worcesterma.gov
GARY ROSEN, 508-799-1049, RosenG@worcesterma.gov
KATHLEEN M. TOOMEY, 508-799-1049, ToomeyK@worcesterma.gov
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
Please let your city councilor know that jobs matter for Worcester.
Join the effort to make Worcester a place where businesses want to create and keep jobs.
Businesses create them!
JOBS MATTER
Christopher Egan, president of Carruth Capital LLC, said it is the first major office
project to be built along I-495 in the area since the 2008 recession. 'Olympus
picked the site because Westborough has a fair single tax rate.' he said."
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Yet, here's what one company said in August in the MetroWest Daily News
when it made the decision to locate to Westborough with 400 jobs:
Westborough – $18.46 single tax rate
Worcester – $34.90 commercial rate, $18 residential rate
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our economic development
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advocate for and retain our
businesses and recruit new
business to the region.
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