Property Tax Reform That Works For Everyone

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There is an important issue regarding S3050 (the law which sets the limit on annual increases to the tax levy) which should be reviewed; like other states such as Florida, Massachusetts and California, Rhode Island has settled on a fixed percentage limit to the levy increase, (4% by 2013).

Other states which have fixed precentages, regularly find themselves having to have referenda to override the legal limits. Massachusetts towns have overridden limits over 35% of the time.

If they can't override, then services need to be curtailed or the burden shifts to new owners who must make up the difference.

With inflation of 2%, a 4% limit on increases could be considered higher than it should be. Likewise if inflation is 7 or 8% a 4% limit is unrealistic.

The law should be modified to index the limit to some portion of the CPI or other relevant index to reflect the economy as it exists.

This law should be modified now.

We, the undersigned, respectfully request that the proposals offered by R.I.G.H.T. be used as a model to stimulate legislative discussion, debate and ultimately to restore fairness in property tax procedures.

Kimberly Aguiar
Carmen Baker
Jim Baker
Korinne Barnes
Diane Barzaghi
Robert A. Benson, Jr
Richard Bee
Judith Bitting
Alice Blair
William F Bonneau
Allan Brockman
Kathleen S. Brown
Andrie Butler
David Butler
Donna Cameron
Kathy Carniaux
Bob Carniaux
Steve Cevoli
Kathy Cevoli
Lance W. Chappell
Howard Cohen
William Connelly
Heath Cooper
David Darlington
Debra Davis
Hilarie Davis
Laura Davis
Joseph T. DeAlteris
Sandra A. DeAlteris
L&F DeBoer
Bradley Dracott
Arlene Fall
Victor P. Fasolino
Elizabeth Finneran
Tom Fitzgerald
Eugene Fry
David Gagnier
Darlene Godin
Donna Tocco-Greenaway
William J. Greenaway
Michael Griffin
Vida-Wynne Griffin
Scott J. Grzych
G.M. Hadley
Nancy Harrington
Dale Harrington
Katherine Harrop
Robert Hutchison
Marjorie Johnston
Ann Jones
Joanne Lamora
Bruce Larson
Carol Larson
George W. Lavoie
Michele Leavitt
John Leventhal
Rep. John Loughlin II
Mark Lucas
Kiersten Marek
Linc Materna
Nicolette Mathews
John Maxwell
Gerald Maxwell
Mary Maxwell
Stephen McKendall
Kelly McGovern
Shawn McGowan
Anthony Micheletti
Virginia Micheletti
Dee Michelson
Sanford Miller
Barbara Montecalvo
Thomas Mowry
Bill Mudge
Pam Neal
Carl Neal
Edwin Nicholson
Gregg O'Neill
Charles Ostiguy
Yvonne Parker
Anne Pascucci
John Pascucci
Raymond Rivet
Raymond Schleicher
Ronda Schuster
Suren Semonian
Tom Sgouros
Grace Shabo
Russell Shabo
Erin Sharaf
Barry Sharaf
Bill Sharp
Tamara Sharp
Shirley Sheehan
John Sivo Jr.
Marjorie A.Sivo
Anthony M.Sivo
Derek A.Sivo
Mike Smith
Paul Smith
Amy N. Sonder
Hilda M. Souza
Richard A. Souza
Eileen Spillane
Wendy C. Sturn
David Sullivan
John Sweeney
Lisa Tener
Nicholas Tiernan
Gary W. Trott
Ellen Waxman
Judy Waxman
Harvey Waxman
Holly R. Wiesendanger
Bernhard Weiss
Charles Weiss
Maria Weiss
Robert Wilson
Michael Wood

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