TUHSD is eyeing a 2nd try at a parcel tax renewal/increase in Nov 2020 or a 2021 special election. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It appears Tam Union’s initial instinct is contemplating doing just that. Tam Union relies heavily on parcel taxes to […]
https://www.sensibletaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cst-logo-web.png00Mimi Willardhttps://www.sensibletaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cst-logo-web.pngMimi Willard2020-04-16 08:46:592024-08-02 11:13:51COST weighs in re Tam Union 2nd try at Parcel tax Measure
Urgent Plea to Marin County Supervisors: Declare Health Emergency & Close Tax Collection Office March 29, 2020 The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers demands that Marin County Supervisors immediately declare a public health emergency that includes closing the county tax collection cashier window now through at least May 8 (with further extensions as appropriate). Doing so […]
Read the full PDF by clicking the link below. Summary: Since September 2019, CO$T has been researching an 80-year “fiber-optic” agreement signed in April 2015 between SMART and Sonoma based internet service provider Sonic Communications. The project involved a thorough evaluation of public records on SMART’s website (sonomamarin.org) as well as documents obtained from SMART […]
“Founded by Kentfield’s Mimi Willard, COST, unlike most California taxpayer groups, doesn’t automatically make negative recommendations on every tax measure. That delivers credibility especially when the recommendation is positive. It also gives those ideologically opposed to all government-sponsored ballot measures a fit.” “The all-volunteer group is active year-round endeavoring to nudge proponents of ballot measures […]
https://www.sensibletaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cst-logo-web.png00Mimi Willardhttps://www.sensibletaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cst-logo-web.pngMimi Willard2020-02-18 20:44:532024-08-02 11:13:51Spotswood on COST in The Marin IJ
The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers is endorsing the countywide wildfire protection Measure C which would levy a $10 tax for every 100 square feet of building. Believing in the importance of wildfire preparedness and the likelihood that voters would approve a tax measure to fund it, COST advocated successfully for the per square foot approach […]
https://www.sensibletaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cst-logo-web.png00Mimi Willardhttps://www.sensibletaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cst-logo-web.pngMimi Willard2020-02-01 19:46:282024-08-02 11:13:51COST Endorses County Wildfire Tax After Gaining Significant Concessions Protecting Taxpayers. We recommend YES on Measure C on the March 2020 Ballot
COST weighs in re Tam Union 2nd try at Parcel tax Measure
TUHSD is eyeing a 2nd try at a parcel tax renewal/increase in Nov 2020 or a 2021 special election. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It appears Tam Union’s initial instinct is contemplating doing just that. Tam Union relies heavily on parcel taxes to […]
CST Demands Emergency Measure Closing Tax Collection Office
Urgent Plea to Marin County Supervisors: Declare Health Emergency & Close Tax Collection Office March 29, 2020 The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers demands that Marin County Supervisors immediately declare a public health emergency that includes closing the county tax collection cashier window now through at least May 8 (with further extensions as appropriate). Doing so […]
COST Raises Concerns re SMART’s Fiber Optic Contract
Read the full PDF by clicking the link below. Summary: Since September 2019, CO$T has been researching an 80-year “fiber-optic” agreement signed in April 2015 between SMART and Sonoma based internet service provider Sonic Communications. The project involved a thorough evaluation of public records on SMART’s website (sonomamarin.org) as well as documents obtained from SMART […]
Spotswood on COST in The Marin IJ
“Founded by Kentfield’s Mimi Willard, COST, unlike most California taxpayer groups, doesn’t automatically make negative recommendations on every tax measure. That delivers credibility especially when the recommendation is positive. It also gives those ideologically opposed to all government-sponsored ballot measures a fit.” “The all-volunteer group is active year-round endeavoring to nudge proponents of ballot measures […]
COST Endorses County Wildfire Tax After Gaining Significant Concessions Protecting Taxpayers. We recommend YES on Measure C on the March 2020 Ballot
The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers is endorsing the countywide wildfire protection Measure C which would levy a $10 tax for every 100 square feet of building. Believing in the importance of wildfire preparedness and the likelihood that voters would approve a tax measure to fund it, COST advocated successfully for the per square foot approach […]