Hello Feb. 26th 2024 ! Time marches on for sure, and Westborough an dlife is no exception for sure. Westborough, if it continues raising taxes, will tax itself out of existance soon enough. The town needs to be more realistic in what it is doing, I know they want to movetoward city status here, but, you will lose the elderly and those who work fora living daily fast, but increasing taxes each year. The tax increases, need to stop soon, or the population of Westborourgh will decrease not increase.
I see Westborough trying to have it two ways here, you can’t attract seniors by building 55 plus communities and then tax the hell out of them and keepthem. Limited incomes come into play folks wake up!
I have only been in Westborough since 2022, March to be exact, and I am learning that if you don’t drink in this town, you don’t really meet people. You need to drink or attend church lol, thats it folks. If you go out to bowl or eat, people don’t really talk to newcomers or strangers, yet, how do you get to know people here?
I will reinvestigate the Senior Center, and try places like panera Bread and such and hope to meet someone, but, those hopes seem very slim for anyone 65 and up and I am 68 now. Ageism brings to light a factor we all must face sooner or later in life , we all face it of course, but, few, overcome it, or help those of us facing it. But, I warn Westborough and it’s population, time marches on period, and we all age, so you have to account for it here in Westborough, or lose on the financial side for sure, elderly folks will leave taking their funds with them, and go to cheaper places. I have already seen it happening in the newer 55 plus community I am in in Westborough. Then on top of the rising taxes and HOA costs to live here, ageism becomes the additional factor, because you can’t bridgethe age gap and give the elderly places to get together it seems. A Senior Center itself alone can not work for all Seniors to meet, it is not to be the lone social place for the 55 plus crowd.
You need to expand somethings in town and attract more business’s that will help the elderly here or lose us. Singles dances for 55 and up would work, but, you need aplace to hold them and to mak ethen affordable. You could bring in Roller skating, oldies music, crafts, or arts. SHows, a theater would work in town for movies. Now I know neighboring towns have some, but, what person in their 55 and up ages wants to be driving all other the area and state to find things to do, be realistic ok. The elderly need tax breaks and the ability to do things once retired, or unable to work. We end up walking lakes or malls, or staying alone because our options in Westboro are slim really.
Anyway on my personal front, I go day by day, still trying to explore and understand Westborough, it’s people that I am now a part of. I am also trying to understand Mass itself, it’s style and it’s way of operating. Don’t get me wrong folks, I am not saying I don’t like Mass or Westborough, I just don’t fully understand it, and it’s people. In a way it is a struggle to really get used to living here, why Id o not know, it matters not who I talk to here, it just seems people are either stuck up, stubborn, or don’t want to be involved meetingnew folks. Why that is, is beyond me, but I shall keep trying to talk to whoever I can. So My one question for all of Massachuetts and Westborough itself is simple, is Open COnverstaion and talking to people the way to go here ? Will that hekp to get accepted in Westborough, Ma. , you tell me folks!
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