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CLT UPDATE
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Final day to call
your legislators, governor
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Why create a new tier of "community
government" with tax-levying authority if a municipal
government already exists to do the same thing?
Legislators are asking the same question....
The genesis of the legislation is that
municipalities are struggling to find enough money to fix
everything on their wish lists, so why not get each
neighborhood to pony up on its own? The fact is not every
resident is so inclined to agree with the district group --
or "property association" -- in charge. Unfortunately, once
the association is defined and certified, every resident --
whether a willing participant or not -- will be required to
pay a tax to the new government treasury.
Give us a break!
The Legislature should not enact this
legislation. If it does, Gov. Baker must veto it once again
and save us from an unfair, unjustified new tax bill.
Lowell Sun editorial
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Neighborhood taxation? Please, stop it now!
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Chip Ford's CLT
Commentary
During its all-day-into-evening session
yesterday the House once again did not bring up or vote
on the $600 million economic development bill
― which contains H-4546,
the Community Benefits District scam.
Today at midnight the Legislature must
end its formal session, the official two-year
legislative session will conclude. Legislators
won't return until January, after the November election.
If the Community Benefits District scam
is not passed today it is dead, for this year.
Please immediately call your state
representative and state senator ―
even call the governor's office today.
If the House and Senate slams this
through it'll be sped to the governor's office for his
signature, and his desk is now piled high with all the
legislation that's been passed in the past couple of
days.
If you've called your rep and senator
already, call them again. That's how bad
legislation is defeated ―
"the squeaky wheel gets the grease."
If you want to stop this abomination
call you state
representative and state senator right now!
To find your STATE REPRESENTATIVE & SENATOR
CLICK HERE
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Chip Ford
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The Lowell Sun
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
A Lowell Sun editorial
Neighborhood taxation? Please, stop it now!
Why create a new tier of "community government"
with tax-levying authority if a municipal
government already exists to do the same thing?
Legislators are asking the same question.
House and Senate members approved the initial
feel-good legislation weeks ago without any
discussion. But now that members have actually
read the bill, it's apparent that "community
benefit districts" aren't pocketbook friendly.
Proponents say the bill will empower citizens to
set up a local neighborhood management group to
impose annual improvement "fees" on residents.
Opponents, however, say it's the job of local
government to listen to residents and decide how
to spend tax dollars on public infrastructure
upgrades. Creating a new tier of government to
impose community specific taxes is ... crazy.
A year ago legislators attached a community
benefit districts amendment to the 2018 state
budget, but Gov. Charlie Baker rightfully vetoed
it, saying the assessments are "the functional
equivalent of new property taxes."
The genesis of the legislation is that
municipalities are struggling to find enough
money to fix everything on their wish lists, so
why not get each neighborhood to pony up on its
own? The fact is not every resident is so
inclined to agree with the district group -- or
"property association" -- in charge.
Unfortunately, once the association is defined
and certified, every resident -- whether a
willing participant or not -- will be required
to pay a tax to the new government treasury.
Give us a break!
The Legislature should not enact this
legislation. If it does, Gov. Baker must veto it
once again and save us from an unfair,
unjustified new tax bill.
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